Recaps › 2020 session

The week of Monday, March 2, 2020

What happened at the Capitol, March 2, 2020 to March 8, 2020, in the 88th General Assembly’s 2020 session.

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Passed the House · 59

HF 2565 Relating to the setoff procedures used by public agencies and including effective date pro…
SF 155 Relating to the practice of barbering in movable locations, and including effective date p…
HF 2267 Relating to the regulation of dental hygienists and dental assistants, and the practice of…
HF 2372 Regarding driver’s licenses, including the exemption of certain farmers and hired help ope…
HF 2373 Relating to the qualifications necessary for an applicant for licensure as a professional …
HF 2389 Relating to the rulemaking process for executive branch agencies and including transition …
HF 2402 Relating to the resignations of registered agents serving certain business entities
HF 2443 Relating to eligibility requirements and assessments for students under the senior year pl…
HF 2444 Relating to the crime of disorderly conduct and making penalties applicable
HF 2445 Relating to the privacy of a victim of a sex offense in a criminal or civil proceeding
HF 2454 Relating to qualifications for community college career and technical education instructor…
HF 684 Providing limited immunity from certain criminal offenses and prohibiting certain discipli…

47 more

SF 2091 Providing for exemptions relating to odometer requirements, and including effective date p…
SF 2131 Relating to credit allowed to domestic ceding insurers for reinsurance ceded to reinsurers…
SF 2132 Relating to the legal reserve requirements of life insurance companies
SF 2134 Relating to the manufacturing of canned cocktails by a beer manufacturer and including eff…
SF 2137 Relating to filing requirements applicable to extensions of real estate conveyances or tra…
SF 2187 Providing for the application and construction of the uniform protected series Act
SF 2198 Relating to notice provisions in connection with designated consumer lending provisions
SF 583 Relating to billing methods that may be utilized in connection with distributed generation…
HF 2374 Providing that a licensed veterinarian is immune from administrative, civil, or criminal l…
HF 2455 Allowing the use of a leashed dog to track and retrieve a wounded deer and providing a pen…
HF 2473 Creating the criminal offense of defrauding a drug or alcohol test and providing penalties
HF 2474 Relating to the confidentiality of information filed with the court to secure an arrest wa…
HF 2475 Relating to the review and permitting of sewer extensions and water supply distribution sy…
HF 2481 Relating to the validity of certificates of the treasurer
HF 2486 Relating to the conduct of elections, including emergency powers, procedures relating to e…
HF 2526 Relating to transfer between trusts for persons with disabilities
HF 2528 Relating to persons authorized to request assistance pursuant to the statewide mutual aid …
HF 2529 Relating to confidential communications between a peer support group counselor and specifi…
HF 2535 Relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections, and including effective date and retroactive …
HF 2536 Relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, …
HF 2539 Relating to language and literacy development for deaf and hard-of-hearing children
HF 2540 Concerning alcoholic beverage control, establishing a charity beer, spirits, and wine even…
HF 2547 Relating to the payment of required medical aid provided to prisoners
HF 2552 Relating to drainage and levee districts, by providing for notice of hearing on reports of…
HF 2556 Concerning governmental real property and official publications
HF 2566 Establishing a study relating to the grain depositors and sellers indemnity fund
HF 2585 Relating to the terminology used in relation to the deaf and hard-of-hearing persons
SF 2025 Relating to the employment of county engineers
SF 2118 Relating to loan repayment for refinanced student loans under the rural physician loan rep…
SF 2135 Relating to the final disposition and disinterment of human remains
SF 2142 Relating to public school funding by establishing a state percent of growth and the catego…
SF 2250 Relating to responsibilities of timber buyers and persons transporting timber, and providi…
SF 2259 Relating to liability arising from the donation of equipment by a municipality, fire depar…
SF 458 Relating to debts for which the homestead is liable by providing that the homestead may be…
SF 537 Relating to taking coyotes while using an artificial source of light
HF 2259 Relating to human trafficking prevention training and reporting for employees of lodging p…
HF 2309 Relating to the regulation by counties and cities of certain conditions of employment, and…
HF 2417 Relating to the treatment of adoptive parent employees and making penalties applicable
HF 2442 Directing the office of the chief information officer and the Iowa telecommunications and …
HF 2492 Relating to reenrollment following a member’s termination from the Iowa health and wellnes…
HF 2503 Relating to the defense of justification for violent crimes
HF 2504 Requiring consideration of antisemitism by governmental entities when investigating possib…
HF 2520 Relating to the development and utilization of high-speed electronic transmission mediums
HF 2573 Modifying the sales and use tax exemption for the sale of certain component parts attached…
HF 2575 Exempting from the computation of the individual and corporate state income taxes broadban…
SF 2196 Extending the repeal date of the Iowa cell siting Act and including effective date provisi…
SF 280 Relating to the residency of members of the armed forces stationed at specified military i…

Passed the Senate · 26

HF 2235 Disqualifying a person convicted of human trafficking involving the use of a commercial mo…
SF 155 Relating to the practice of barbering in movable locations, and including effective date p…
SF 2187 Providing for the application and construction of the uniform protected series Act
SF 2188 Concerning federal financial assistance funding for hazard mitigation
SF 2225 Relating to the criminal offense of theft in the third degree and making penalties applica…
SF 2269 Relating to the established season for hunting game birds on a preserve
SF 2275 Relating to eluding or attempting to elude a pursuing law enforcement vehicle and providin…
SF 2323 Relating to the initial care plan for minor and adult guardianships and the initial plan a…
SF 2357 Relating to the practice and licensure of physician assistants, and including effective da…
HF 310 Relating to the practice of optometry
SF 2184 Relating to peace officers, reserve peace officers, and federal officers going armed with,…
SF 2348 Relating to the restoration of voting rights to certain convicted persons and including ef…

14 more

SF 2366 Relating to eligibility, work, and employment and training requirements for public assista…
SF 2368 Relating to the authority of counties and cities to regulate rental housing, and including…
HF 2267 Relating to the regulation of dental hygienists and dental assistants, and the practice of…
HF 2477 Relating to county regulation of certain agricultural experiences
HF 2512 Relating to county zoning procedures, and including effective date and applicability provi…
HF 426 Relating to the insurance fraud bureau, criminal history checks for licenses granted by th…
HF 737 Relating to the regulation of persons involved with animals other than livestock and certa…
SF 2142 Relating to public school funding by establishing a state percent of growth and the catego…
SF 2191 Relating to the payment of required medical aid provided to prisoners
SF 2268 Establishing the minimum age relative to various activities relating to tobacco, tobacco p…
SF 2271 Relating to the purchasing of a youth deer hunting license and tag and the methods of take…
SF 2283 Relating to authorized training programs for certain emergency medical care providers and …
SF 2318 Relating to collaborative pharmacy practice allowing pharmacists to provide patient care a…
SF 583 Relating to billing methods that may be utilized in connection with distributed generation…

Approved in committee · 30

SF 2176 Establishing a rural veterinarian loan repayment program for veterinary students and certa…
SF 2396 Relating to the rulemaking process for executive branch agencies and including transition …
SF 2397 Relating to the financial exploitation of designated eligible adults, and making an approp…
HF 2357 Relating to filing for specified property tax credits and including effective date and ret…
HF 2388 Relating to matters involving insurance and the insurance division of the department of co…
HF 2434 Relating to county emergency medical services by modifying provisions relating to optional…
HF 2447 Relating to the state public defender pilot project and legal representation in child welf…
HF 2488 Establishing a child care workforce state matching grants program and fund administered by…

22 more

SF 2262 Relating to broadband service, including matters under the purview of the office of the ch…
SF 2399 Relating to the home ownership assistance program, and making an appropriation
HF 2221 Relating to the licensed health professional member of a local board of health
HF 2222 Relating to a determination of the availability of mental health services in the state inc…
HF 2310 Removing the requirement to obtain a permit for vehicles or combinations of vehicles of ex…
HF 2340 Relating to the Iowa educational savings plan trust by permitting the use of funds for cer…
HF 2360 Regarding the expiration of driver’s licenses of persons who are age seventy-eight or over…
HF 2418 Relating to certain information in proceedings before the director of the department of ed…
SF 2127 Relating to the regulation of certain tobacco and hemp-related products, and providing pen…
SF 2371 Relating to underground storage tanks, including by creating the Iowa tanks fund and Iowa …
SF 388 Relating to the Iowa medal of honor highway, and including applicability provisions
SF 628 Relating to the excise taxes on motor fuel and certain special fuel, and including applica…
HF 2236 Concerning fees charged for examining and copying public records relating to claims for ve…
HF 2312 Relating to certificate of eligibility affidavits for admission to the veterans home
HF 2369 Establishing a lifetime trout fishing license for certain older Iowans
HF 2382 Relating to confidentiality concerning individuals allowed a disabled veteran tax credit a…
HF 717 Concerning appeal rights relating to veterans preference
SF 2232 Relating to the Iowa trust code, including the creation of directed trusts, the transfer o…
SF 2300 Relating to the transfer of real estate as part of the administration of a decedent’s esta…
SF 329 Relating to expert witness testimony in child sexual abuse and child endangerment cases
SF 526 Creating a blue alert program within the department of public safety for the apprehension …
SF 126 Relating to access to a copy of an original birth certificate by an adult adoptee, and pro…

Closest votes

SF 2142 A bill for an act relating to public school funding by establishing a …
House · March 4, 2020 · 51–46
HF 2504 A bill for an act requiring consideration of antisemitism by governmen…
House · March 5, 2020 · 51–45
HF 2309 A bill for an act relating to the regulation by counties and cities of…
House · March 5, 2020 · 51–44
HF 2473 A bill for an act creating the criminal offense of defrauding a drug o…
House · March 4, 2020 · 55–42
SF 2368 A bill for an act relating to the authority of counties and cities to …
Senate · March 3, 2020 · 30–17

Most lobbied

SJR 2004 Designating the honeybee as the official state insect for the State of…
14 organizations took a side
SF 2403 Relating to the excise taxes on motor fuel and certain special fuel, a…
9 organizations took a side
SF 2262 Relating to broadband service, including matters under the purview of …
9 organizations took a side
HF 2434 Relating to county emergency medical services by modifying provisions …
9 organizations took a side
HF 2502 Relating to firearms and weapons, including the storage, carrying, pos…
8 organizations took a side

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