Recaps › 2021 session

The week of Monday, March 1, 2021

What happened at the Capitol, March 1, 2021 to March 7, 2021, in the 89th General Assembly’s 2021 session.

174

bills filed

floor votes

sent to the Governor

signed into law

Passed the House · 1

SF 364 Allowing certain deductions relating to the paycheck protection program loan forgiveness, …

Passed the Senate · 0

No bills passed the Senate.

Approved in committee · 114

HF 360 Relating to the calculation of certain court costs in probate matters, and including effec…
HF 362 Relating to the construction of child care facilities by providing developers with sales a…
HF 444 Relating to township fire stations by authorizing the use of certain property taxes approv…
HF 445 Relating to interpreters and translators for limited-English-proficient, deaf, and hard-of…
HF 677 Relating to unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the rental of vehicles and making pen…
HF 9 Relating to pretrial contact between a prosecuting witness who is a minor and the defendan…
SF 111 Providing for the reinstatement of parental rights of a former parent under certain circum…
SF 256 Relating to the national guard of the state concerning armory board leases, persons subjec…

106 more

SF 350 Relating to barbering apprenticeship programs
SF 481 Relating to renewable fuel used to power motor vehicles, including by providing for standa…
SF 482 Regulating the application of pesticides, including by providing for the certification of …
SF 483 Limiting local legislation that prohibits the operation of an animal enterprise or the use…
SF 484 Relating to financial assistance provided by the economic development authority to certain…
SF 485 Requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on pregnancy o…
SF 486 Establishing a central filing system relating to security interests in farm products, prov…
SF 487 Relating to the operation of state government, including the review of state boards and th…
SF 489 Creating a public safety equipment fund, and including effective date provisions
SF 490 Creating a new resident tax credit available against the individual income tax, and includ…
SF 491 Establishing a new remote worker grant fund and program to be administered by the economic…
SF 492 Relating to unemployment insurance and including effective date and applicability provisio…
SF 495 Relating to the regulation of boxing, mixed martial arts, and wrestling, making penalties …
SF 496 Prohibiting employers from entering into noncompete agreements with low-wage employees
SF 69 Requiring that contractors provide information about persons performing construction work …
HF 115 Relating to emergency care policy and procedure requirements applicable to an ambulatory s…
HF 269 Prohibiting certain health carriers from excluding certain out-of-state health care profes…
HF 273 Providing for an exemption from tort liability arising from winter recreational activities…
HF 282 Relating to abuse of a human corpse and providing penalties
HF 391 Relating to controlled substances and precursor substances, including amending the control…
HF 516 Relating to the placement of dental sealants on teeth by a dental assistant
HF 589 Providing for representation of adoptive parents by local public defenders
HF 647 Creating a restore the outdoors program to support vertical infrastructure projects by the…
HF 78 Relating to the use of recording devices on private property by state entities and includi…
SF 305 Providing for a human trafficking task force and an annual report to the general assembly
SF 344 Establishing which actions may be brought against firearm and ammunition manufacturers, di…
SF 395 Relating to the confidentiality of certain law enforcement information involving a person …
SF 428 Relating to consent agreements for domestic abuse and sexual abuse protective orders
SF 510 Relating to the frequency of card game tournaments conducted by organizations representing…
SF 511 Relating to the appointment and term of service of the commandant of the Iowa veterans hom…
SF 516 Prohibiting the use of automated or remote systems for traffic law enforcement, including …
SF 520 Relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, …
SF 522 Relating to older individuals and dependent adults and creating certain criminal offenses …
SF 523 Relating to the services provided by the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission
HF 371 Relating to the transfer, deposit, and appropriation of moneys to the teach Iowa scholar f…
HF 436 Designating certain graduate medical residents as employees of the state under the Iowa to…
HF 46 Relating to licensing sanctions for certain governmental debts by restricting use of socia…
HF 479 Relating to a Medicaid demonstration waiver to support and improve the delivery of mental …
HF 630 Requiring the department of human services to allow certain licensed physicians to perform…
HF 632 Relating to information to be provided, recorded, and reported by health care providers re…
HF 637 Relating to the assessment of fees when a person requests examination and copying of publi…
HF 646 Relating to the management of soil and water resources, including projects described in th…
HF 658 Relating to utilities at rental properties, including landlord notification of delinquency…
HF 701 Relating to the self-administration and storage of bronchodilators and bronchodilator cani…
HF 706 Relating to reimbursement rates for health care services provided to covered persons by te…
SF 183 Relating to a construction manager-at-risk commercial construction alternative delivery me…
SF 473 Relating to child welfare including the temporary custody of a child and judicial proceedi…
SF 497 Relating to law enforcement and certain criminal offenses, and providing penalties
SF 506 Relating to operating-while-intoxicated offenses, including the lookback period for prior …
SF 524 Establishing an inpatient psychiatric bed tracking system study committee
SF 526 Relating to the emergency detention of a person experiencing a mental health or substance …
SF 527 Relating to trusts for persons with disabilities
SF 528 Relating to reports prepared by a chief medical officer, licensed physician, or a mental h…
SF 529 Relating to assisted reproduction fraud, and providing penalties
SF 530 Relating to financial institutions, including the assets, liabilities, and merger of state…
SF 531 Relating to the conduct of elections during emergencies
SF 532 Providing for statements of professional recognition for licensed behavior analysts and me…
SF 533 Relating to the possession of marijuana, and providing penalties
SF 535 Relating to the acquisition and possession of weapons and providing penalties
SF 537 Relating to tort liability, including employer liability in civil actions involving commer…
SJR 15 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the gubernator…
SJR 16 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that hunting, tr…
HF 167 Relating to seizure disorders and establishing certain requirements for school districts, …
HF 216 Creating a vacant school building demolition grant program and fund and making appropriati…
HF 346 Relating to lobbying activities by political subdivisions
HF 481 Relating to executive orders of the president of the United States
HF 60 Relating to the allocation of nonresident deer hunting licenses, and making penalties appl…
HF 640 Modifying provisions applicable to individuals licensed by the plumbing and mechanical sys…
HF 660 Relating to licensure renewal requirements adopted by rule by the board of educational exa…
HF 670 Establishing a butchery innovation and revitalization fund and program to be administered …
HF 94 Prohibiting the discharge of a firearm from within or on a motor vehicle on a public highw…
SF 135 Relating to landlord notification of delinquency notices sent by utilities and landlords’ …
SF 151 Relating to the establishment of a cold case investigation unit within the department of p…
SF 164 Relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences and providing tran…
SF 193 Relating to requirements and prohibitions relating to vaccines and immunizations, and prov…
SF 249 Relating to 911 emergency telephone service, including how funds deposited in a 911 servic…
SF 29 Relating to the office of the chief information officer, including procurement preferences…
SF 303 Relating to electronic transactions by permitting the use of distributed ledger technology…
SF 304 Relating to applicant priority and grant award amounts under the teach Iowa scholar progra…
SF 372 Relating to sexual exploitation by an adult providing training or instruction, and providi…
SF 411 Providing a rebate on the renewal of certain licenses or permits for the sale of alcoholic…
SF 426 Relating to the acquisition of title to abandoned property in the unincorporated area of a…
SF 430 Relating to supplementary weighting for limited-English-proficient students and including …
SF 452 Establishing a learning recovery task force
SF 503 Relating to fire fighters and emergency medical services members responding to emergency s…
SF 505 Relating to the admissibility of the results of an analysis of a person’s blood, breath, o…
SF 51 Relating to the assessment of fees when a public defender or designee requests copies of c…
SF 517 Relating to the provision of academic credit, including social studies coursework, and exe…
SF 543 Relating to requirements for licensees under the purview of the dental board relating to o…
SF 546 Relating to private instruction and driver education
SF 548 Relating to the regulation of advertising devices near certain highways
SF 550 Creating a permit allowing the operation of vehicles of excessive weight transporting flui…
SF 553 Relating to standards for data security, and investigations and notifications of cybersecu…
SF 557 Relating to noneconomic damage awards against health care providers
SF 559 Relating to access to a copy of an original birth certificate by an adoptee or an entitled…
SF 563 Relating to demolition reserves on fire and casualty claims on real property located withi…
SF 564 Providing for actions taken by a board of directors of a corporation without a meeting
SF 565 Relating to accounting of unpaid beverage container refund value
HF 223 Relating to the expungement of certain nonviolent class “D” felonies
HF 421 Creating a civil action relating to harassment by the reporting of false information to la…
HF 441 Relating to certain criteria to be considered in determining whether a substantial change …
HF 442 Relating to property law by modifying provisions relating to rental properties, manufactur…
HF 507 Relating to consideration of the educational setting of a minor child in a child custody p…
HF 633 Relating to certain companies that censor online content and providing civil penalties
HF 702 Establishing advertisement limitations for attorneys and counselors
HF 81 Authorizing the reduction of damages payable to an unresponsive property owner in condemna…

Most lobbied

SF 481 Relating to renewable fuel used to power motor vehicles, including by …
20 organizations took a side
SF 492 Relating to unemployment insurance and including effective date and ap…
19 organizations took a side
SF 60 Relating to the transfer between trusts for persons with disabilities
17 organizations took a side
SF 483 Limiting local legislation that prohibits the operation of an animal e…
15 organizations took a side
SF 497 Relating to law enforcement and certain criminal offenses, and providi…
15 organizations took a side

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