Recaps › 2021 session

The week of Monday, March 8, 2021

What happened at the Capitol, March 8, 2021 to March 14, 2021, in the 89th General Assembly’s 2021 session.

bills filed

floor votes

sent to the Governor

signed into law

Signed into law · 17

HF 200 Relating to the military code and duty performed by a member of the United States coast gu… · March 8, 2021
HF 231 Relating to a special sentence for sexual abuse committed during a burglary · March 8, 2021
HF 232 Relating to the crime of disorderly conduct and making penalties applicable · March 8, 2021
HF 235 Relating to service charges on consumer credit transactions · March 8, 2021
HF 283 Creating the criminal offense of defrauding a drug or alcohol test and providing penalties · March 8, 2021
HF 308 Relating to eligibility requirements for students under the senior year plus program and i… · March 8, 2021
HF 386 Striking certain reporting requirements related to nonprofit school organizations establis… · March 8, 2021
HF 418 Relating to property tax levies, exemptions, classifications, assessment limitations, and … · March 8, 2021
SF 130 Relating to a temporary exception to a limitation on compensation for a member of a board … · March 8, 2021
SF 173 Relating to trusts, including requirements for certifications of trust and the general ord… · March 8, 2021
SF 231 Regarding driving privileges of persons issued a special minor’s driver’s license, and mak… · March 8, 2021
SF 239 Relating to proper parties in causes of actions following the death of persons entitled or… · March 8, 2021

5 more

SF 240 Relating to the creation, administration, and termination of custodial trusts
SF 285 Relating to suspension of a student’s participation in the all Iowa opportunity scholarshi…
SF 314 Relating to approval of executive branch employee travel claims
SF 343 Relating to authorized access to certain confidential records by employees of the departme…
SF 413 Relating to the conduct of elections, including absentee ballots and voter list maintenanc…

Sent to the Governor · 9

SF 130 Relating to a temporary exception to a limitation on compensation for a member of a board …
SF 173 Relating to trusts, including requirements for certifications of trust and the general ord…
SF 231 Regarding driving privileges of persons issued a special minor’s driver’s license, and mak…
SF 239 Relating to proper parties in causes of actions following the death of persons entitled or…
SF 240 Relating to the creation, administration, and termination of custodial trusts
SF 285 Relating to suspension of a student’s participation in the all Iowa opportunity scholarshi…
SF 314 Relating to approval of executive branch employee travel claims
SF 343 Relating to authorized access to certain confidential records by employees of the departme…
SF 413 Relating to the conduct of elections, including absentee ballots and voter list maintenanc…

Passed the House · 67

HF 294 Relating to reimbursement rates for health care services for mental health conditions, ill…
HF 303 Relating to confidential communications between a peer support group counselor and specifi…
HF 318 Relating to the statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibilit…
HF 427 Relating to the Iowa drug policy coordinator and the Iowa drug policy advisory council
HF 452 Relating to certain civil and criminal enforcement activities involving the practice of ma…
HF 485 Relating to supervision requirements for licensed marital and family therapists, mental he…
HF 498 Relating to the practices of performing rights societies
HF 546 Relating to applications for architectural licensure and including retroactive applicabili…
HF 551 Relating to authorized methods of take for a resident hunting deer using a license issued …
HF 554 Relating to the vacation of certain termination of parental rights orders
HF 602 Relating to authorized transfers of school district general fund moneys to the student act…
HF 604 Relating to language and literacy development for deaf and hard-of-hearing children

55 more

HF 605 Relating to supplementary weighting for limited-English-proficient students and including …
HF 626 Relating to revitalization areas by authorizing cities and counties to provide property ta…
HF 685 Relating to requirements for licensees under the purview of the dental board relating to o…
HF 686 Relating to the administering, prescribing, or ordering of immunizations or vaccines by a …
HF 693 Relating to matters under the purview of the utilities division of the department of comme…
HF 699 Relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections, and including retroactive applicability provi…
SF 235 Relating to the denial and contest of probate claims
SF 261 Authorizing the college student aid commission to organize a nonprofit corporation
SF 307 Relating to the examination and transportation of dead bodies, including associated fees a…
HF 426 Relating to crime victims, including the collection of evidence in sexual abuse cases and …
HF 523 Designating certain county flood mitigation activities as an essential county purpose
HF 549 Relating to regulatory provisions applicable to care provided in health care facilities an…
HF 603 Establishing the sexual assault forensic examiner program
HF 606 Permitting the economic development authority to consider whether a proposed project under…
HF 623 Providing that a licensed veterinarian is immune from administrative, civil, or criminal l…
HF 644 Relating to the registration of postsecondary schools with the college student aid commiss…
HF 654 Relating to lighting devices and other equipment on snow plows and authorized emergency ve…
HF 675 Relating to rules adopted by the board of educational examiners establishing standards for…
HF 683 Relating to the establishment of emergency response districts and fire departments
HF 684 Relating to consent to a hysterectomy
HF 707 Relating to interpreters and translators for limited-English-proficient, deaf, and hard-of…
HF 708 Creating a public safety equipment fund
HF 709 Relating to pretrial contact between a prosecuting witness who is a minor and the defendan…
HF 711 Relating to the calculation of certain court costs in probate matters, and including effec…
HF 712 Relating to the construction of child care facilities by providing developers with sales a…
HF 719 Relating to standards for data security, and investigations and notifications of cybersecu…
HF 722 Relating to the transfer, deposit, and appropriation of moneys to the teach Iowa scholar f…
HF 730 Relating to unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the rental of vehicles and making pen…
HF 737 Relating to the placement of dental sealants on teeth by a dental assistant
HF 739 Relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, …
HF 746 Relating to the statute of limitations for recovery from injuries to property from a licen…
HF 747 Relating to the established season for hunting game birds on a preserve, and making penalt…
SF 232 Relating to notice and reclamation requirements for abandoned vehicles taken into custody …
SF 289 Relating to the powers and duties of the boards of directors of area education agencies, s…
SF 353 Relating to drainage and levee districts, by providing for notices to interested persons i…
HF 653 Relating to the financing of the construction or repair of works or facilities used to pro…
HF 655 Prohibiting interference with the transportation of an agricultural animal, and providing …
HF 682 Relating to the Iowa appraisal standards and appraiser certification law, making penalties…
HF 757 Relating to driver’s license restrictions, including ignition interlock device requirement…
HF 758 Modifying provisions related to certain affidavits accepted by county recorders for updati…
HF 760 Relating to the practice of cosmetology at wedding venues
HF 761 Relating to the local fire protection and emergency medical service providers grant progra…
HF 771 Relating to the self-administration and storage of bronchodilators, bronchodilator caniste…
HF 773 Relating to a determination of the availability of mental health services in the state inc…
HF 774 Relating to licensing sanctions for certain governmental debts by restricting use of socia…
HF 783 Relating to the elimination of surgical smoke by hospitals, critical access hospitals, and…
SF 482 Regulating the application of pesticides, including by providing for the certification of …
HF 453 Prohibiting the imposition of certain requirements on nonprofit corporations by state agen…
HF 765 Relating to providing certain local government notices and other information to persons by…
HF 770 Relating to licensure renewal requirements adopted by rule by the board of educational exa…
HF 793 Relating to participation in and credit for physical education under the educational stand…
HF 795 Relating to seizure disorders and establishing certain requirements for school districts, …
HF 797 Relating to benefits concerning members of the municipal fire and police retirement system
HF 805 Relating to the services provided by the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission
SF 548 Relating to the regulation of advertising devices near certain highways

Passed the Senate · 28

SF 322 Concerning a report on the effectiveness of the accountable government Act
SF 342 Relating to public records and communications in professional confidence; uniform commerci…
SF 348 Relating to the opening, administration, and termination of adult and minor guardianships …
SF 384 Allowing counties to enter into agreements to jointly share a county assessor
SF 424 Relating to the licensure of persons completing an apprenticeship, and including effective…
SF 469 Relating to the regulation by counties and cities of continuing nonconforming uses of manu…
SF 476 Relating to qualified immunity, the peace officer, public safety, and emergency personnel …
SF 478 Providing for training, prohibitions, and requirements relating to first amendment rights …
SF 482 Regulating the application of pesticides, including by providing for the certification of …
SF 494 Relating to barbering apprenticeship programs
SF 548 Relating to the regulation of advertising devices near certain highways
SF 419 Relating to the display of registration plates on motor vehicles

16 more

SF 461 Relating to the voting members of a governing board of a mental health and disability serv…
SF 462 Relating to a study regarding reimbursement for administrative days
SF 521 Providing for a human trafficking task force and an annual report to the general assembly
SF 522 Relating to older individuals and dependent adults and creating certain criminal offenses …
SF 531 Relating to the conduct of elections during emergencies
SF 541 Relating to electronic transactions by permitting the use of distributed ledger technology…
SF 546 Relating to private instruction and driver education
SF 554 Relating to the acquisition of title to abandoned property in the unincorporated area of a…
HF 560 Relating to financial assurance instruments and surety bonds required for collecting, proc…
SF 321 Relating to the investment and use of funds in the veterans trust fund
SF 357 Relating to the placement of a child in detention, and including effective date provisions
SF 466 Relating to licensed health care providers for purposes of state law regarding concussion …
SF 479 Relating to the denial of state funds to a local entity
SF 524 Establishing an inpatient psychiatric bed tracking system study committee
SF 534 Relating to law enforcement and certain criminal offenses, and providing penalties
SF 540 Relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences and providing tran…

Approved in committee · 41

HF 167 Relating to seizure disorders and establishing certain requirements for school districts, …
HF 599 Relating to barbering apprenticeship programs
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 646 Relating to the management of soil and water resources, including projects described in th…
HF 670 Establishing a butchery innovation and revitalization fund and program to be administered …
HF 706 Relating to reimbursement rates for health care services provided to covered persons by te…
HF 81 Authorizing the reduction of damages payable to an unresponsive property owner in condemna…

33 more

HF 94 Prohibiting the discharge of a firearm from within or on a motor vehicle on a public highw…
SF 402 Prohibiting the state or a political subdivision of the state from entering into contracts…
SF 438 Relating to the local fire protection and emergency medical service providers grant progra…
SF 566 Relating to banks, making appropriations, providing penalties, and making penalties applic…
SF 567 Relating to loans originated by mortgage bankers
SF 568 Relating to the conduct of elections, including nominations, procedures for proposed amend…
SF 570 Establishing the sexual assault forensic examiner program
SF 572 Relating to the statute of limitations periods for certain criminal and civil actions
HF 393 Relating to motor vehicles, including the surrender or transfer of registration plates and…
HF 481 Relating to executive orders of the president of the United States
HF 482 Relating to the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, i…
HF 520 Relating to the use of fees collected by a county recorder or governing board of the count…
HF 521 Relating to commercial driver’s license driving skills tests, providing fees, and includin…
SF 405 Relating to the frequency of meetings of a committee created to establish the minimum rate…
HF 368 Relating to the administration of the reimbursement for rent constituting property taxes p…
SF 308 Relating to a certificate of nonviable birth
SF 309 Relating to confidential information maintained by local government officials for certain …
SF 576 Authorizing future tax contingencies, reducing the state inheritance tax rates and providi…
SF 94 Creating a Hoover presidential library tax credit available against the individual and cor…
HF 223 Relating to the expungement of certain nonviolent class “D” felonies
HF 258 Relating to the financial exploitation of designated eligible adults, and making an approp…
HF 346 Relating to lobbying activities by political subdivisions
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 450 Relating to consent agreements for domestic abuse and sexual abuse protective orders
HF 502 Relating to various matters under the purview of the insurance division of the department …
HF 507 Relating to consideration of the educational setting of a minor child in a child custody p…
HF 595 Relating to the transfer between trusts for persons with disabilities
HF 633 Relating to certain companies that censor online content and providing civil penalties
HF 645 Relating to underground storage tanks, including by creating the Iowa tanks fund and Iowa …
HF 702 Establishing advertisement limitations for attorneys and counselors
HF 714 Relating to fundamental parental rights

Closest votes

SF 546 A bill for an act relating to private instruction and driver education…
Senate · March 9, 2021 · 28–17
SF 469 A bill for an act relating to the regulation by counties and cities of…
Senate · March 8, 2021 · 29–18
SF 419 A bill for an act relating to the display of registration plates on mo…
Senate · March 9, 2021 · 29–17
SF 531 A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections during emergenc…
Senate · March 9, 2021 · 30–17
SF 534 A bill for an act relating to law enforcement and certain criminal off…
Senate · March 10, 2021 · 31–17

Most lobbied

SF 557 Relating to noneconomic damage awards against health care providers
18 organizations took a side
SF 390 Relating to broadband service, including matters under the purview of …
17 organizations took a side
SF 391 Relating to the financial exploitation of designated eligible adults, …
16 organizations took a side
SF 402 Prohibiting the state or a political subdivision of the state from ent…
15 organizations took a side
HF 789 Relating to matters under the purview of the economic development auth…
15 organizations took a side

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