Bills and amendments filed at the Iowa Legislature, January 16th, 2013

Daily legislation and analysis in the Iowa Legislature.

Bills Filed
Files	Title	Sponsor
SF 15	A bill for an act relating to bidding for purchases through a competitive bidding process by the state or political subdivisions.	MATHIS
SF 14	A bill for an act relating to abortion-inducing drug safety and providing penalties.	Anderson
SF 13	A bill for an act prohibiting gender-selection abortions, and providing penalties.	Anderson
SF 12	A bill for an act relating to area health education centers, creating an area health education centers fund, and providing an appropriation.	Danielson
House
HJR 3	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the boundary lines of counties.	Hunter
HF 9	A bill for an act requiring pulse oximetry screening for newborns in a birthing hospital.	Wessel-Kroeschell
HF 8	A bill for an act appropriating moneys in the cigarette fire safety standard fund.	Pettengill
HF 50	A bill for an act relating to the exemption from the state inheritance tax of estates of a certain size and including applicability provisions.	Drake
HF 49	A bill for an act providing for drainage or levee districts managed by a board of trustees, and including effective date provisions.	Sands
HF 48	A bill for an act relating to property tax valuation and exemption of value added by installation of certain geothermal, solar, and wind energy property.	Olson, T.
HF 47	A bill for an act providing for an Iowa individual income tax checkoff for qualified Iowa zoos, making an appropriation, and providing for the Act’s implementation.	Hunter
HF 46	A bill for an act relating to requirements for instruction permits and driver’s licenses issued to persons under eighteen years of age.	Hunter
HF 45	A bill for an act providing for the restoration of the right to register to vote and to vote and hold elective office for certain persons and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.	Hunter
HF 44	A bill for an act abolishing the declaration that the English language is the official language of the state of Iowa.	Hunter
HF 43	A bill for an act relating to campaign finance by establishing a voter-owned Iowa clean elections Act and fund, providing for funding from specified sources, including an income tax checkoff, providing an income tax exemption for contributions made to the fund, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.	Hunter
HF 42	A bill for an act relating to reduced fees for camping and other special privileges for certain older Iowans.	Hunter
HF 41	A bill for an act increasing certain penalties for employers willfully misclassifying employees for unemployment compensation contribution purposes.	Hunter
HF 40	A bill for an act requiring certain weekly workers’ compensation benefits to be calculated by including an employee’s overtime and premium pay, and to include an annual cost-of-living adjustment.	Hunter
HF 39	A bill for an act to increase the state minimum hourly wage and to provide subsequent increases by the same percentage as the increase in federal social security benefits.	Hunter
HF 38	A bill for an act relating to wage payment collection issues arising between employers and individuals who provide services to employers, providing penalties and remedies, and including effective date provisions.	Hunter
HF 37	A bill for an act prohibiting employment discrimination based on unemployment status and providing remedies.	Hunter
HF 36	A bill for an act requiring the payment of local prevailing wage rates to persons working on public improvements for public bodies, and providing remedies and penalties and including effective date provisions.	Hunter
HF 35	A bill for an act providing for fair share agreements relating to collective bargaining and including effective date provisions.	Hunter
HF 34	A bill for an act requiring additional workers’ compensation payments for scheduled injuries that result in a reduction in the injured employee’s earning capacity.	Hunter
HF 33	A bill for an act relating to the choice of doctor to treat an injured employee under workers’ compensation laws and including applicability date provisions.	Hunter
HF 32	A bill for an act relating to indemnification of hospitals participating in the volunteer health care provider program.	Hunter
HF 31	A bill for an act relating to patient safety by establishing a nurse staffing plan, a collaborative nurse staffing committee, a patient safety committee, and reporting for nurses, and including effective date provisions.	Hunter
HF 30	A bill for an act authorizing registered nurses and physician assistants to order respiratory therapy.	Hunter
HF 29	A bill for an act concerning the administration of epinephrine in public and nonpublic schools, and including effective date and applicability provisions.	Olson, T.
HF 28	A bill for an act relating to the compulsory school attendance age and including effective date provisions.	Hunter
HF 27	A bill for an act establishing a worker shortage loan forgiveness program to be administered by the college student aid commission.	Hunter
HF 26	A bill for an act relating to the provision of certain information for insureds regarding external review of health care services coverage decisions.	Hunter
HF 25	A bill for an act establishing a veteran employment tax credit pilot project for individual and corporate income taxpayers and franchise taxpayers who hire and employ qualified veterans and including effective date and retroactive and other applicability provisions.	Murphy
HF 24	A bill for an act relating to the operation of golf carts on the streets of an established community within an unincorporated area and making a penalty applicable.	Lykam
HF 23	A bill for an act relating to restraint requirements for motor vehicle occupants and making a penalty applicable.	Hunter
HF 22	A bill for an act providing for the creation of a medical marijuana Act including the creation of nonprofit dispensaries, and providing for civil and criminal penalties and fees.	Hunter
HF 21	A bill for an act requiring the consideration of project labor agreements for state construction projects.	Hunter
HF 20	A bill for an act relating to a study of the economic, fiscal, and social impact of the living wage in Iowa.	Hunter
HF 19	A bill for an act relating to employee leave by providing for time off and vacation leave, and including effective date and applicability provisions.	Hunter
HF 18	A bill for an act requiring employers to provide employees with meal and rest breaks and providing penalties.	Hunter
HF 17	A bill for an act making certain students who open enroll to a school district in a county contiguous to the school district of residence eligible for transportation assistance.	Gaskill
HF 16	A bill for an act modifying Iowa’s human services and education systems to provide that children start school ready to learn and to increase Iowa’s student achievement rates, making appropriations to the department of education and to the economic development authority, and including effective date and applicability provisions.	Murphy
HF 15	A bill for an act relating to small business development by making an appropriation to match a federal grant and including effective and retroactive applicability date provisions.	Murphy
HF 14	A bill for an act relating to the enforcement of weight limitations for vehicles with retractable axles.	Worthan
HF 13	A bill for an act relating to the option of voting straight party at certain elections.	Cownie
HF 12	A bill for an act concerning issuance of a license or users permit for specified activities regarding explosives.	Pettengill
HF 11	A bill for an act eliminating the Iowa smart planning principles and other local comprehensive planning and development guidelines.	Pettengill, Watts
HF 10	A bill for an act relating to the use of child labor in laundry occupations.	Hess
Study Bills
Senate
SSB 1052	A study bill for an act relating to credit for reinsurance, including transition, applicability, and effective date provisions. 01/16/13 Petersen, McCoy, Chapman
SSB 1051	A study bill for an act increasing civil penalties applicable to specified pipeline safety violations. 01/16/13 Schoenjahn, Wilhelm, Breitbach
SSB 1050	A study bill for an act relating to various matters under the purview of the insurance division of the department of commerce, providing penalties, and including applicability and effective date provisions. 01/16/13 Petersen, McCoy, Anderson
SSB 1049	A study bill for an act concerning applications for liquor control licenses and micro=distilled spirits, beer, and wine permits. 01/16/13 Seng, Mathis, Anderson
SSB 1048	A study bill for an act exempting internet protocol=enabled service from the regulatory authority of the utilities board of the utilities division of the department of commerce. 01/16/13 McCoy, Mathis, Breitbach
SSB 1047	A study bill for an act establishing data security compliance requirements in relation to payment card transactions, and providing penalties. 01/16/13 Bolkcom, Petersen, Bertrand
SSB 1046	A study bill for an act relating to the administration of the streamlined sales and use tax agreement by the department of revenue. 01/16/13 Dotzler, Petersen, Feenstra
SSB 1045	A study bill for an act relating to the controlled substance of marijuana, providing a penalty, and including an effective date provision. 01/16/13 Quirmbach, Courtney, Boettger
SSB 1044	A study bill for an act relating to the appointment and removal of clerks of the district court. 01/16/13 Quirmbach, Hogg, SChneider
SSB 1043	A study bill for an act relating to the possession of certain products with the intent to use the products to manufacture a controlled substance, and making penalties applicable. 01/16/13 Quirmbach, Hogg, Schneider
SSB 1042	A study bill for an act relating to the practices and procedures of the state public defender. 01/16/13 Taylor, Dvorsky, Whitver
SSB 1041	A study bill for an act providing access to child abuse records in juvenile court and the prosecution of certain youthful offenders. 01/16/13 Taylor, Hogg, Schneider
SSB 1040	A study bill for an act relating to the consumer credit code by providing for increases in monetary limits applicable to motor vehicle=related credit transactions and amending the incorporation date for references to the federal Truth in Lending Act. 01/16/13 Courtney, Taylor, Zaun
SSB 1039	A study bill for an act relating to the administration of the judicial branch including provisions pertaining to shorthand reporters and the practice of law, making appropriations, and providing for a fee. 01/16/13 Courtney, Hogg, Schneider
SSB 1038	A study bill for an act relating to the waiting period before the granting of a decree dissolving a marriage. 01/16/13 Courtney, Horn, Boettger
SSB 1037	A study bill for an act relating to donations and charitable contributions in a criminal proceeding. 01/16/13 Courtney, Petersen, Sorenson
SSB 1036	A study bill for an act relating to the governor’s office of drug control policy and certain advisory councils. 01/16/13 Courtney, Horn, Zaun
SSB 1035	A study bill for an act relating to the nomination and appointment of district judges. 01/16/13 Hogg, Dvorsky, Schneider
SSB 1034	A study bill for an act relating to interpreters and translators for limited English proficient participants in legal proceedings and in court=ordered programs. 01/16/13 Hogg, Courtney, Schneider
SSB 1033	A study bill for an act establishing the department of homeland security and emergency management. 01/16/13 Hogg, Taylor, Schneider
SSB 1032	A study bill for an act relating to the requirement that creditors provide notice of the availability of counseling and mediation services to homeowners facing foreclosure. 01/16/13 Dvorsky, Taylor, Zaun
SSB 1031	A study bill for an act relating to authorization procedures for certain county projects involving real property. 01/16/13 Petersen, Quirmbach, Schneider
SSB 1030	A study bill for an act providing that certain activities relating to business opportunity promotions are unlawful practices punishable as consumer fraud and making a penalty applicable. 01/16/13 Petersen, Taylor, Schneider
SSB 1029	A study bill for an act relating to the excise tax on unlawful dealing in certain substances by adding new taxable substances and tax rates, modifying the taxation and rates of currently taxable substances, and making penalties applicable. 01/16/13 Petersen, Hogg, Whitver
SSB 1028	A study bill for an act requiring a person convicted of or receiving a deferred judgment for an aggravated misdemeanor to submit a DNA sample and including effective date provisions. 01/16/13 Sodders, Courtney, Whitver
SSB 1027	A study bill for an act requiring a person receiving a deferred judgment for or convicted of an aggravated misdemeanor to submit a DNA sample and including effective date provisions. 01/16/13 Sodders, Courtney, Whitver
SSB 1026	A study bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of information filed with the court for the purpose of securing an arrest warrant. 01/16/13 Sodders, Horn, Sorenson
SSB 1025	A study bill for an act relating to the administration of duties and programs by the economic development authority. 01/16/13 Dotzler, Taylor, Chapman
SSB 1024	A study bill for an act providing for a small employer health insurance tax credit for individual and corporate income taxpayers and including retroactive applicability provisions. 01/16/13 Hatch, Bowman, Whitver
SSB 1023	A study bill for an act relating to the termination of the targeted small business financial assistance program and making appropriations for assistance to targeted small businesses. 01/16/13 Sodders, Hart, Behn
SSB 1022	A study bill for an act relating to the transfer of moneys to a fund established by the economic development authority and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. 01/16/13 Danielson, Wilhelm, Chelgren
SSB 1021	A study bill for an act relating to the filing of a certificate of deposit by the owner of a motor vehicle as proof of financial responsibility. 01/16/13 Danielson, Beall, Breitbach
SSB 1020	A study bill for an act relating to the renewal of driver’s licenses electronically and including effective date provisions. 01/16/13 Bowman, McCoy, Feenstra
SSB 1019	A study bill for an act relating to intermediate driver’s licenses and special minor’s licenses, making a penalty applicable, and including effective date provisions. 01/16/13 Bowman, Danielson, Zumbach
House
HSB 9	A study bill relating to the authority of cities to regulate and restrict the occupancy of residential rental property.
HSB 8	A study bill relating to conducting condemnation proceedings.
HSB 7	A study bill relating to an application for the immediate return of seized property.
HSB 6	A study bill relating to interpreters and translators for limited English proficient participants in legal proceedings and in court-ordered programs.
HSB 5	A study bill for providing access to child abuse records in juvenile court and the prosecution of certain youthful offenders.
HSB 14	A study bill relating to county attorney duties when representing the department of human services in juvenile court.
HSB 13	A study bill relating to the statute of limitation period in executing a judgment in an action on a claim for rent.
HSB 12	A study bill relating to the possession of alcohol by certain minors and juvenile court jurisdiction, and making penalties applicable.
HSB 11	A study bill relating to the waiting period before the granting of a decree dissolving a marriage.
HSB 10	A study bill relating to the discharge of a firearm near buildings or feedlots by certified law enforcement officers for training purposes and providing penalties.
Amendments