2006 Legislation
Last Updated Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Below are the bills and study bills that were introduced in the Iowa Legislature this session. The first section includes bills that are still active, having passed both funnels. The second section includes bills that passed the first funnel on March 3. The last section includes bills that were introduced and did not pass the funnel process.
SECTION I - BILLS THAT ARE STILL ACTIVE (April 5, 2006):
AGRICULTURE
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Air Quality
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AFOs/CAFOs
PASSED HOUSE - H.F. 2755 (formerly HSB 617) A bill for an act relating to confinement feeding operations by requiring the submission of updated manure management plans on a multiyear basis, providing for fees, and making penalties applicable. NOTE: (Formerly HSB 617 introduced by House Agriculture Committee and and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Dolecheck, Rayhons, and Thomas. The then HF 2503 Introduced by House Agriculture Committee, referred to House Ways & Means Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Lalk, Drake, and Frevert.) Placed on the House Ways & Means Calendar 3/21/2006. Placed on the House Unfinished Business Calendar 3/23/2006. Amendment H-8410 filed, withdrawn. Amendment H-8431 to H-8397 filed, adopted. Amendment H-8397 as amended, adopted. Passed House, ayes 75, nays 24, 3/29/2006, and immediately messaged to the Senate. Read first time, referred to Senate Ways & Means Committee. - Go to bill
PASSED SENATE; HOUSE UNFINISHED BUSINESS -- S.F. 2076 A bill for an act relating to confinement feeding operations by providing for manure management plans. NOTE: (Formerly SSB 3017.) Introduced by and assigned to the Senate Agriculture Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Courtney, Mulder, Hancock, Fraise, Gaskill, and Brunkhorst. Placed on the Senate Calendar 1/25/2006. Passed the Senate on 2/1/2006, 48-0, and immediately messaged to the House. Read first time, referred to House Agriculture Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. De Boef, Lalk, and Thomas. Placed on the House Calendar 2/10/2006. Amendment H-8067, H-8428 filed. Placed on the House Unfinished Business Calendar 3/30/2006. - Go to bill
PASSED SENATE - S.F. 2369 (formerly SSB 3240) A bill for an act relating to requirements for open feedlot operations, by providing for nutrient management plans and operating permits, and providing an effective date and retroactive applicability. NOTE: (Formerly SSB 3240.) Introduced by Senate Agriculture Committee and placed on the Senate Calendar 3/7/2006. Passed Senate, ayes 50, nays 0, 3/13/2006, and immediately messaged to the House. Read first time, passed on file. Attached to HF 2718 on the House Calendar. - Go to bill
PASSED SENATE; HOUSE UNFINISHED BUSINESS -- S.F. 2377 (formerly SSB 3238) A bill for an act relating to animal feeding operations, by providing for standards and evaluations by the department of natural resources. NOTE: (Formerly SSB 3238. Introduced by Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Houser, Wood, Black, and Johnson.) Introduced by Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee and placed on the Senate Calendar 3/7/2006. Passed Senate, ayes 36, nays 12, 3/16/2006, and immediately messaged to the House. Read first time, referred to House Agriculture Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Drake, Mertz and Struyk. Placed on the House Calendar 3/22/2006. Placed on the House Unfinished Business Calendar 3/30/2006. - Go to bill
Energy/Efficiency/Conservation
PASSED HOUSE - H.F. 2754 (formerly HSB 587) A bill for an act relating to the formulation of motor fuel, by providing for renewable fuel including ethanol blended fuel and biodiesel blended fuel, providing incentives for infrastructure used to store and dispense renewable fuel, providing for income tax credits and excise taxes, providing for penalties, and providing effective and applicability dates, including retroactive applicability. NOTE: (Formerly HSB 687 introduced by House Agriculture Committee and and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Kurtenbach, Boal, and Lensing.. The then HF 2735 Introduced by House Agriculture Committee, referred to House Ways & Means Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Drake, Lalk, and Reasoner.) Placed on the House Ways & Means Calendar 3/21/2006. Amendment H-8355 filed. Placed on the House Unfinished Business Calendar 3/23/2006. Amendments H -8372, H-8377, H-8399, H-8407 to H-8377 filed. Amendment H-8407 lost. Amendment H-8409 to H-8377 filed, lost. Amendment H -8377 adopted. Amendment H-8372 withdrawn. Amendment H-8355 adopted. Amendment H-8405 to H-8399 filed, adopted. Amendment H-8399 as amended, adopted. Passed House, ayes 92, nays 7, 3/28/2006, and immediately messaged to the Senate. Attached to similar SF 2385. - Go to bill
PASSED HOUSE; SENATE UNFINISHED BUSINESS - H.F. 2361 (formerly HSB 542) A bill for an act relating to energy conservation standards included in the state building code for new single-family or two-family residential construction. NOTE: Formerly HSB 542. Introduced by and assigned to the House Commerce, Regulations & Labor Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Wilderdyke, Quirk, and Watts.) Introduced by House Commerce, Regulations & Labor Committee and placed on the House Calendar 2/14/2006. Passed the House on 3/7/2006, 96-0, and immediately messaged to the Senate. Read first time, referred to Senate Commerce Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Bolkcom, Zaun, McCoy, and Zieman. Placed on the Senate Calendar 3/23/2006. Placed on the Senate Unfinished Business Calendar 3/30/2006. - Go to bill
PASSED SENATE; PASSED HOUSE - S.F. 2381 (formerly SSB 3231) A bill for an act relating to combustion of solid waste with energy recovery. NOTE: (Formerly SSB 3231.) Introduced by Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee and placed on the Senate Calendar 3/7/2006. Passed Senate, ayes 46, nays 2, 3/20/2006, and immediately messaged to the House. Read first time, referred to House Environmental Protection Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Kurtenbach, Shoultz and J.K. Van Fossen. Placed on the House Calendar 3/23/2006. Passed House, ayes 98, nays 0, 3/29/2006, and immediately messaged to the Senate. - Go to bill
Funding and economic growth
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR - H.F. 2238 A bill for an act appropriating federal funds made available from federal block grants and other federal grants, allocating portions of federal block grants, and providing procedures if federal funds are more or less than anticipated or if federal block grants are more or less than anticipated. NOTE: (Formerly HSB 563.) Introduced by Senate Appropriations Committee and placed on Appropriations calendar 2/3/2006. Amendment H-8013 filed, withdrawn. Amendments H-8015 and H-8017 out of order. Passed House, ayes 99, nays 0, 2/8/2006, and immediately messaged to the Senate. Read first time, referred to Senate Appropriations Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Ragan, Seymour, Angelo, and Dvorsky. Placed on the Senate Calendar 2/15/2006. Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0, 2/22/2006, and immediately messaged to the House. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by the Speaker and by the President of the Senate, and sent to Governor, 3/7/2006. SIGNED by the Governor 3/9/2006. - Go to bill
PASSED HOUSE - H.F. 2459 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the department of economic development, certain board of regents institutions, the department of workforce development, the Iowa finance authority, and the public employment relations board, and related matters, and providing effective and retroactive applicability dates. NOTE: (Formerly HSB 706. Introduced by House Appropriations Committee. See also SSB 3193.) Placed on the House Calendar 2/22/2006. Floor manager: Rep. Lukan. Amendments H-8062, H-8065 and H-8069, H-8080, H-8081, H-8082, H-8083, H-8087 filed. Amendments H-8086, H-8081, H -8087 lost. Amendment H-8093 to H-8069 filed, adopted. Amendment H-8069 as amended, lost. Amendments H-8083, H-8082 lost. Amendments H-8090 and H-8094 to H-8085 filed, withdrawn. Amendment H-8085 lost. Amendment H-8105 to H-8062 filed, adopted. Amendment H-8062 as amended, adopted. Amendment H-8106 to H-8080 filed, adopted. Amendment H-8080 as amended, adopted. Amendment H-8084 withdrawn. Amendment H-8118 filed and ruled out of order. Amendment H-8128 to H -8065 filed, adopted. Amendment H-8129 filed, withdrawn. Point of order raised H-8065, as amended, not germane. Ruled not germane H-8065, as amended. Motion to suspend rules to consider H-8065, as amended, failed. Passed House, ayes 90, nays 9, 3/6/2006, and immediately messaged to the Senate. Read first time, referred to Senate Appropriations Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Ward, Angelo, and Dvorsky. Placed on the Senate Calendar 3/23/2006. - Go to bill
PASSED HOUSE - H.F. 2540 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government, including provisions affecting agriculture and natural resources and providing fees. NOTE: (Formerly HSB 705. Introduced by House Appropriations Committee.) Placed on the House Calendar 2/24/2006. Floor manager: Rep. DeBoef. Referred to House Ways & Means Committee 3/1/2006, returned to House Calendar, 3/2/2006. Amendments H-8064, H-8066, H-8068, H-8070, H-8074, H-8078 and H-8079 filed. Amendment H -8102 to H-8072 filed. Amendment H-8102 adopted. Amendment H-8072 as amended, adopted. Amendment H-8074 lost. Amendment H-8068 adopted. Amendment H-8110 to H-8071 filed, lost. Amendment H-8071 adopted. Amendment H-8073 lost. Amendment H-8066 withdrawn. Amendment H-8064 adopted. Amendment H-8078 withdrawn. Amendments H-8079, H-8070 lost. Passed House, ayes 52, nays 47, 3/6/2006, and immediately messaged to the Senate. Read first time, referred to Senate Appropriations Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Gaskill, Seng, Angelo, and Dvorsy. Placed on the Senate Calendar 3/22/2006. - Go to bill
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR - S.F. 2232 A bill for an act relating to and making transportation and other infrastructure-related appropriations to the state department of transportation, including allocation and use of moneys from the road use tax fund and the primary road fund. NOTE: (Formerly SSB 3090.) Introduced by Senate Appropriations Committee and placed on the Senate Calendar 2/16/2006. Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0, 2/22/2006, and immediately messaged to the House. Referred to House Appropriations Committee. Placed on the House Unfinished Business Calendar 3/6/2006. Amendments H-8075 and H-8076 filed, withdrawn. Amendment H-8133 filed, ruled out of order. Passed House, ayes 95, nays 2, 3/7/2006, and immediately messaged to the Senate. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by the Speaker and by the President of the Senate, and sent to Governor, 3/20/2006. SIGNED by the Governor 3/21/2006. - Go to bill
Land Use
PASSED HOUSE; SENATE UNFINISHED BUSINESS -- H.F. 2351 A bill for an act relating to eminent domain authority and condemnation procedures and including effective and applicability provisions. NOTE: (Formerly HF 2120. Introduced by Reps. Dix, Paulsen, Struyk et al. Assigned to the House Judiciary Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Kaufmann, Eichhorn, Jochum, R. Olson, Paulsen, Swaim, and Tymeson.) Placed on the House Calendar 2/10/2006. Amendments H-8020, H-8021, H-8023, H-8024, H-8027 filed. Amendment H-8021 lost. Amendment H-8042 to H-8025 filed, lost. Amendment H-8031 filed. Amendment H-8031 to H-8025 withdrawn. Amendment H -8038, H-8032, H-8039, H-8043, H-8035, H-8040, H-8033 to H-8025 filed, adopted. Amendment H-8034, H-8045 to H-8025 filed, withdrawn. Amendment H-8046, H-8037, H-8041 to H-8025 filed, adopted. Amendment H-8025 as amended, adopted. Amendment H-8020, H-8024 lost. Amendment H-8036, H-8047 to H-8026 filed, adopted. Amendment H-8027, H-8023 withdrawn. Amendment H-8048 to H-8026 filed, adopted. Amendment H-8049 to H-8026 filed, withdrawn. Amendment H-8049B to H-8026 adopted. Amendment H-8026 as amended, adopted. Pursuant to Rule 31.8, H-8028 and H-8044 filed. Amendments H-8028 and H-8044 out of order. Point of order raised Fiscal note requested. Speaker ruled point not well taken. Under Joint Rule 17, a fiscal note was not required. Invoked rule 32. Point of order raised, ruled well taken and the bill was referred to House Ways & Means Committee. Placed back on the House Ways & Means Calendar. Passed House, ayes 83, nays 15, 2/15/2006, and mmediately messaged to the Senate. Read first time, referred to Senate Judiciary Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Brunkhorst, Kreiman, Miller, and Quirmbach. Placed on the Senate Calendar 3/22/2006 with committee amendments S-5118, S -5129 filed. Placed on the Senate Unfinished Business Calendar 3/30/2006. - Go to bill
HOUSE UNFINISHED BUSINESS - H.F. 2664 A bill for an act relating to the regulation of all-terrain vehicles, and providing penalties. NOTE: (Formerly HSB 622.) Introduced by House Natural Resources Committee and placed on the House Calendar 3/7/2006. Amendment H-8230 filed. Placed on the House Unfinished Business Calendar 3/23/2006. SF 2352 attached. - Go to bill
PASSED SENATE - S.F. 2362 A bill for an act relating to the regulation of all-terrain vehicles, and providing penalties. NOTE: Introduced by Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee 3/6/2006 and placed on the Senate Calendar. Passed Senate, ayes 50, nays 0, 3/13/2006, and immediately messaged to the House. Read first time, passed on file. Attached to HF 2664 on House Calendar. - Go to bill
NATURAL RESOURCES
PASSED HOUSE; SENATE UNFINISHED BUSINESS - H.F. 2546 (formerly H.F. 2056) A bill for an act allowing private landowners limited immunity from premises liability during urban deer control hunts. NOTE: (Formerly HF 2056, introduced by Reps. Lykam, Van Fossen J.R. and Hutter and referred to House Natural Resources Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. J.R. Van Fossen, Lykam, and May.) Introduced by House Natural Resources Committee and placed on the House Calendar 2/24/2006. Passed House, ayes 56, nays 42, 3/8/2006, and immediately messaged to the Senate. Attached to similar SF 2107 on the Senate Unfinished Business Calendar 3/23/2006. Amendment S-5128 filed. - Go to bill
PASSED SENATE -- S.F. 2366 (formerly SSB 3244) A bill for an act regulating dangerous wild animals, including their ownership and possession, requiring registration, providing for fees and appropriations, and providing penalties. NOTE: (Formerly SSB 3244, Introduced by Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Seng, Lundby, Bolkcom, and Miller.) Placed on the Senate Calendar 3/7/2006. Amendments S-5101, S-5113, S-5106 filed, adopted. Passed Senate, ayes 45, nays 3, 3/21/2006, and immediately messaged to the House. Read first time, referred to House Natural Resources Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Baudler, Van Engelenhoven, and Whitaker. - Go to bill
Parks
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 3-9-06 -- S.F. 2056 An Act relating to the Honey creek premier destination park bond program and providing an effective date. NOTE: (Formerly SSB 3018. Introduced by Senate Appropriations Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Angelo, Warnstadt, Dvorsky, and Kettering.) Introduced and placed on Senate Appropriations calendar 1/19/2006. Amendment S-5001 filed, adopted. Passed Senate, ayes 47, nays 1, 2/1/2006, and immediately messaged to the House. Read first time, referred to House Appropriations Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. May, Bell, and Roberts. Placed on the House Calendar 2/14/2006. Passed House, ayes 88, nays 10, 2/22/2006, and immediately messaged to the Senate. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by the Speaker and by the President of the Senate, and sent to Governor, 3/7/2006. SIGNED by the Governor 3/9/2006. - Go to bill
Recycling and Litter
PASSED SENATE - S.F. 2319 (formerly S.F. 2089) A bill for an act relating to littering and illegal discarding of solid waste and increasing fines and penalties and making appropriations. NOTE: (Formerly SF 2089. Introduced by Sen. Lamberti and assigned to the Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee. Amended and voted out on 2/28/2006.) Introduced by Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee and placed on the Senate Calendar 3/2/2006. Amendment S-5100 filed, withdrawn. Passed Senate, ayes 48, nays 0, 3/20/2006, and immediately messaged to the House. Read first time, referred to House Environmental Protection Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. De Boef, Anderson, and Pettengill. Placed on the House Calendar 3/23/2006. Pursuant to Rule 31.7, referred to House Ways & Means Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. De Boef, May, and Mertz. - Go to bill
Regulatory Changes
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 3-29-06 -- H.F. 2541 (formerly HSB 586) A bill for an act eliminating certain duties of the department of natural resources. NOTE: (Formerly HSB 586. Introduced by House Environmental Protection Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. S. Olson, D. Olson, and Sands.) Placed on the House Calendar 2/24/2006. Passed the House on 3/7/2006, 96-0, and immediately messaged to the Senate. Attached to companion SF 2306. Passed Senate, ayes 50, nays 0, 3/13/2006, and immediately messaged to the House. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by the Speaker and by the President of the Senate, and sent to Governor, 3/27/2006. SIGNED by the Governor 3/29/2006. - Go to bill
PASSED HOUSE; SENATE UNFINISHED BUSINESS - H.F. 2663 A bill for an act relating to jurisdiction of the natural resource commission over certain lakebeds and riverbeds. NOTE: (Formerly HF 2406. Introduced by Rep. May and assigned to the House Natural Resources Committee.) Introduced by House Natural Resources Committee and placed on the House Calendar 3/7/2006. Amendment H-8360 to H-8327 filed, adopted. Amendment H -8327 as amended, adopted. Passed House, ayes 59, nays 39, 3/22/2006, and immediately messaged to the Senate. Read first time, referred to Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Black, Johnson, Dearden, and Kettering. Placed on the Senate Calendar 3/23/2006. Placed on the Senate Unfinished Business Calendar 3/30/2006. - Go to bill
PASSED HOUSE - H.F. 2662 (formerly HSB 616) A bill for an act relating to the effective period and legislative review of administrative rules. NOTE: (Formerly HSB 616. Introduced by House Judiciary Committee.) Introduced by House Judiciary Committee and placed on the House Calendar 3/6/2006. Amendment H-8190, H-8295 to H-8190 filed. Amendment H-8295 adopted. Deferred, retained on calendar. Amendments H-8310 and H-8311 filed. Amendment H-8190 withdrawn. Amendment H-8310 out of order. Amendment H-8311 adopted. Passed House, ayes 54, nays 45, 3/21/2006, and immediately messaged to the Senate. Read first time, referred to Senate Judiciary Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Brunkhorst, Kreiman, Dvorsky, and Miller. - Go to bill
PASSED HOUSE - H.F. 2693 A bill for an act relating to the voting requirements for actions by the administrative rules review committee. NOTE: (Formerly HSB 756. Introduced by and assigned to the House Judiciary Committee.) Introduced by House Judiciary Committee and placed on the House Calendar 3/7/2006. Passed House, ayes 51, nays 45, 3/16/2006, and immediately messaged to the Senate. Read first time, referred to Senate Judiciary Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Brunkhorst, Horn, Fraise, and Larson. - Go to bill
PASSED SENATE - S.F. 2253 A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, delete temporary language, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, update ongoing provisions, or remove ambiguities, and including effective and retroactive applicability date provisions. NOTE: Introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee and placed on the Senate Calendar 2/21/2006, with committee amendment S-5009 filed. Committee amendment S-5009 adopted. Passed Senate, ayes 48, nays 0, 3/6/2006, and immediately messaged to the House. Read first time, passed on file. Attached to HF 2660. - Go to bill
TAXES
None
Water Quality
PASSED HOUSE - H.F. 2679 (formerly H.F. 2551)A bill for an act relating to agricultural drainage wells by providing for the implementation of water quality practices as an alternative to constructing alternative drainage systems. NOTE: (Formerly HF 2551. Introduced by Rep. Mertz and referred to House Agriculture Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Mertz, Lalk, and Rayhons.) Introduced by House Agriculture Committee and placed on the House Calendar 3/7/2006. Passed House, ayes 98, nays 0, 3/21/2006, and immediately messaged to the Senate. Read first time, referred to Senate Agriculture Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Gaskill, Kibbie, Houser, and Ragan. Placed on the Senate Calendar 3/21/2006. Placed on the Senate Unfinished Business Calendar 3/30/2006. - Go to bill
PASSED HOUSE - H.F. 2721 A bill for an act relating to drainage districts, by providing for a right to remonstrate. NOTE: (Formerly HSB 763.) Introduced by House Agriculture Committee and placed on the House Calendar 3/8/2006. Passed House, ayes 96, nays 1, 3/13/2006, and immediately messaged to the Senate. Attached to companion SF 2265. Substituted for SF 2265. Amendment S-5099 filed. Deferred. Re-referred to Senate Agriculture Committee 3/23/2006. - Go to bill
READY FOR GOVERNOR'S ACTION. -- S.F. 2363 A bill for an act relating to water quality standards. NOTE: (Formerly SSB 3069. Introduced by Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Lundby, Wood, Black, Houser, Schoenjahn, Kettering, Johnson, and Bolkcom.) Introduced by Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee and placed on the Senate Calendar 3/7/2006. Assigned to the House Environmental Protection Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Anderson, D. Olson and Watts. Placed on the House Calendar 3/23/2006. Amendment H-8427 filed. Placed on the House Unfinished Business Calendar 3/30/2006. Passed the House, with no amendments, 96-0, 4/3/2006, and immediately messaged to the Senate. - Go to bill
SECTION II - BILLS THAT MISSED THE SECOND FUNNEL (March 31):
AGRICULTURE
None
AFOS/CAFOS
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- S.F. 2075 A bill for an act regulating manure management plans and related documents submitted by the department of natural resources to counties. NOTE: Introduced by Sen. House and assigned to the Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee. - Go to bill
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- S.F. 2294 A bill for an act precluding certain enforcement actions by the department of natural resources or the attorney general based on detrimental reliance. - Go to bill
Energy/Efficiency/Conservation
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- H.F. 2361 A bill for an act relating to energy conservation standards included in the state building code for new single-family or two-family residential construction. - Go to bill
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- H.F. 2559 A bill for an act relating to the delivery of E-85 gasoline to franchisees of motor fuel, and providing an effective date. - Go to bill
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- S.F. 2063 A bill for an act providing a sales and use tax exemption for certain appliances that meet the energy efficiency rating established for the appliances by the United States environmental protection agency and providing an effective date. NOTE: Introduced by Sen. Black. Assigned to the Senate Ways & Means Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Stewart, Zaun, Danielson, Zieman. - Go to bill
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- S.F. 2077 A bill for an act providing a sales tax exemption for purchases of solar energy equipment. NOTE: Introduced by Sens. Bolkcom, Connolly, Beall et al and assigned to the Senate Ways & Means Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Danielson, Miller, McCoy, and Zaun. - Go to bill
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- S.F. 2092 A bill for an act exempting from the use tax motor vehicles designed to run on E-85 gasoline and hybrid vehicles. NOTE: Introduced by Sen. Kibbie and assigned to the Senate Ways & Means Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Miller, Stewart, Dotzler, and McKibben. - Go to bill
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- S.F. 2184 A bill for an act relating to renewable fuel, including ethanol blended fuel and biodiesel blended fuel, providing for tax credits, providing for appropriations, providing penalties, and providing an effective date. - Go to bill.
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- S.F. 2347 (formerly SSB 3229) A bill providing for energy performance-based contracts for certain public entities and public educational facilities. - Go to bill
FUNDING AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- H.F. 2591 A bill for an act relating to projects identified under the Iowa great places program. - Go to bill
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- HSB 745 A study bill relating to bioscience financial assistance and making an appropriation. - Go to bill
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- S.F. 2070 A bill for an act providing a supplemental appropriation for the low-income home energy assistance program, and including an effective date. NOTE: Introduced by Sens. Hatch, Schoenjahn, Wood et al. Assigned to the Senate Appropriations Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Angelo and Dvorsky. - Go to bill
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- S.F. 2200 A bill for an act relating to and making an appropriation to the Iowa great places program. - Go to bill
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- S.F. 2315 A bill for an act relating to the sale of certain farmland by Iowa state university of science and technology to the department of natural resources and providing for the appropriation and use of proceeds from the sale. - Go to bill
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- SSB 3070 A study bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government, including provisions affecting agriculture and natural resources. NOTE: Introduced by Senate Appropriations Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Angelo and Dvorsky. - Go to bill
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- SSB 3193 A study bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the department of economic development, the state board of regents for use of its institutions, the department of workforce development, the Iowa finance authority, and the public employment relations board, and related matters. - Go to bill
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- SSB 3203 A study bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to state departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, environment first fund, tobacco settlement trust fund, vertical infrastructure fund, and the endowment for Iowa's health restricted capitals fund, and related matters. - Go to bill
LAND USE
None
NATURAL RESOURCES
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- H.F. 2322 A bill for an act establishing the public hunting, parks, and trails program, and making appropriations to the program and to the conservation practices revolving loan fund. - Go to bill
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE --H.F. 2626 A bill for an act relating to civil damages payable for unlawful taking of certain animals and fish. - Go to bill
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- S.F. 2107 A bill allowing private landowners limited immunity from premises
liability during urban deer control hunts. - Go to billPASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- S.F. 2329 A bill providing for an increase in the wildlife habitat fee, making an appropriation, and creating an upland game bird habitat development program. - Go to bill
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- SSB 3196 A study bill for an act making black bears and cougars fur-bearing animals. - Go to bill
RECYCLING AND LITTER
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- S.F. 2319 A bill for an act relating to littering and illegal discarding of solid waste and increasing fines and penalties and making appropriations. - Go to bill
REGULATORY CHANGES
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- HSB 736 A study bill for precluding certain enforcement actions by the department of natural resources or the attorney general based on detrimental reliance. - Go to bill
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- S.F. 2306 A bill for an act eliminating certain duties of the department of natural resources. - Go to bill
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- SSB 3247 A study bill for an act authorizing the governor to designate April of each year as Aldo Leopold month. - Go to bill
TAXES
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- HJR 3 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to require approval by vote of the people before certain tax or fee increases take effect. - Go to bill
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- SSB 3190 A study bill for a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to require approval by vote of the people before certain tax or fee increases take effect. - Go to bill
WATER QUALITY
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- H.F. 669 A bill for an act relating to environmental regulations regarding water treatment, sewer systems, and household hazardous waste. Go to bill.
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- S.F. 2302 A bill for an act requiring certain Iowa national pollutant discharge elimination system program permit holders to post signs at discharge points and providing a penalty. - Go to bill
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE -- SSB 3077 A study bill for an act relating to water quality and making appropriations. Go to bill.
SECTION III - BILLS THAT MISSED THE FIRST FUNNEL (March 3):
AGRICULTURE
H.F. 2439 A bill for an act relating to organic food by providing for the establishment of a center, a council, and a fund. - Go to bill.
S.F. 2205 A bill for an act relating to organic food by providing for the establishment of a center, a council, and a fund. - Go to bill.
AIR QUALITY
H.F. 2110 An Act relating to establishing smokefree public places and workplaces, and providing penalties. NOTE: Introduced by Reps. Petersen & Jochum. Assigned to the House Human Resources Committee. - Go to bill
S.F. 2136 A bill for an act relating to establishing smokefree public places and workplaces, and providing penalties. NOTE: Introduced by Sen. McCoy and assigned to the Senate Local Government Committee. - Go to bill
AFOS/CAFOS
H.F. 701 A bill relating to animal feeding operations, by providing for chronic complaints. NOTE: Introduced by House Agriculture Committee (successor to HSB 247) - Go to bill
HSB 588 A study bill relating to confinement feeding operations by providing for manure management plans. NOTE: Introduced by House Agriculture Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. De Boef, Lalk, and Thomas. DNR supports, although not their bill. It just clarifies the role of the land renter in the MMP. - Go to bill
HSB 724 A study bill for establishing an environmental design and construction program for open animal feeding operations. - Go to bill.
S.F. 2268 A bill for an act relating to financial transactions associated with agricultural production, by providing for tax credits and tax exemptions, and including effective and retroactive and other applicability dates. - Go to bill
SSB 3017 A study bill for an act relating to confinement feeding operations by providing for manure management plans. NOTE: Introduced by Senate Agriculture Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Courtney, Mulder, Hancock, Fraise, Gaskill, and Brunkhorst. - Go to bill
Energy/Efficiency/Conservation
H.F. 2013 A bill for an act authorizing the use of revenue derived from the physical plant and equipment levy and the local option sales tax for school infrastructure purposes for the procurement of biodiesel fuel, and including an applicability provision. NOTE: Introduced by Rep. Tjepkes and assigned to the House Education Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Tymeson, Paulsen, and Wise. - Go to bill
H.F. 2052 A bill for an act providing an income tax deduction for the purchase of an automobile that operates on E-85 gasoline and including retroactive and applicability date provisions. NOTE: Introduced by Rep. S. Olson and assigned to the House Environmental Protection Committee. - Go to bill
H.F. 2079 An Act relating to energy conservation standards included in the state building code for new single-family or two-family residential construction. NOTE: Introduced by Reps. Huser, Petersen and Wise. Assigned to the House Human Resources Committee. - Go to bill
H.F. 2103 An Act to require a hydrogen production study and pilot project by the Iowa energy center. NOTE: Introduced by Reps. Whitaker, Kressig, Thomas et al. Assigned to the House Commerce, Regulations & Labor Committee. - Go to bill
H.F. 2143 A bill for an act relating to certain water treatment and supply-related inspections conducted by licensed commercial septic tank cleaners when certain property is sold or transferred. - Go to bill.
H.F. 2271 A bill for an act relating to the regulation, production, and consumption of energy including providing for sales tax exemptions, income tax credits, research and development, and use tax refunds, requiring an electricity renewable energy standard, providing for a certificate of public convenience, low-income weatherization, a community energy conservation plan program, providing for public education of energy efficiency, and renewable energy education, establishing emission reduction goals, providing for state certification of carbon sequestration, establishing a renewable energy for schools grant program, establishing high-performance standards for certain public buildings, and making appropriations. - Go to bill.
H.F. 2422 A bill for an act relating to the delivery of E-85 gasoline to franchisees of motor fuel, and providing an effective date. - Go to bill
HSB 680 A study bill for providing individual and corporate income tax credits for the purchase and installation of coal gas conversion property to be used to generate electricity and including a retroactive applicability date provision. - Go to bill.
HSB 733 A study bill relating to alternative and renewable energy for purposes of economic development. - Go to bill.
S.F. 2004 A bill for an act relating to energy assistance including providing supplemental funding for the low-income home energy assistance program, providing for a household heating tax credit, allocating unclaimed utility refunds, requiring low-income customer rates by rate-regulated public utilities providing gas or electric service, and providing an effective date. NOTE: Introduced by Sen. Hatch. Assigned to the Senate Commerce Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Angelo, Bolkcom, Courtney, and McKinley. - Go to bill
S.F. 2084 A bill for an act to prohibit the disconnection of gas or electric utility service to households with residents who would suffer a health risk, providing for a health risk utility tax credit, and making penalties applicable. NOTE: Introduced by Sen. Hatch and assigned to the Senate Commerce Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Bolkcom, McKinley, McCoy, and Wieck. - Go to bill
S.F. 2129 A bill for an act providing for state petroleum replacement, by providing for renewable fuel including ethanol blended fuel and biodiesel blended fuel, providing incentives for infrastructure used to store and dispense renewable fuel, income tax credits, and an appropriation, providing penalties, making penalties applicable, and providing an applicability date. NOTE: Introduced by Sens. Johnson, Lamberti, Iverson et al, assigned to the Senate Agriculture Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Fraise, Johnson, Black, Gaskill, Hahn, and Kibbie. - Go to bill
S.F. 2130 A bill for an act relating to motor vehicle fuel by providing for the establishment of standards, providing for tax credits, and providing for applicability and effective dates. NOTE: Introduced by Sens. Kibbie, Fraise, Schoenjahn et al and assigned to the Senate Agriculture Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Fraise, Johnson, Courtney, Gaskill, Hahn, and Kibbie. - Go to bill
S.F. 2133 A bill for an act relating to the renewable energy tax credit. NOTE: Introduced by Sens. Kibbie, Beall, Houser and assigned to the Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee. - Go to bill
S.F. 2206 A bill for an act relating to the regulation, production, and consumption of energy including providing for clean energy financial assistance, wind energy tax credits, green building income tax credits, and advanced renewable energy technology research and development, requiring an electricity renewable energy standard, providing for public education of energy efficiency, establishing an advisory council on climate change, establishing high-performance standards for certain public buildings, and making appropriations. - Go to bill.
S.F. 2212 A bill for an act relating to financial assistance for energy-efficient equipment and making appropriations. - Go to bill.
SSB 3054 A study bill for an act relating to renewable fuel, including ethanol blended fuel and biodiesel blended fuel, providing for tax credits, and providing penalties. NOTE: Introduced by Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Black, Houser, Schoenjahn, Putney, Hancock, Gaskill, Wood, and Lundby. - Go to bill
SSB 3068 A study bill for an act relating to motor fuel, including renewable fuel, providing for tax credits, and providing penalties. NOTE: Introduced by Senate Agriculture Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Rielly, Houser, Ragan, Fraise, Gaskill, and Brunkhorst. - Go to bill
Funding and economic growth
H.F. 2022 A bill for an act increasing the taxes imposed on cigarettes and tobacco products and providing for deposit of the increased revenue generated in the senior living trust fund, and providing an applicability date and an effective date. NOTE: Introduced by Reps. Tomenga and R. Olson. Assigned to the House Ways & Means Committee. - Go to bill
H.F. 2037 A bill for an act relating to financial assistance for projects in targeted state parks, banner parks, and destination parks and making appropriations. NOTE: Introduced by Rep. Thomas and assigned to the House Economic Growth Committee. -
Go to billH.F. 2153 A bill for an act relating to projects identified under the Iowa great places program. NOTE: Introduced by Rep. Thomas and assigned to the House Economic Growth Committee. - Go to bill
SSB 3062 A study bill for an act relating to projects identified under the Iowa great places program. NOTE: Introduced by Senate Economic Growth Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Ragan, Shull, Hahn, and Stewart. - Go to bill
LAND USE
H.F. 2120 A bill for an act relating to eminent domain authority and condemnation procedures and including effective and applicability provisions. NOTE: Introduced by Reps. Dix, Paulsen, Struyk et al. Assigned to the House Judiciary Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Kaufmann, Eichhorn, Jochum, R. Olson, Paulsen, Swaim, and Tymeson. - Go to bill
H.F. 2125 A bill for an act making changes to the law relating to eminent domain authority and condemnation procedures, urban renewal, and including effective and applicability date provisions. NOTE: Introduced by Rep. Struyk and assigned to the House Judiciary Committee - Go to bill
H.F. 2200 A bill for an act limiting the exercise of eminent domain authority over certain residential property. NOTE: By Heddens, Foege, Whitaker et al and assigned to the House Judiciary Committee. - Go to bill
H.F. 2291 A bill for an act relating to state land management and planning and local land management and planning for certain counties and cities and providing effective dates. - Go to bill
S.F. 2046 An Act relating to eminent domain authority and condemnation and including effective date and applicability date provisions. NOTE: Introduced by Sens. Brunkhorst, Johnson, Kettering et al. Assigned to the Senate Local Government Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Brunkhorst, Kreiman, Miller, and Quirmbach. - Go to bill
NATURAL RESOURCES
H.F. 2318 A bill for an act relating to hunting on hunting preserves. - Go to bill
HSB 554 A study bill relating to civil damages payable for unlawful taking of certain animals and fish. NOTE: Introduced by and assigned to the House Natural Resources Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Tjepkes, Lukan, and Van Engelenhoven. - Go to bill
HSB 557 A study bill relating to regulation of the harvesting of commercial fish, turtles, and freshwater mussels and providing for fees and penalties. NOTE: Introduced by and assigned to the House Natural Resources Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. J.R. Van Fossen, Reichert, and Wilderdyke. - Go to bill
S.F. 2120 A bill for an act providing for an upland game bird fee, making an appropriation, creating programs, and providing for a penalty. NOTE: Introduced by Sens. Black, Dearden and Gronstal and assigned to the Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee. - Go to bill
S.F. 2155 A bill for an act relating to an increase in the migratory game bird fee. - Go to bill
SSB 3204 A study bill for an act relating to civil damages payable for unlawful taking of certain animals and fish. - Go to bill
PARKS
None
RECYCLING AND LITTER
H.F. 2014 A bill for an act relating to the recycling property tax exemption and including an applicability date provision. NOTE: Introduced by Rep. Murphy and assigned to the House Environmental Protection Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. J.K. Van Fossen, Kurtenbach, and Wessel-Kroeschell. - Go to bill
H.F. 2041 A bill for an act increasing the scheduled fine for placing litter or debris on a highway. NOTE: Introduced by Rep. Bukta and assigned to the House Environmental Protection Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. De Boef, Anderson, and Pettengill. - Go to bill
H.F. 2251 A bill for an act relating to reimbursement amounts paid by distributors to dealers, redemption center operators, and dealer agents for empty beverage containers. - Go to bill
H.F. 2341 A bill for an act concerning reimbursement amounts paid by distributors to dealers, redemption center operators, and dealer agents for empty beverage containers. - Go to bill
S.F. 2002 A bill for an act relating to the reimbursement amount paid to dealers or persons operating redemption centers who redeem empty beverage containers. NOTE: Introduced by Sen. Beall. Assigned to the Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee. - Go to bill
S.F. 2126 A bill for an act relating to the amount of reimbursement paid to dealers or persons operating redemption centers who redeem empty beverage containers. NOTE: Introduced by Sens. Beall, Bolkcom and Schoenjahn and assigned to the Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee. - Go to bill
S.F. 2167 A bill for an act relating to the removal, replacement, collection, and recovery of mercury-added vehicle components. - Go to bill
REGULATORY CHANGES
H.F. 2139 A bill for an act relating to the review of administrative rules by standing committees of the general assembly. NOTE: Introduced by Reps. Struyk, Huser and Dandekar and assigned to the House State Government Committee. - Go to bill
H.F. 2162 A bill for an act relating to the scope of rulemaking authority delegated to an administrative agency. NOTE: Introduced by Reps. Upmeyer, Dix, Paulsen et al and assigned to the House State Government Committee. - Go to bill
H.F. 2215 A bill for an act relating to requests for regulatory analysis of administrative rules. NOTE: Introduced by Rep. Eichhorn and assigned to the House State Government Committee. - Go to bill
H.F. 2223 A bill for an act relating to the legislative review of administrative rules, and rescinding all rules every five years. - Go to bill
H.F. 2406 (see H.F. 2663) A bill for an act relating to jurisdiction of the natural resource commission over certain lakebeds and riverbeds. - Go to bill
HSB 586 (See HF 2541) A study bill for eliminating certain duties of the department of natural resources. NOTE: Introduced by House Environmental Protection Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. S. Olson, D. Olson, and Sands. - Go to bill
HSB 619 A study bill to automatically rescind on a periodic basis all administrative rules and require periodic review of all administrative rules. - Go to bill
SSB 3157 A study bill for an act creating a department of environmental protection. - Go to bill
SSB 3165 A study bill for an act eliminating certain duties of the department of natural resources. - Go to bill
SSB 3208 A study bill for an act precluding certain enforcement actions by the department of natural resources or the attorney general based on detrimental reliance. - Go to bill
TAXES
None
WATER QUALITY
H.F. 2044 A bill for an act relating to construction requirements for publicly owned water treatment works. NOTE: Introduced by Rep. Dolecheck and assigned to the House Environmental Protection Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Kurtenbach, D. Olson, and Sands. - Go to bill
S.F. 2052 A bill for an act requiring certain Iowa national pollutant discharge elimination system program permit holders to post signs at discharge points and providing a penalty. NOTE: Assigned to the Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee. -
Go to billS.F. 2088 A bill for an act relating to the application of phosphoric fertilizers on turf and making penalties applicable. NOTE: Introduced by Sen. Fraise and assigned to the Senate Agriculture Committee. - Go to bill
SSB 3056 A study bill for an act relating to water quality standards. NOTE: Introduced by Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Wood, Lundby, Black, Houser, Schoenjahn, and Kettering. - Go to bill
SSB 3164 A study bill for an act relating to fee schedules for the disposal system permit program. Go to bill.
SSB 3166 A study bill for an act relating to wastewater treatment and disposal for subdivisions. Go to bill.
SSB 3167 A study bill for an act relating to certain water treatment and supply-related inspections conducted when certain property is sold or transferred. Go to bill.