Bill Watch: Week of January 11-15, 2021

Bill List as of January 15, 2021
Category	Bill #	Bill Explanation	Comments	Registration Status
Day Care	HF3	Permitting businesses new onsite daycare facilities or businesses expansion of existing onsite daycare facilities to qualify as projects under the high quality jobs program.	1/12 Introduced, referred to Economic Growth.
Day Care	HF6	Established a child care workforce state matching grant program and fund administered by the early childhood Iowa state board to award matching state grants to eligible communities.	1/12 Introduced, referred to Human Resources. Subcommittee: Dolecheck, Andrews, and Ehlert. 1/13 Subcommittee recommends passage.	Undecid.
Freedom of Speech	HSB12	Judicial motions and causes of action arising from a person's participation in matters of public significance.	1/12 Introduced, referred to Judiciary. Subcommittee: Hite, Bohannan and Westrich. 1/13 Subcommittee recommends passage.
Health Care	HF5	Expands the current rural health care forgivable loan program to include the regents or accredited private institutions.	1/12 Introduced, referred to Education. 1/13 Subcommittee: Bossman, Kerr and Winckler. Subcommittee meeting 1/19.	Undecid.
K12	HF51	Creates a new and advanced opportunity program for students enrolled in public schools to take overload and dual credit courses to be able to graduate early. Allows for scholarships and funding to pay for credit bearing exams and certifications.	1/14 Introduced, referred to Education.	Undecid.
Operations	HSB28	Restricts public agency disclosure of and access to certain personal information related to tax-exempt organizations. Senate companion bill SSB1036.	1/13 Introduced, referred to Judiciary. Subcommittee: Lohse, Bohannan, and Wheeler. Subcommittee meeting 1/19	Undecid.
Operations	HSB36	Prohibiting conduct by athlete agents and making penalties applicable.	1/13 Introduced, referred to Judiciary. Subcommittee: Osmundson, Bohannan, and Kaufmann.	Undecid.
Operations	SF69	Requires that contractors provide information about persons performing construction work on certain public improvement projects to the labor commission.	1/12 Introduced, referred to Labor and Business Relations. 1/13 Subcommittee: Brown, J. Taylor, and T. Taylor.	Undecid.
Operations	SSB1018	Construction manager-at-risk commercial construction alternative delivery method and prohibiting certain other alternative delivery methods in the public sector.	1/12 Introduced, referred to State Government. 1/14 Subcommittee: Smith, R., Bisignano, and Goodwin.
Operations	SSB1029	Provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on pregnancy or childbirth.	1/12 Introduced, referred to Labor and Business Relations. Subcommittee: Driscoll, Boulton, and Brown.	Undecid.
Operations	SSB1036	Restricts public agency disclosure of and access to certain personal information related to tax-exempt organizations. Senate companion bill HSB28.	1/13 Introduced, referred to Judiciary. Subcommittee: Johnson, Bolkcom, and Shipley.	Undecid.
Operations	SSB1039	Prohibiting conduct by athlete agents and making penalties applicable.	1/13 Introduced, referred to Judiciary.	Undecid.
Tax Credit	HF12	Creates the Iowa job training tax credit program for registered apprenticeship participants.	1/12 Introduced, referred to Economic Growth.
Tax Credits	HF36	Provides for the future repeal of certain tax credits.	1/12 Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. 1/13 Subcommittee: Dawson, Goodwin, and Quirmbach.
Tax Credits	HSB1	Tax credits awarded by the economic development authority for specific capital contributions made to certified rural business growth funds for investment in qualified businesses.	1/12 Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. Subcommittee: Lohse, Gjerde, and Nordman.
Tenure	HF49	Prohibits tenure at institutions of higher learning.	1/13 Introduced, referred to Education. 1/14 Subcommittee: Wheeler, Mascher, and Wills.	Undecid.
Tenure	SF41	Prohibits tenure at public postsecondary institutions.	1/11 Introduced, referred to Education. 1/13 Subcommittee: Carlin, Quirmbach, and Rozenboom.	Undecid.
Weapons	SF30	Relates to certain individuals being able to carry weapons on school property.	1/11 Introduced, referred to Judiciary. 1/12 Subcommittee: Dawson, Johnson, and Kinney.	Undecid.
Prefiled
Administration	1024DP	Amends the definition of a meeting that is subject to open meetings statute; provide clarification of reasonable notice for a meeting.	Iowa Public Information Board Bill
Administration	1025DP	Filing complaints with Public Information Board. Expands filing time period to 90 days.	Iowa Public Information Board Bill
Licensure	1280DP	Renewal of CLD licenses without examination.	DOT Agency Bill
Administration	1329DP	Sales and Leases by Public Employees	Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board Bill
IWD	1356XD	Removes from the nonvoting membership of the IWD Board a representative of the US Dept. of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship.	IWD Agency Bill
Programming	1392XD	Authorize a judge to appoint an uncertified court report for a period of up to one year.	Judicial Branch Bill
Programming	1415XD	Provides an option for a student who is unable to meet all grade level proficiency requirements to enroll in a Dual Credit course.	DE Agency bill