Bill Watch: Week of February 22-26

Bill List as of February 26, 2021
Category	Bill #	Bill Explanation	Comments	Registration Status
Apprenticeship	HF559 (Previously HSB202)	Requires 100 hours of contact work between the apprentice and lead sponsor.	2/11 Introduced, referred to Labor. Subcommittee: Stone, Dolecheck and Running-Marquardt. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/15 Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0. 2/16 Committee report approving bill. Introduced, placed on calendar. 2/23 Passed House, yeas 93 nays none. Messaged to the Senate.
Apprenticeship	SF424 (Previously SSB1149)	Relating to the licensure of persons completing an apprenticeship.	2/2 Subcommittee: Koelker, Bisignano, and Cournoyer. Subcommittee recommends passage. 2/8 Subcommittee reassigned: Koelker, Bisignano, and Brown. 2/17 Committee report approving bill. 2/18 Placed on the calendar.
Apprenticeship	SSB1173	Requiers 100 hours of contact work between an apprentice and the lead sponsor in order to qualify for EDA assistance.	2/9 Introduced, referred to Labor and Business Relations. Subcommittee: Driscoll, Dotzler, and Schultz. 2/26 Subcommittee recommends passage. 2/25 Committee report approving bill, renumbered as [].
Athletics	SF386 (Previously SF245)	Relating to the compensation of student athletes.	2/3 introduced, referred to Judiciary. 2/9 Subcommittee: Zaun, Boulton, and Johnson. 2/10 Subcommittee recommends passage. 2/17 Introduced, placed on calendar. 2/23 Fiscal note (LSB1290SV).	Undecid.
Day Care	HF301 (Previously 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. 1/19 Subcommittee recommends passage. 1/28 Introduced, referred to Appropriations. 2/2 Referred to calendar. 2/11 Passed House. Messaged to Senate. Read first time, referred to Human Resources. 2/17 Subcommittee: Green, Lofgren, and Mathis. 2/23 Subcommittee recommends passage.	Undecid.
Day Care	HF606 (Previously HF 363 and 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. 1/20 Subcommittee: Thompson, Bradley and Judge. 1/25 Subcommittee passes 2 to 1. 2/2 Committee report, recommending amendment and passage Committee report approving bill. 2/16 Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0. Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. 2/18
Economic Development	HSB193	Creates an incentive program for manufactures to invest in smart technologies. (Industry/ manufacturing 4.0)	2/10 Introduced, referred to Economic Growth. Subcommittee: Brink, Ingels and Judge.
Economic Development	SSB1197	Creates the Manufacturing 4.0 Technology Fund for investments into smart technologies used to improve current manufacturing processes. (Companion to HSB193.)	2/16 Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. Subcommittee: Dawson, Bolkcom, and Sinclair.
Elections	HF590 (Previously HSB213)	A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, including absentee ballots and voter list maintenance activities, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.	2/16 introduced, referred to State Government. Subcommittee: Kaufmann, Boden, Mascher, Nordman and Wolfe. 2/18 Committee report approving bill. Introduced, placed on calendar. 2/23 Fiscal Note (LSB2298HV). Amendments H-1107, H-1109 and H-1111 filed. H.J. 535. 2/24 Amendment H-1116 filed. 2/24 Withdrawn.
EMS	HF562	Allows cities and counties to impose an additional levy for EMS.	2/16 Committee report approving bill, 22-0. Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. 2/23 Passed House, yeas 93 nays none. 2/24 Message to Senate. Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. 2/25 Referred to State Government.
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.
Freedom of Speech	HSB237	Requires the Regents to develop materials and procedures to ensure that the employees responsible for supervising various kinds of student activities understand the policies and duties of the university regarding free speech.	2/23 Introduced, referred to Judiciary. Subcommittee: Hite, Bohannan and Salmon. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/25/2021 3:00PM. Vote total: 2-1.
Freedom of Speech	HB235	Prohibits state, local governments and public entities from awarding incentives or benefits to companies that censor online.	2/23 Introduced, referred to Judiciary. Subcommittee: Holt, Wheeler and Wolfe.
Freedom of Speech	SF402	Prohibiting the state or a political subdivision of the state from entering into contracts with, or providing tax incentives of any other benefits to, certain companies that censor online content.	2/18 Introduced, referred to Commerce. 2/22 Subcommittee: Chapman, Mathis, and Schultz. 2/24 Subcommittee scheduled for 8:30 a.m; recommends passage.	Undecid.
Freedom of Speech	SF478 (Previously SSB1205)	Providing for training, prohibitions, and requirements related to first amendment rights at K12 and public postsecondary institutions.	2/16 Introduced, referred to Education. Subcommittee: Sinclair, Quirmbach, and Taylor, J. 2/17 Subcommittee recommends passage. 2/24 Committee report approving bill 11-4.
Future Ready Iowa	SF394	Adds Early Childhood education as an eligible program of study for Last Dollar Scholarship Program.	2/17 Introduced, referred to Education. 2/22 Subcommittee: Sinclair, Rozenboom, and J. Smith.
K12	HF308 (Successor HSB110)	Senior Year Plus. Provides an option for a student who is unable to meet all grade level proficiency requirements to enroll in a Dual Credit course. S-3028 Conforms the bill to SF262 to allow schools to jointly adopts rules with postsecondary institutions. Adopted	1/21 Introduced, referred to Education. Subcommittee: Sorensen, Dolecheck and Mascher. 1/27 Subcommittee recommends passage. 1/28 Education Committee approved; 22 yea, 0 nay. Moves to debate calendar. 2/1 Introduced and placed on the calendar. 2/10 Passed House, yeas 94, nays 0. Messaged to the Senate. 2/17 Passed the Senate 48-0; Returned to the House. 2/23 House concurred in Senate amendment. Passed House, yeas 93 nays none. Messaged to the Senate. 2/23 Passed Senate, 48-0. Passed House, 93-0. Goes to the Governor.	For
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. 1/19 Subcommittee: Wills, Donahue and Stone. 1/21 Subcommittee meeting. 1/21 Subcommittee recommends passage.	Undecid.
K12	HF593	Authorizes school districts and local or regional economic development organizations to establish career academies and modifies the definition of work-based learning offered by career academies.	2/18 Introduced, referred to Economic
K12	SF127	Savings grant program for students attending a nonpublic school.	1/21 Introduced, referred to Education. 1/27 Subcommittee: Carlin, Celsi, and Zaun.
K12	SF128	Savings grant program for students attending a nonpublic school.	1/21 Introduced, referred to Education. 1/27 Subcommittee: Carlin, Celsi, and Zaun.
K12	SF159 (Prev. SSB1065)	Proposes Student First Scholarship Program for non-public students; Provisions for Charter Schools; Addresses Diversity in Open Enrollment plans; Electronic Records; and Tuition Credits.	1/20 Introduced, referred to Education. Subcommittee: Sinclair, Quirmbach, and Zaun. 1/27 Subcommittee recommends passage. Referred to Appropriations. 1/28 Senate approves 26 yea, 21 nays; immediate passage. 2/1 House - Read first time, referred to Education. 2/2 Fiscal Note.	Undecid.
K12	SF272	Postsecondary education subsidy for students between the ages of 18 and 22 who is regularly attending a course in CTE training as part of a regular school program.	2/8 Introduced, referred to Education. 2/10 Subcommittee: Sinclair, Rozenboom, and J. Smith.
Licensure	HF280 (Previously HSB99)	Renewal of CDL licenses without examination. (Companion bill SF318).	1/20 Introduced, referred to Transportation. Subcommittee: Mommsen, Meyer, B. and Siegrist. 1/26 Subcommittee recommends passage. 2/8 Passed House, yeas 91, nays none. Messaged to the Senate. 2/15 Read first time, attached to companion SF 318.
Licensure	HF549 (Previously HSB140)	Relates to the completion and passage of CNA and CMA competency exams, and reciprocity agreements.	1/26 Introduced, referred to Human Resources. Subcommittee: Andrews, Mascher and Moore, T. 2/10 Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-1. 2/11 Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. 2/16 Committee report approving bill.
Licensure	SF318	Renewal of CDL licenses without examination. (Companion bill HF280).	2/10 Introduced, placed on calendar
Licensure	SF424 (Previously SSB114)	Relates to the licensures of persons completing an apprenticeship.	2/2 Introduced, referred to State Government. 2/8 Subcommittee: Koelker, Bisignano, and Brown. 2/11 Committee report approving bill. 2/18 Committee report, approving bill. Introduced, placed on calendar
Operations	HF204	Off-Campus Student/Staff Behavior. Prohibits postsecondary institutions from requiring students or staff to wear masks or to socially-distance when off-campus.	1/25 Introduced, referred to Education.
Operations	HF309 (Successor HSB28)	Restricting public agency disclosure of and access to certain personal information related to tax-exempt organizations.	2/1 Introduced, placed on calendar. 2/3 Fiscal Note: LSB1731HV. 2/17 Amendment H-1071 filed. 2/23 Passed House, yeas 84 nays 9. Messaged to Senate. Read first time, referred to Judiciary. 2/24 Subcommittee: Johnson, Bolkcom, and Zaun; fiscal note.
Operations	HF364 (Previously HSB36)	Prohibited conduct by athletic agents.	2/2 Introduced, referred to State Government. 2/23 Subcommittee: Jacobsen, Bacon and Wilburn. Subcommittee meeting: 3/1, 10:45 a.m.
Operations	HF399	Statewide course numbering system for postsecondary and concurrent enrollment courses.	2/8 Introduced, referred to Education.
Operations	HF435 (Previously HSB136)	Prohibit community colleges and Regents from requiring students and staff to wear masks or social distance when off-campus.	1/28 Introduced, referred to State Government. Subcommittee: Mitchell, Bohannan and Nordman. 2/2/ Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-. 2/8 Introduced, placed on calendar. 2/16 Passed House, yeas 90 nays none. 2/17 Message from House. Read first time in Senate, passed on file. Attached to companion SF439.	Undecid.
Operations	HF578	Relating to the executive orders of the Presidents of the United States.	2/17 Introduced, referred to State Government.
Operations	HF644 (Previously HF375)	Registration of postsecondary schools with the College Student Aid Commission.	2/4 Introduced, referred to Education. 2/10 Subcommittee: Dolecheck, Bossman and Mascher. 2/16 Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0. 2/17 Committee report, recommending passage. 2/23 Committee report approving bill. 2/23 Renumbered as HF644.
Operations	HSB131	Bill relating to conflicts of interest of certain state officials and employees resulting from service on boards of director of certain organizations.	1/25 Introduced, referred to State Government. Subcommittee: Boden, Bohannan and Jones. Subcommittee meeting 2/4.
Operations	HSB199	Directs that Regents to require that course syllabus for each course offered by a university be published on the university's website prior to the first day of class, and remain on the website until at least the second anniversary of the date on which the syllabus was originally posted.	2/10 Introduced, referred to Education. Subcommittee: Brink, Fry and Winckler. 2/15 Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-0.
Operations	SF105	Sexual exploitation of student with disabilities.	1/20 Introduced, referred to Judiciary. 1/25 Subcommittee: Taylor, J., Johnson, and Petersen. 2/10 Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.	Undecid.
Operations	SF183 (Prev 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. Subcommittee Meeting: 01/20/2021. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 183. 1/28 Passed Senate, yeas 28, nays 19. Messaged to the House. Read first time, referred to State Government. 2/8 Fiscal Note. 2/10 Subcommittee: Kaufmann, Bloomingdale, Bossman, Hunter and Wilburn. Subcommittee at 10:00 a.m. Subcommittee meeting 2/15
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. 2/3 Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. 2/25 Committee report approving bill, renumbered as [].	Undecid.
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. Subcommittee Meeting: 01/21/2021. 1/21 Subcommittee reassigned: Driscoll, Boulton, and Whiting. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as [].	Undecid.
Operations	SSB1036	Restricts public agency disclosure of and access to certain personal information related to tax-exempt organizations. Senate companion bill HF309.	1/13 Introduced, referred to Judiciary. Subcommittee: Johnson, Bolkcom, and Shipley. 1/27 Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.	Undecid.
Operations	SSB1039	Prohibiting conduct by athlete agents and making penalties applicable. House companion bill HF364.	1/13 Introduced, referred to Judiciary. 1/19 Subcommittee: Johnson, Boulton, and Reichman.	Undecid.
Operations	SSB1046	Relating to the operation of state government, including the review of state boards, the regulation of professions and occupations, and investigations conducted by state boards.	1/19 Introduced, referred to State Government. Subcommittee: Whiting, Jochum, and Smith, R. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/03 Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. 2/24 Committee report approving bill, renumbered as [].
Programming	HF132	Relating to online continuing education courses for maintaining a professional license.	1/21 Introduced, referred to State Government. Subcommittee: Lundgren, Donahue and Jones. 1/27 Subcommittee Meeting.
Programming	HF133	Relating to the extension of deadline to satisfy continuing education requirements in certain professions.	1/21 Introduced, referred to State Government. Subcommittee: Mascher, Gjerde and Lundgren. Subcommittee Meeting: 01/28/2021 7:30AM RM 19.
Programming	HF222	Reduction of funding based on curriculum used for history instruction.	1/27 Introduced, referred to Education. 1/28 Subcommittee: Wheeler, Salmon and Smith. 2/2 Subcommittee reassigned: Wheeler, Smith and Stone. 2/9 Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-1	Against
Programming	HF380 (Previously HSB82)	Drivers Education Instruction - Distracted Driving	1/20 Introduced, referred to Transportation. Subcommittee: Gerhold, Cisneros and Sunde. 1/21 Subcommittee.1/26 Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0. 2/4 Introduced, placed on calendar. 2/10 Passed House, yeas 94, nays none. 2/11 attached to companion SF317
Programming	HF433 (Previously HSB78)	Authorize a judge to appoint an uncertified court report for a period of up to one year. Companion bill SSB1107.	1/19 Introduced, referred to Judiciary. Subcommittee: Osmundson, Kaufmann and Wilburn. Subcommittee Meeting: 1/26; recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0.2/17 Passed House, yeas 96 nays none. 2/18 Message from House. Read first time, passed on file. 2/25 Attached to companion SF440.
Programming	HF516	Allows dental assistants to place sealants on teeth with additional training through an approved program.	2/15 Introduced, referred to Human Resources. Subcommittee: Bradley, Jeneary and Sunde. 2/17 Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
Programming	HSB258	Establishes requirements for training on racism and seixm in schools, including prohibiting teaching that Iowa is fundamentally racist or sexist.	2/25 Introduced, referred to Judiciary. Subcommittee: Holt, Wheeler and Wolfe.
Programming	SF352 (Previously SF163)	Relating to the extension of deadline to satisfy continuing education requirements in certain professions.	1/26 Introduced, referred to State Government. Subcommittee: Whiting, Boulton, and Johnson. 2/10 Committee report approving bill. 2/11 Introduced, placed on calendar. Committee report, approving bill. 2/15 Referred to Ways and Means. 2/16 Subcommittee: Sinclair, Bolkcom, and Dawson. Fiscal Note: (LSB1985SV)
Regents	HSB66	Relating to nonstate moneys expended by the Board of Regents.	1/15 Introduced, referred to Education. Subcommittee: Wills, Steckman and Thompson. 1/21 Subcommittee. Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.	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.
Taxes	SF124	Exempting certain homestead property from specified school property tax levies.	1/21 Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. 1/26 Subcommittee: Dawson, Dotzler, and Goodwin.
Tenure	HF496 (Formerly HF49)	Prohibits tenure at institutions of higher learning.	1/13 Introduced, referred to Education. 1/14 Subcommittee: Wheeler, Mascher, and Wills. 1/26 Subcommittee recommends passage: vote total: 2-1. 2/10 Committee report, recommending passage 12-9. 2/11 Introduced, placed on calendar.	Undecid.
Tenure	SF41	Prohibits tenure at public postsecondary institutions.	1/11 Introduced, referred to Education. 1/14 Subcommittee: Carlin, Quirmbach, and Rozenboom. 2/11 Subcommittee recommends passage	Undecid.
Weapons	HF343	Relating to carrying of weapons including on the grounds of a school, community or university.	2/2 Introduced, referred to Public Safety.
Weapons	HF408	Approval of organizations that may certify persons to offer handgun safety training courses.	2/8 Introduced, referred to Public Safety.
Weapons	SF174 (Prev 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. 1/26 Subcommittee recommends passage. 1/27 Committee report approving bill.	Undecid.
WITHDRAWN
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. 1/19 Subcommittee recommends passage. 1/27 Withdrawn	Undecid.
K12	SF262 (Prev. SSB1077)	Senior Year Plus. Provides an option for a student who is unable to meet all grade level proficiency requirements to enroll in a Dual Credit course. Companion bill to HF308.	1/21 Introduced, referred to Education. Subcommittee: Sinclair, Smith, J., and Taylor, J. 2/1 Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. 2/4 Committee report, approving bill. Introduced, placed on calendar. 2/17 Amendment S-3027 filed, adopted. S.J. 374. HF 308 substituted. Withdrawn	Undecid.