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Bill List as of May 25, 2022
Category Bill # Bill Explanation  Comments
SENT TO THE GOVENOR.    
Appropriations HF2564 Economic Development 3/24 Passed House, yeas 74, nays 18.  5/23 Senate introduces Amendment S-5151. Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 14.  5/24 House concurred in Senate amendment. Passed House, yeas 56, nays 33. Sent to the Governor.
Appropriations HF2575 Education 3/29 Passed House, yeas 58, nays 36. 5/23 Senate introduces and adopts
Amendment S-5154. Passed Senate, yeas 29, nays 16. Senate amendment H-8384 filed. House concurred in Senate amendment H-8384. Passed House, yeas 52, nays 32. Sent to the Governor.
Standings SF2384 Last bill approved during the session.      Makes the Standing appropriations.  Allows school career transition counselors to be shared. 5/23 Passed the Senate and sent to the House. 5/24 House amended and approved 56-39.  Senate passed 30-14. Sent to the Governor.
Immunizations HF2298 Prohibits requiring COVID immunization in order to enroll in childcare center, school or college or university prior to July 2029. 2/22 Passed House, yeas 57, nays 36. 3/1 Message from House. Read first time, referred to Judiciary. 3/17   Committee recommending passage, 10-5. 3/24 Placed on calendar under unfinished business. 5/24
Passed Senate, yeas 29, nays 16. Sent to Governor.
Operations HF2081 (Previously HSB520) Relating to the assessments administered to practitioner preparation program admission candidates and to practitioner preparation program students prior to students’ completion of a practitioner preparation program. 2/28 Passed House, yeas 94, nays 0. Immediately messaged. 3/1 Read first time, referred to Education. S.J. 418. Messaged from House. Read first time, referred to Education.3/8/Subcommittee: Sinclair, Giddens, and Johnson. 3/9 Subcommittee recommends passage. 3/15 Committee report, recommending passage. 3/24 Placed on calendar under unfinished business. 5/23 Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. Sent to the Governor.
Programming HF2470 (Previously HSB675) Requires DE to establish a one-year community college certificate for artisanal butchery no later than December 31, 2022.  Also, requires IWD to add butchery, artisanal butchery and meat processing to the high-demand jobs list no later than July 31, 2022. 2/18 Introduced, placed on calendar. 3/2 Passed House, yeas 99, nays 0. Message from House. Read first time, referred to Commerce. S.J. 439. 3/7 Subcommittee: Johnson, Bisignano, and Koelker. 3/15 Subcommittee recommends passage. 3/16 Committee report, recommending passage, 17-0. 3/24 Placed on calendar under unfinished business. 5/23 Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0.  Sent to the Governor.
Programming SF2383 Governor's Regulatory Proposals. Relates to work-based learning, which provides opportunities and experiences to students related to workplace tours, job shadowing, rotations, mentoring, entrepreneurship, service learning, internships, and apprenticeships. The bill requires the department of education to establish and maintain a process that requires the boards of directors of school districts to report to the department at least annually regarding student participation in work-based learning programs established by the board. 4/5   Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. Message from Senate. Read first time, passed on file. 4/6 Fiscal Note LSB5183SZ. 4/12 Fiscal Note LSB5183SZ.1. 4/26 Passed House, yeas 70, nays 24. Sent to the Governor.
Scholarships HF2165 (Previously HSB541) Allow part-time students to be eligible for Last Dollar Scholarships 1/31 Introduced, placed on calendar. 2/21 Amendments H-8048 and H-8052   filed H.J. 323 3/2 Amendment H-8099 adopted. H.J. 03/02. Passed House, yeas 99, nays 0. Message from House. Read first time, attached to companion SF 2129. S.J. 437. 3/17 Placed on calendar under unfinished business. 5/23 Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0, with an amendment to strike H-8099. 5/14 House concurred in H-8379, 52-36. Passed the bill 77-12.  Sent to the Governor.
SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR    
Operations SF2130 (Substituted for HF2156, formerly HSB542) Relates to colleges that are required to register with the College Student Aid Commission which includes Community Colleges and Regents. 2/9 Passed Senate, 46-0. Messaged from Senate. 2/10 Read first time, passed on file. 3/2 Substituted for HF 2156.   Passed House, yeas 98, nays 0. 4/21 Governor signed.
Operations SF2322 Cost associated with providing copies of open records. 2/23 Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 02/23. Message from Senate. Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. Message from Senate. Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 394. 3/2 Subcommittee: Jones, Jacoby and Mitchell. 3/9 Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-1. 3/15 Committee report, recommending passage, 24-0. 3/16 Placed on Ways and Means calendar.  3/24 Passed the House, 92-1.  5/2 Governor signed.
Programming HF2416 Student eligibility requirements for athletics based on sex. 2/21 Passed House, yeas 55, 39 nays. H.J. 318. 3/2 Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 17. 3/3 Signed by Governor. H.J. 493.
Programming SF2128 (Previously SSB3047) Changes references from "limited English proficiency'" to "English learner", postsecondary institutions accreditation, and standards for hiring community college faculty. (DE Department bill) 2/22 Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0.  Message from Senate.  2/23 Read first time, passed on file. 3/2 Substituted for HF 2409.  Passed House, yeas 99, nays 0. Governor signed 4/21/22.
Enrolled      
Operations SF2337 Allowing third-party CDL testers. 2/23 Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. Message from Senate. Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 23/22. 3/10 Substituted for HF 2530. Passed House, yeas 91, nays 0. Sent to the Governor.
Operations SF2383 (Previously SF2361 & SSB3123) Governor Regulatory Proposal - section on work-based learning. 2/21 Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 355. Referred to Ways and Means. S.J. 334. 2/22 Subcommittee: Brown, Jochum, and R. Smith. 3/1 Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. 4/4 Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF2383. 4/5 Passed Senate, 48-0. 4/27 House concurred in H8365 and Passed 94-0.  Goes to the Governor.
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