House File 497 – Public Meetings Definitions for Forums

Senate File 75 – Rural Emergency Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Centers

House File 269 – Amusement Park Purchases

House File 347 – Optometrists Performing Local Injectable Anesthetics

House File 432 – HOA Documents

House File 433 – To-Go Cocktails

House File 475 – Real Estate Unfair Practices

House File 274 – Psychiatry Fellowship

House File 318 – Elderly, Disabled, Low-Income Property Tax Credit Deadline

House File 357 – Temp Staffing Agency Clarification

House File 421 – Waldorf ITG

House File 319 – Child Care Physicals

House File 423 – 340B Program

House File 317 – Taking Nuisance Furbearers

House File 424 – Physician Assistant Supervision

House File 332 – DAS: Selling of State Real Property

House File 478 – Altering Proprietorship Arrangement for Beer Manufacturers

House File 471 – DHHS Omnibus

House File 472 – Immunity for Veterinarians to Report Animal Abuse

House File 135 – Student Right to Know

House File 327 – Chapter 12 Reform

House File 630 - Human Trafficking Penalties

House File 536 - Drug Penalties and Driving Penalties

House File 345 - Scenic Byways Enhancement Fund

House File 601 - Rate Increase Notice

House File 614 - Out-of-State Teacher Licensure

House File 607 - Real Estate Liability

House File 590 - Directing Fees on Flying Our Colors Plates

House File 609 - Non-Bank Mortgage Lenders

House File 617 - Rate Review

House File 593 - Issuance and Suspension of Motor Vehicle Registrations and Titles

House File 567 - Non-Substantive Code Editor

House File 568 - Tribal Police Access to Data

House File 588 - Peace Officers Providing Driving Instruction

House File 425 - Newborn Safe Haven

House File 573 - Sustanstive Code Editor

House File 335 - Expanding Use of Restricted CDL for Agricultural Purposes

House File 541 - Deadline for Certifying Sanitary District Levies

House File 398 - Public Defender and Adoption

House File 621 - Substance Abuse Rates

House File 350 - IPIB: Public Records Request

House File 583 - Certifying Odometer Readings of Vehicles at Time of Sale or Transfer

House File 255 - Alternative Teacher Licensure

House File 597 - Age-Appropriate Educational Standards and Materials

House File 314 - County Compensation Boards

House File 626 - Nonmedical Switching

House File 584 - Foster Parent Bill of Rights

House File 305 - Inventory Checklist for Leases

House File 348 - Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation Instruction

House File 282 - SWCD Management of Soil & Water Resources & Soil Health Efforts

House File 623 - Prohibition on Gender Procedures on Children

House File 430 - BOEE Reform 

• House Provides Reasonable Updates to Iowa’s Youth Employment Laws
  • The bill allows work activities for 14-year-olds such as using a microwave and loading and unloading vehicles
• Definition of Age-Appropriate Material in Schools is Tightened
  • House Study Bill 219 tightens the definition of what is age-appropriate by making it clear that material which contains graphic images and descriptions of sex acts or sexual activity is not age-appropriate
• Teacher Empowerment Act Designed to Protect Teachers From Classroom Violence Advances
  • After meeting with teachers, House Republicans advanced a bill which helps teachers address student behavioral issues and the onslaught of teacher trainings that take time away from their basic teaching responsibilities
• Data and Evidence Do Not Support the Safety of Gender Transition Procedures on Minors
  • Sweden, Finland and the United Kingdom have already hit the brakes on medicalizing gender incongruence in children

House File 270 - Extending Informal Review Period in Disaster Areas

House File 271 - Life Insurance Investment

House File 272 - Adoptive Parents - Parental Leave

House File 279 - Assessors Compliance with Employment Policies

House File 280 - Contingent Fund Loans to Government Subdivisions 

House File 316 - Value-Add in Insurance

House File 320 - Group Capital Calculation Date

House File 333 - IPIB: Complaint Filing Time Extension

House File 323 - Student-Teacher Stipends

House File 337 - Approving Certain Refrigerants in State Building Code

House File 252 - Comprehensive Transition Program

House File 256 - Teacher Licensure Age

House File 202 - Explosive Code Updates

House File 282 - SWCD Management of Soil & Water Resources & Soil Health Efforts

House File 314 - County Compensation Boards

• New Bill Gives Schools More Flexibility
  • The bill modifies and eliminates several requirements to help schools operate efficiently
• Maternal Health Bill Advances Through Committee
  • Adds four annual family medicine obstetric fellowships every year
• Work Continues on Massive Government Realignment Bill
  • The legislation identifies similar operations and services that are spread out across 37 agencies and aligns these services into 16 agencies

House File 205 - Distribution of Barrel Tax Revenue

House File 206 - Aboveground Tanks - Property Tax Exemption

House File 203 - Who Administers Driver's Education Final Driving Test

House File 207 - Wastewater Systems - Property Tax Exemption

House File 204 - Crossing Railroad Crossings Against a Gate or Signal in a Quiet Zone

House File 216 - Paternity - Juvenile Court

HR 7 - House Code of Ethics

House File 232 - Probate

House File 243 - Autism Coverage

HCR 7 - Join Rules Governing Lobbyist

House File 248 - Emission Plans

House File 257 - Expanding List of Third-Party CDL Testing Options

House File 250 - Streaming Services

House File 258 - Compliance with Federal Commerical Driver's License Requirements

House File 259 - Veteran Code Modernization

Senate File 181 - IGOV Property Tax Fix

Highlights in this edition:

• How Much Sports Wagering Tax Money is Iowa Collecting?  A Lot More Than Expected
  • Through January 2023, $1.4 billion has been wagered through Iowa casinos on sporting events with 8.4 million collected in taxes
• Protect Children, Support Parents - Education Committee Prohibits Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Instruction in K-6
  • Children in these grades should be focused on curriculum and instruction in math, science, language arts and history
• Tone Deaf House Democrats Fail to Support Hunting and Fishing Rights
  • Last year radical activists in Oregon attempted to ban and criminalize all hunting, fishing and farming through a statewide petition
• How Much Does a Snowstorm Cost to Clean Up?
  • Through Valentine’s Day, the Department has spent a total of $25 million on winter operations

House File 176 - Continuous Sexual Abuse

House File 161 - Medical Malpractice

House File 183 - Psychologist Prescribing

House File 200 - Special Permits for Oversized Loads

House File 185 - Butchery Innovation and Revitalization Program

House File 199 - Exempting Hydroexcavation Equipment for Certain Highway Usage Limits

House File 177 - Freedom of Speech and the Press - Special Motion for Relief

House File 175 - Black Bears

House File 159 - Defense Used to Justify Violent Crime

Highlights in this edition:

• January Revenue Remains Strong as Tax Cuts Go Into Effect
  • Through the first seven months of the fiscal year, state revenue is 4.2 percent higher than in Fiscal Year 2022
• House Passes increase of $106.8 Million for Schools
  • The State Cost Per Pupil (SCPP) amount on which the school aid formula is based increases from $7413 to $7635, a $222 increase 
• House Republicans Continue to Prioritize Access to Child Care
  • HSB 50 creates a two-year pilot program making child care workers eligible for child care assistance for their own children
• Age-Appropriate Material in Classrooms Topic of Oversight Meeting
  • Comments from parents cited the graphic sexual images, explicit sexual content and disturbing accounts of violent sexual assault, rape and pedophilia as not age appropriate

House File 138 - Updating Protection Occupations Covered in IPERS

House Joint Resolution 3 - Gubernatorial Line of Succession

House File 128 - Controlled Substances

House File 137 - Mobile Cosmetology/Barbering

House File 35 - Updating Definitions for Recreational Public Use of Private Land

House File 142 - Veterans Trust Fund - Commission Allocation

House File 133 - GAP Coverage

House File 112 - Domestic Abuse Assault

House File 113 - Public Defender Pilot Project Extension

House File 111 - Real Estate Transfer Tax Exemption

House File 150 - Condemnation - Reduction of Damages

House File 158 - Alcoholic Product Placement Rules

House File 143 - Ransomware

• Education Committee passes Regent Teacher Preparation Program Review and Parental Rights Bills
  • House File 7 prohibits a school district from hiding information about students from that student’s parents or guardians
• House Judiciary Passes Common Sense Bills
  • HF 112 allows county attorneys to look at previous convictions of domestic abuse in order to increase the penalty for an abuser
• AG Bird and 24 other Attorneys General Sue Biden Administration Over ESG Rule
  • The lawsuit joined by the state of Iowa intends to protect employees’ pension plans by keeping politically motivated investment policies in check