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The following bills are in subcommittee in the Iowa House of Representatives on Tuesday, Feb. 18. For more information about a specific bill, click on the individual bill number. To watch a specific stream of a subcommittee, visit this link and click the proper camera icon.

 

7:45 a.m. – HF 438 – House Lounge – A bill for an act concerning persons appointed to a convention called by the United States Congress to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States, making appropriations, and providing penalties.

8 a.m. – HSB 38 – House Lounge 2 – A bill for an act relating to testimony by a minor witness using two-way, closed-circuit equipment.

8 a.m. – HJR 6 – House Lounge – A joint resolution calling for an Article V convention in order to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraints, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the number of terms that a person may serve in Congress or as a federal official.

8 a.m. – HSB 170 – RM 304 – A bill for an act relating to the combined gross weight limit for vehicles operating under a fluid milk products annual permit, and including applicability provisions.

8 a.m. – HF 206 – RM 304.1 – A bill for an act relating to motor vehicle window tint, and making penalties applicable.

8:30 a.m. – HF 277 – House Lounge – A bill for an act removing birth centers from the meaning of institutional health facility.

8:30 a.m. – HSB 176 – House Lounge 2 – A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing.

12 p.m. – HSB 148 – RM 19 – A bill for an act relating to the elimination of the exemption of gaming floors from the prohibitions of the smokefree air Act.

12 p.m. – HSB 155 – RM 304 – A bill for an act prohibiting state entities from expending moneys to fund diversity, equity, and inclusion offices or to hire individuals to serve as diversity, equity, and inclusion officers, creating a private cause of action, and including effective date provisions.

12 p.m. – HSB 147 – RM 102 – A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions.

12 p.m. – HSB 88 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to electronic filing of sales and use tax returns, and including effective date provisions.

12:15 p.m. – HSB 144 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to vehicle registration plates, including registration plate frames and Gadsden flag special registration plates, providing fees, and making appropriations.

12:30 p.m. – HSB 143 – RM 19 – A bill for an act providing for programs and regulations related to agriculture, including crop production, animal health, agricultural processing, and agricultural marketing, providing for powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, providing fees, and providing penalties.

12:30 pm. – HF 262 – House Lounge – A bill for an act providing for a teacher minimum salary budget adjustment for school budget years beginning July 1, 2025, and including effective date provisions.

12:30 p.m. – HSB 58 – RM 103 – A bill for an act providing for the ethical use of research animals.

12:30 p.m. – HSB 163 – RM 304 – A bill for an act relating to enclosed structures on private docks and required insurance.

2:30 p.m. – HSB 178 – House Lounge 2 – A bill for an act relating to the Iowa propane education and research council, and including applicability provisions.

2:30 p.m. – HSB 174 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to train accidents resulting in personal injury or death, and making penalties applicable.

3 p.m. – HSB 166 – House Lounge – A bill for an act authorizing a judicial officer to be issued a professional permit to carry weapons.

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