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The following bills are in subcommittee on Thursday, Feb. 8 in the Iowa House. For more information on a bill, click on the bill number. To find a livestream for each meeting or to leave comments on a bill, click here.

 

7:30 a.m. – HSB 663 – RM 19 – A bill for an act relating to interests in agricultural land acquired or held by foreign businesses, foreign governments, or nonresident aliens, or by agents, trustees, or fiduciaries thereof, by providing for registration and reporting requirements, providing for enforcement, and providing penalties.

8 a.m. – HSB 672 – RM 19 – A bill for an act relating to education, including modifying provisions related to education data collection and the determination of enrollment, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

8 a.m. – HF 2345 – RM 102 – A bill for an act abolishing county compensation boards.

8 a.m. – HF 2015 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to special landowner deer hunting licenses.

8:15 a.m. – HF 2145 – House Lounge 2 – A bill for an act relating to the operation of implements of husbandry on a certain segment of highway if that segment becomes part of the interstate road system, making appropriations, and including applicability provisions.

8:15 a.m. – HF 2142 – House Lounge 2 – A bill for an act relating to personalized fire fighter and emergency medical services special registration plates, and providing fees.

8:30 a.m. – HJR 2001 – House Lounge – A joint resolution designating the Iowa darter as the official state fish for the State of Iowa.

10:30 a.m. – HSB 674 – RM 103 – A bill for an act relating to the conservation and improvement of soil and water resources, including by providing for the administration of associated programs and regulations.

10:30 a.m. – HF 2252 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to ensuring the provision of accessible prescription-related measures for persons who are blind, have a visual impairment, or otherwise have print disabilities.

10:30 a.m. – HSB 653 – RM 102 – A bill for an act relating to the transition of behavioral health services from a mental health and disability services system to a behavioral health service system, and the transfer of disability services to the division of aging and disability services of the department of health and human services, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.

10:30 a.m. – HSB 677 – House Lounge 2 – A bill for an act relating to the ability of peace officers to file a petition for emergency protective orders on behalf of persons seeking relief from domestic abuse.

10:30 a.m. – HSB 670 – RM 19 – A bill for an act repealing gender balance requirements for appointive bodies.

11 a.m. – HSB 657 – House Lounge – A bill for an act making an appropriation to support efforts relating to commissioning the U.S.S. Iowa SSN 797, and including effective date provisions.

11 a.m. – HF 2343 – RM 102 – A bill for an act relating to the licensure of marital and family therapists and mental health counselors and including effective date provisions.

11 a.m. – HSB 678 – House Lounge 2 – A bill for an act relating to city libraries, including library directors and library projects and initiatives.

11 a.m. – HSB 669 – RM 19 – A bill for an act relating to public parking meters.

11:30 a.m. – HSB 658 – RM 102 – A bill for an act relating to electric power generation, energy storage, and transmission facility ratemaking principles, and including applicability provisions.

11:30 a.m. – HF 2329 – RM 19 – A bill for an act requiring the director of the department of education to conduct a comprehensive review of the state’s high school graduation requirements, core curriculum, core content standards, and educational standards and to recommend policy changes, and including effective date provisions.

11:30 a.m. – HSB 662 – House Lounge – A bill for an act providing for state employee parental leave.

12 p.m. – HF 2118 – RM 19 – A bill for an act relating to the operation of off-road utility vehicles on state park road systems.

12 p.m. – HF 586 – RM 102 – A bill for an act relating to bicyclists’ right-of-way at certain crosswalks, and making penalties applicable.(Formerly HF 214.)

12:30 p.m. – HF 2209 – RM 102 – A bill for an act relating to legal representation for children who are placed in, or may be placed in, foster care.

12:30 p.m. – HF 2132 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to the selection of locations as polling places.

12:30 p.m. – HF 2232 – RM 19 – A bill for an act relating to the licensure of employers providing interpreting and transliterating services to employees.

12:45 p.m. – HF 2179 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to county supervisors, concerning county supervisor representation plans and county supervisor vacancies, and including effective date provisions.

12:45 p.m. – HSB 661 – House Lounge 2 – A bill for an act relating to the duties of the Iowa finance authority.

2:30 p.m. – HSB 668 – RM 19 – A bill for an act relating to traffic violations and enforcement, including the use of an electronic device in a voice-activated or hands-free mode while driving and the use of automated or remote systems for traffic law enforcement, providing penalties, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.

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