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The following bills are in subcommittee in the Iowa House of Representatives on Wednesday, Feb. 26 For more information about an individual click on the bill number. To watch a live stream of a specific subcommittee meeting, visit this link and click the camera icon on the proper bill.

7:30 a.m. – HF 539 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to the law enforcement academy, including military veterans with active duty military police experience.

8 a.m. – HSB 206 – House Lounge 2 -A bill for an act relating to critical infrastructure sabotage, and making penalties applicable.

8 a.m. – HF 445 – RM 19 – A bill for an act modifying provisions related to application periods for the education savings account program.

8 a.m. – HF 414 – RM 304 – A bill for an act concerning conflicts of interest involving a county attorney.

8 a.m. – HSB 193 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to regional transit districts.

8:15 a.m. – HF 132 – House Lounge 2 – A bill for an act providing for an individual income tax credit for the purchase of firearm safety devices and including retroactive and other applicability provisions.

8:30 a.m. – HSB 215 – RM 19 -A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of health and human services, including administrative services organizations, child foster care, child and dependent adult abuse, internal audit and examination information, and the region incentive fund in the mental health and disability services regional service fund, and making an appropriation and including effective date provisions.

8:30 a.m. – HSB 212 – RM 304 -A bill for an act relating to affirmative action and equal opportunity requirements for state and certain educational entities.

8:30 a.m. – HSB 179 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to applications for a motor vehicle salvage certificate of title by an insurer without surrendering the certificate of title or manufacturer’s or importer’s statement of origin, and making penalties applicable.

11 a.m. – HF 347 – RM 304.1 – A bill for an act relating to consideration of the educational setting of a minor child in a child custody proceeding.

11 a.m. – HF 561 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of grooming, and making penalties applicable.

11 a.m. – HF 234 – House Lounge 2 – A bill for an act establishing the armed forces reserve component scholarship program within the college student aid commission.

11:30 a.m. – HSB 234 – House Lounge -A bill for an act relating to property law, including manufactured or mobile home retailer licenses, rent, rental agreements, notice requirements, and possession of property.

11:45 a.m. – HSB 150 – RM 304 – A bill for an act relating to solicitation by a financial institution using prescreened trigger lead information from a consumer report.

12 p.m. – HF 448 – RM 102 -A bill for an act relating to elective social studies courses emphasizing religious scripture that school districts may offer and teach.

12 p.m. – HSB 219 – RM 103 – A bill for an act relating to mathematics instruction, including by requiring school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to develop an advanced mathematics pathway that is designed to enable students to succeed in courses related to algebra in grade eight.

12 p.m. – HSB 216 – RM 304 – A bill for an act relating to the double up food bucks program, the supplemental nutrition assistance program, including a waiver for eligible foods, and making an appropriation.

12 p.m. – HSB 208 – RM 304.1 – A bill for an act relating to Iowa’s urban renewal law and urban revitalization law, by establishing provisions governing certain property used for gaming, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

12 p.m. – HSB 198 – House Lounge -A bill for an act relating to the statewide interoperable communications system, and including effective date provisions.

12 p.m. – HSB 173 – RM 19 -A bill for an act relating to student nutrition, including by modifying the curricula provided to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve to include instruction related to nutrition, modifying provisions related to the agriculture, food, and natural resources component of the career and technical education instruction provided to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve, and modifying provisions related to school meal programs, and including effective date provisions.

12 p.m. – HF 246 – House Lounge 2 -A bill for an act relating to the investment of public moneys in digital assets and precious metals.

12:30 p.m. – HF 451 – RM 304 – A bill for an act prohibiting the state or a political subdivision of the state from entering into contracts with, or providing tax incentives or specified benefits to, certain companies that censor online content, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

12:30 p.m. – HSB 250 – RM 103 – A bill for an act concerning the books, records, and duties of county auditors.

12:30 p.m. – HSB 162 – House Lounge -A bill for an act relating to county and city regulation of accessory dwelling units.

12:30 p.m. – HF 580 – House Lounge 2 -A bill for an act relating to selective harvesting of timber on public lands, providing penalties, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.

12:30 p.m. – HSB 171 – RM 102 – A bill for an act relating to medical personnel authorized to withdraw a specimen of blood from a person suspected of operating while intoxicated.

12:30 p.m. – HF 562 – RM 19 – A bill for an act relating to the repair or reconstruction of damaged or destroyed structures.

12:30 p.m. – HF 540 – RM 304.1 – A bill for an act relating to the operation of an all-terrain vehicle modified to carry an additional person as a passenger.

12:45 p.m. – HSB 245 – RM 19 -A bill for an act providing for the conduct of licensed veterinarians when involved in certain legal matters involving the alleged mistreatment of animals, including by providing for immunity from administrative, civil, or criminal liability when acting in good faith; providing for administrative, civil, or criminal liability when not acting in good faith; and making penalties applicable.

12:45 p.m. – HF 325 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to the establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver held in a bullion depository approved by the treasurer of state, and providing fees.

12:45 p.m. – HSB 235 – RM 304.1 – A bill for an act relating to the sales tax exemption for the purchase of central office equipment or transmission equipment used by certain entities primarily in the furnishing of telecommunications services on a commercial basis.

3:30 p.m. – HF 464 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to court-ordered substance use disorder evaluations for persons convicted of operating while intoxicated.

3:30 p.m. – HF 452 – House Lounge 2 – A bill for an act relating to human trafficking, including screening children, civil statutes of limitations, an annual stakeholder meeting and report, depositions of victims, restitution, restorative facilities and protective services, and investigation and prosecution, and making appropriations.

3:30 p.m. – HSB 213 – RM 304 – A bill for an act providing for a hearing to determine immunity from criminal or civil liability following a use of reasonable force in defense of one’s self, others, or property.

4 p.m. – HSB 217 – RM 304 – A bill for an act requiring school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to adopt policies related to carrying out a reduction in force.

4 p.m. – HF 229 – House Lounge 2 – A bill for an act relating to the unauthorized placement of a global positioning device and providing penalties.

4 p.m. – HF 538 – RM 19 – A bill for an act relating to employment of persons with disabilities.

4 p.m. – HF 506 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to the penalties for persons who operate a motor vehicle while their operating privileges are denied, canceled, suspended, revoked, or barred.

4:30 p.m. – HSB 211 – House Lounge 2 – A bill for an act providing for the conversion of partnerships into other forms of domestic or foreign organizations, and providing for fees.

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