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The following bills are in subcommittee in the Iowa House of Representatives on Thursday, Feb. 23. You can find links to video of each meeting here.

7:30 a.m. – HJR 4 – RM 102 – 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.

8 a.m. – HSB 200 – RM 102 – A bill for an act relating to tariffs for public utility innovation programs and including applicability provisions.

8 a.m. – HSB 153 – RM 304.1 – A bill for an act prohibiting the state or a political subdivision of the state from expending revenue received from taxpayers for payment to persons responsible for ransomware attacks, and including effective date provisions.

8 a.m. – HF 390 – RM 103 – A bill for an act relating to physical activity requirements applicable to students enrolled in public schools and accredited nonpublic schools in kindergarten through grade five.

8 a.m. – HSB 164 – House Lounge 2 – A bill for an act relating to access to and use of the county land record information system.

8 a.m. – HF 301 – RM 304 – A bill for an act concerning penalties relating to drug paraphernalia and certain traffic offenses, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.

8 a.m. – HSB 182 – House Lounge – A bill for an act concerning alcoholic beverage control relating to brewpubs and alternating proprietorship arrangements for beer manufacturers.

8:15 a.m. – HSB 152 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to the ownership of dogs, and making penalties applicable.

8:15 a.m. – HSB 186 – RM 304.1 – A bill for an act relating to the issuance and suspension of motor vehicle registrations and certificates of title.

8:30 a.m. – HSB 178 – House Lounge 2 – A bill for an act relating to requirements and prohibitions relating to the reporting of vaccination and immunization administration.

8:30 a.m. – HSB 181 – RM 304 – 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.

11:30 a.m. – HF 230 – House Lounge – A bill for an act requiring the state transportation commission to prioritize the improvement of United States highway 30.

12 p.m. – HF 341 – House Lounge – A bill for an act prohibiting the use of margarine and hydrogenated vegetable oil in school meals.

12 p.m. – HSB 195 – House Lounge 2 – A bill for an act relating to commercial transactions, including control and transmission of electronic records and digital assets.

12 p.m. – HSB 126 – RM 102 – A bill for an act relating to the organization, structure, and functions of state government, providing for salaries of appointed state officers, providing for penalties, making appropriations, providing Code editor directives and transition provisions, and including applicability and effective date provisions.

12:30 p.m. – HSB 99 – RM 19 – A bill for an act relating to homeowner’s and renter’s insurance policies and certain dog breeds, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

12:30 p.m. – HF 364 – House Lounge 2 – A bill for an act relating to the application of the smokefree air Act to vapor products, and making penalties applicable.

12:30 p.m. – HSB 196 – RM 304.1 – A bill for an act relating to human trafficking and providing penalties.

12:30 p.m. – SF 75 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to certain health facilities including ambulatory surgical centers and rural emergency hospitals, including licensing requirements and fees, providing penalties and making penalties applicable, providing emergency rulemaking authority, and including applicability and effective date provisions.

1 p.m. – HF 367 – RM 304 – A bill for an act prohibiting school districts and charter schools from taking disciplinary action against employees, contractors, or students for the use of legal names or for the failure to use personal pronouns in official communications.

1 p.m. – HSB 180 – House Lounge – A bill for an act concerning public contracts with companies that boycott certain companies or that engage in nonpecuniary social investment policies.

1:15 p.m. – HF 322 – House Lounge 2 – A bill for an act relating to free deer hunting licenses issued to owners and tenants of farm units.

1:30 p.m. – HF 2 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to public contracts, public fund investing, and lending practices with certain companies that engage in economic boycotts based on environmental, social, or governance criteria, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

1:45 p.m. – HF 285 – House Lounge 2 – A bill for an act relating to excused absences for certain autism-related health care activities for students of a school district.

2 p.m. – HSB 197 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to disciplinary action under city civil service.

2:30 p.m. – HF 373 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to individuals who provide child foster care.

3:30 p.m. – HF 265 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to midwife licensure, providing for fees, and making penalties applicable.

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