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Floor debate begins today on a more full-time basis in the Iowa Senate. Here is a list of bills that are expected to reach the floor.

SF 457: Senate File 457 is an act relating to surcharges added to criminal penalties, court funds, civil fees, misdemeanor and felony fines, and fines associated with scheduled violations. The bill passed committee 20-0.

SF 307: Senate File 307 is an act relating to the repeal of the state inheritance tax and the state qualified use inheritance tax. The bill passed committee 11-6.

SF 209: Senate File 209 is an act to require school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to offer high school students an opportunity to take the United States citizenship and immigration service naturalization civics test. The bill passed committee 10-3.

SF 274: Senate File 274 is an act relating to speech and expression at public institutions of higher education, providing for remedies and including effective date provisions. The bill passed committee 11-4.

SF 282: Senate File 282 is an act providing for the repeal of the honey creek premier destination park bond program. The bill passed committee 13-0.

SF 303: Senate File 303 is an act relating to the replacement of a person’s driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card on the person’s twenty-first birthday anniversary. The bill passed committee 13-0.

SF 304: Senate File 304 is an act relating to licensing sanctions against individuals who default or are delinquent on student loan debt or on a related service obligation. The bill passed committee 11-0.

SF 331: Senate File 331 is an act relating to the insurance fraud bureau, criminal history checks for licenses granted by the insurance division and resolving inconsistencies. The bill passed committee 10-0.

SF 367: Senate File 367 is an act eliminating the education telecommunications council and regional telecommunications councils established under the Iowa Communications Network. The bill passed committee 14-0.

SF 436: Senate File 436 is an act relating to wrecked or salvage motor vehicles. The bill passed committee 12-1.

SF 447: Senate File 447 is an act relating to the power of cities to regulate certain building restrictions. The bill passed committee 12-3.

SJR 17: Senate Joint Resolution 17 is a resolution authorizing the temporary sale of merchandise at a toy benefit for Iowa children on the state capitol complex grounds. The resolution passed committee 14-0.

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