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The following bills are in subcommittee on Thursday, Feb. 27 in the Iowa Senate. For more information about a specific bill, click on the bill number. To watch a live stream of a specific subcommittee, click on this link and then hit “agenda” for the proper bill. You will find a Zoom link to watch the subcommittee.

8 a.m. – SF 432 – Senate Lounge – A bill for an act relating to the rights and obligations of certain state and local government entities in erecting, rebuilding, or repairing partition fences, including the allocation of moneys from accounts in the Iowa resources enhancement and protection fund.  Sweeney – CHShipley Zimmer

8 a.m. – SF 280 – RM 217 – A bill for an act relating to students who attend a course in religious instruction that is provided by a private organization, including by modifying provisions related to compulsory education and chronic absenteeism and allowing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to adopt policies related to awarding academic credit for the completion of a course in religious instruction.  Green – CHPike Trone Garriott

8 a.m. – SSB 1191 – RM 315 – A bill for an act prohibiting the use of remotely piloted aircraft flying over farm property, and making penalties applicable.  Zumbach – CHRozenboom Townsend

8:30 a.m. – SF 363 – RM 217 – A bill for an act relating to the Iowa health and wellness plan and member community engagement requirements and including effective date provisions.  Klimesh – CHRowley Trone Garriott

8:30 a.m. – SF 405 – RM 315 – A bill for an act regarding restrictions on alcoholic beverage sales, including a voluntary exclusion program.  Campbell – CHBisignano Westrich

8:30 a.m. – SSB 1173 – Senate Lounge –A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance taxes on employers.  Dickey – CHSchultz Wahls

10:30 a.m. – SSB 1184 – Senate Lounge -A bill for an act relating to local civil rights commissions and local civil rights agencies.  Webster – CHKnox Sires

11 a.m. – SSB 1148 – Senate Lounge – A bill for an act relating to critical infrastructure sabotage, and making penalties applicable.  De Witt – CHSweeney Wahls

11 a.m. – SSB 1147 – RM 217 – A bill for an act relating to the sale and distribution of beer, including by providing for the direct shipment of beer, levying a barrel tax, providing fees, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.  Webster – CHBisignano Reichman

11:30 a.m. – SF 374 – RM 217 – A bill for an act relating to payment of reasonable attorney fees for contempt relative to a dissolution of marriage proceeding.  Rowley – CHGarrett Knox

12 p.m. – SSB 1182 – RM 217 – A bill for an act relating to county and city regulation of accessory dwelling units.  Webster – CHDriscoll Wahls

12:30 p.m. – SSB 1116 – Senate Lounge – A bill for an act concerning local government notice requirements on certain actions.  Sires – CHKnox Webster

1:30 p.m. – SSB 1193 – Senate Lounge –  A bill for an act concerning alcoholic beverage control.  Webster – CHKlimesh Trone Garriott

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