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The following bills are in subcommittee in the Iowa Senate on Thursday, Jan. 22. To find a Zoom link for a specific subcommittee, click here and then click “agenda” on the bill you are wanting to follow. A Zoom link will appear.

8:30 a.m. – SF 2044 – RM 315 – A bill for an act relating to the responsibilities of school districts and charter schools related to the discipline of students who cause violent or nonviolent disruptions.  Gruenhagen – CHDonahue Evans

9:30 a.m. – SF 2043 – RM 217 – A bill for an act relating to school district general fund flexibility accounts by expanding eligible funding sources and modifying expenditure approval requirements.  Evans – CHGruenhagen Zimmer

9:30 a.m. – HF 864 – Senate Lounge – A bill for an act relating to certain commercial entities who publish or distribute obscene material on the internet, and providing civil penalties.(Formerly HF 62.)  Alons – CHBennett Taylor

10 a.m. – HF 571 – RM 315 – A bill for an act relating to protections for medical practitioners, health care institutions, and health care payors including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower activities, and free speech, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 139.)  Taylor – CHBlake Green

10:30 a.m. – SF 576 – RM G15 – A bill for an act relating to bonds for general contractors.(Formerly SSB 1151.)  Webster – CHQuirmbach Sires

11 a.m. – SF 2006 – Senate Lounge – A bill for an act relating to physical activity requirements applicable to students enrolled in public schools and accredited nonpublic schools.  Evans – CHDonahue Gruenhagen

11 a.m. – SF 2013 – RM 217 – A bill for an act designating kratom as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable.  Green – CHKnox Reichman

11 a.m. – SSB 3019 – RM 315 – A bill for an act relating to real estate transfer tax, including declarations of value.  Bousselot – CHBlake Rowley

11 a.m. – SF 503 – G15 – A bill for an act relating to government bodies for purposes of open records, and making penalties applicable.(Formerly SSB 1072.)  Webster – CHQuirmbach Sires

11:30 a.m. – SF 2005 – Senate Lounge – A bill for an act providing for supplementary weighting for school districts that share career and technical education instructors.  Evans – CHShipley Zimmer

11:30 a.m. – SSB 1118 – RM G15 – A bill for an act relating to the responsibility and liability of property owners for public places in cities, prohibiting fines, and including effective date provisions.  Webster – CHLofgren Weiner

12 p.m. – HF 992 – RM 217 – A bill for an act relating to the fee for duplicates or other evidence of interstate fuel use tax permits or licenses.(Formerly HF 695, HSB 203.)  Gruenhagen – CHKoelker Petersen

1 p.m. – SF 2025 – RM 217 – A bill for an act relating to information required for nonresidents who apply for vehicle registration and issuance of a certificate of title.  Webster – CHHardman Rozenboom

1 p.m. – SF 629 – A bill for an act providing for an expedited filing service for filers of business documents administered by the secretary of state, and providing fees.(Formerly SF 285, SSB 1003.)  Bousselot – CHBisignano Schultz

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