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The following bills are in subcommittee in the Iowa Senate on Wednesday, April 2. For more information about a specific bill, click on the bill number. To watch a live stream of a specific meeting, use this link and click “agenda” on the appropriate bill. You will find a Zoom link there.

8:30 a.m. – HF 316 – RM 217 – A bill for an act relating to career education, including middle school career exploration and industry-recognized credential seals and certificates for high school students.

8:30 a.m. – SF 269 – Senate Lounge – A bill for an act relating to local government by modifying provisions relating to liens, property tax credits and rent reimbursements, abandoned mobile homes and personal property in rural areas, driver’s licenses, and tax sales.

8:30 a.m. – SSB 1214 – RM 315 – A bill for an act relating to economic development and housing by modifying provisions concerning economic development programs and modifying provisions concerning Iowa’s urban renewal law, and including applicability provisions.

9 a.m. – HF 956 – Senate Lounge – A bill for an act relating to judicial branch administration, including judicial officer residency, judicial officer retirement age, remote proceedings, court reporter supervision and duties, and civil pleadings availability, and including applicability provisions.

9:30 a.m. – HF 872 – RM 217 – A bill for an act relating to the maximum annual gross income for an enterprise to qualify as a targeted small business.

10 a.m. – HF 639 – RM G15 – A bill for an act relating to hazardous liquid pipelines, including common carrier requirements, proceedings under the Iowa utilities commission, including commission member attendance at hearings and informational meetings, including allowing certain persons to intervene in such proceedings, including sanctions on intervenors in contested cases, and permit, permit renewal, and operation limitations, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

10 a.m. – HF 807 – RM 217 – A bill for an act creating the compassion and care for medically challenging pregnancies Act.

10:30 a.m. – HF 785 – RM 217 – A bill for an act modifying provisions related to charter school board member requirements.

10:30 a.m. – HF 862 – RM G15 – A bill for an act concerning conflicts of interest involving a county attorney, and including effective date provisions.

11 a.m. – SSB 1216 – Senate Lounge – A bill for an act appropriating federal moneys made available from federal block grants and other nonstate sources, allocating portions of federal block grants, and providing procedures if federal moneys or federal block grants are more or less than anticipated.

11 a.m. – HF 933 – RM 217 – A bill for an act relating to pediatric palliative care centers.

12 p.m. – HF 949 – Senate Lounge – A bill for an act concerning the duties of county commissioners and county auditors.

12:30 p.m. – HF 884 – Senate Lounge – A bill for an act authorizing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to employ chaplains, or engage volunteer chaplains, to provide services to students.

2 p.m. – HF 858 – RM 315 – A bill for an act relating to concussion and brain injury training for coaches.

2 p.m. – HF 401 – RM 217 – A bill for an act providing for general education requirements for undergraduate students at regents institutions and including applicability provisions.

2 p.m. – HF 710 – Senate Lounge – A bill for an act relating to enclosed structures on private docks and required insurance.

3 p.m. – HF 471 – Senate Lounge – A bill for an act modifying provisions related to school concussion and brain injury policies.

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