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Iowa House introduces 16 bills covering environment, education, taxes and public safety
Summary
House members formally introduced 16 bills ranging from environmental regulation and county fees to education and public safety; each measure was sent to the committee listed on the House floor.
The Iowa House of Representatives introduced 16 measures covering subjects including air emissions, property-owner liability, county recorder fees, higher education governance, hunting regulations, library tax certification, veterans levy certification, business filing fees, education savings accounts, civil commitment reimbursement, harassment by dissemination of personal information, minor restricted driving privileges, a monument tax credit, robotics extracurricular activities, nonambulatory hunting licenses and vehicle window tinting. Each bill was referred to the committee named on the floor for further consideration.
Notable introductions included House File 191 by Representative Shipley, “an act relating to intentional admission of air contaminants into the atmosphere,” referred to the Environmental Protection Committee; House File 194 by Representative Jacobi on Board of Regents membership and transition provisions, referred to Higher Education; and House File 199 by Representative Tureka to repeal the education savings account program, referred to the Education Committee. The clerk read the bills and committee referrals as part of the session’s opening business.
A full list of introduced bills from the provided transcript excerpt (bill title followed by committee referral as read on the floor):
- House File 191 by Shipley — relates to intentional admission of air contaminants into the atmosphere; referred to Environmental Protection. - House File 192 by Loci — relates to property owners’ responsibility and liability for public places and cities, including effective date provisions; referred to Judiciary. - House File 193 by Stone — concerning county recorder fees; referred to Local Government. - House File 194 by Jacobi — relating to membership of the Board of Regents and transition provisions; referred to Higher Education. - House File 195 by Jacobi — relating to taking of black bears and penalties; referred to Natural Resources. - House File 196 by Jacobi — allowing cities to certify taxes for general fund levies for libraries; referred to Ways and Means. - House File 197 by Jacoby — allowing counties to certify taxes for a supplemental levy for county veterans affairs maintenance and operations; referred to Ways and Means. - House File 198 by the Committee on Judiciary — providing for expedited filing service for business documents administered by the Secretary of State and providing fees; committee referral indicated as Ways and Means. - House File 199 by Tureka — repealing the education savings account program; referred to Education. - House File 200 by (transcript: "6 minute") — requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse counties for temporary hold or confinement of violent predators who commit a public offense while subject to civil commitment; referred to Health and Human Services. - House File 210 by Fed — relating to harassment by dissemination, publication, distribution, or posting of personal information and penalties; referred to Public Safety. - House File 202 by Fed — relating to driving privileges of unsupervised persons issued a special minor’s restricted driver’s license and penalties; referred to Transportation. - House File 203 by Nordman — creating a Caitlin Clark and (transcript: "Lisa Bueller Bueller") monument tax credit and fund available against individual and corporate income and franchise taxes and including preemption of the insurance premium tax; referred to Ways and Means. - House File 204 by Moore — relating to robotics extracurricular activities and Department of Education technical assistance; not recommended by the Education Committee as read on the floor. - House File 205 by Fisher — relating to hunting seasons during which a nonambulatory hunter may use certain firearms with a specifically issued deer hunting license; referred to Natural Resources. - House File 206 by Stone — relating to motor vehicle window tinting and penalties; referred to Transportation.
The transcript shows these bills were read for introduction and committee referral only; no committee action or floor debate on the measures is recorded in the provided excerpt.
