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House reads more than a dozen bills; most receive first reading or committee referral
Summary
Clerk read titles for House Files 2343–2363; most bills received first reading and were placed on the counter, calendar, or referred to committees including Transportation, Ways and Means, Judiciary, Education, Higher Education, and Appropriations. No floor debate or votes on the bills were recorded.
The House of Representatives convened for a short session that included the formal introduction and first reading of a large group of bills. A clerk read the titles for House File 2343 through House File 2363 and announced their committee assignments and the procedural status for each, with many recorded as "first reading, not ready for commitment or amendment" and placed on the counter or referred to specific committees.
The clerk read, for example, "House file 2 3 4 3 by committee on transportation, a bill for an act related to the excise tax on certain ethanol-blended gasoline purchased exclusively for the use of implementation of hempistry used in agricultural production" and other bill titles in succession. Several bills were noted for referral to Ways and Means, Appropriations, Transportation, Judiciary, Education, and Higher Education depending on subject matter.
Notable items announced included bills on court-ordered substance use disorder evaluations for certain OWI convictions, statutory edits related to the Iowa Public Employees Retirement System, proposals on immunization exemption notification by public health agencies, a bill addressing animal torture and penalties, and measures related to higher education core curricula and tuition for resident undergraduates. One education-related bill (House File 2358) would authorize community-based providers to directly participate in the statewide preschool program for four-year-old children.
There was no recorded floor debate on the bills during the reading segments, and no final actions on these measures were taken in the recorded portion of the session. The session concluded with a procedural voice vote to adjourn. The clerk’s readings established the presence of pending legislation that will proceed through committee and calendar processes before any committee hearings, amendments, or floor votes are recorded.
