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House approves package of bills on rules oversight, school budgeting, health and insurance; roll-call votes recorded
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Summary
On the floor the House passed multiple bills: House File 2717 (administrative rules oversight) 60–32, House File 2764 (school budgeting) 91–1, House File 2766 (captive insurance) 91–1, Senate File 2467 (AG reimbursement) 92–0, and House File 2676 (health/MAHA package) 61–31. Several amendments were adopted and some contested provisions prompted debate.
The Iowa House cleared a slate of bills during floor action following debate and amendment on several items.
Administrative rules oversight (House File 2717): Representative Lalor introduced HF 2717 to refine legislative review of agency rules. Representative Wills offered amendment H8326 to narrow ratification to a targeted referral process by the Administrative Rules and Review Committee (ARC), while amendment H8381 raised the monetary threshold defining a "major rule" from $200,000 per year to $1,000,000 per year (or $5 million over five years). The House adopted the amendment package and passed the bill on final reading, 60–32.
School budgeting (House File 2764): Representative Johnson presented HF 2764 to give school districts more flexibility in budgeting timelines while limiting post-hearing property-tax increases. An amendment (H8382) and an attempted amendment-to-amendment (H8385) were debated; an effort to suspend the rules and divide the record failed (32–60). H8382 was adopted and the bill passed 91–1.
Health and MAHA package (House File 2676 / Senate Amendment H8335): Representative Harris summarized a broad health measure returned by the Senate, which the transcript records includes provisions on continuing education and coursework for nutrition and metabolic health, a healthy-foods requirement for SNAP and summer EBT, limits on K–5 digital instruction, an epinephrine delivery system provision and a psychology compact. Representative McBurney and others proposed amendments (including H8386) and there was debate over fiscal and programmatic impacts; the House concurred in the Senate amendment as amended and passed the bill 61–31.
Other bills: The House increased the attorney general's reimbursement from the Second Injury Fund to $900,000 under Senate File 2467 (passed 92–0) and passed House File 2766 concerning captive insurance with minor technical amendment H8379 (passed 91–1).
Clerical steps: After passage the Speaker ordered successful measures messaged to the Senate and the House adjourned until the date announced.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the transcript): SF 473 — passed 57–33; HF 2717 — passed 60–32; SF 2467 — passed 92–0; HF 2766 — passed 91–1; HF 2764 — passed 91–1; HF 2676 — passed 61–31.
