For more information about the issues below, please contact a member of the ABI public policy team. You can also learn more at the monthly ABI legislative conference call tomorrow (Fri., Feb., 19) at 9 a.m. Email Michelle Vollstedt (
[email protected]) TODAY to RSVP.
Key Bills
Alive:
HSB 620 - Modernizes career and technical education programs
HF 2260 - Extends statewide penny sales tax for school infrastructure and addresses funding inequities
SF 84 - Ban the Box: Prevents employers from inquiring about an applicant's criminal background on an application
SF 2193 -
Establishes onerous provisions related to employer communications with employees
SF 313 - Requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations for pregnant and new mothers
SF 2097 - Requires employers to provide paid time for prenatal care
SF 398 - Supports outreach and education for wage payment claims, requires written payroll information
HSB 574 - Levels playing field for micro-distillers
SF 2204 - Requires health insurance plans to cover eating disorder treatment
SF 2072 - Requires employer health insurance plans with more than 50 employees to cover autism treatment
HSB 601 - Gov. Terry Branstad's proposal to extend the statewide penny sales tax and designate a portion of the revenue for water quality
SSB 3094/
HSB 634 - Creates an enhance Iowa program to increase investment in quality of life initiatives
SF 2127 - Outlines a process for debarment of contracts with state
HF 2310 - Requires carbon monoxide alarms in multi-residential dwellings
HSB 617 - Provides exemption from Iowa income tax when companies bring employees to state to work on disaster recovery efforts.
SF 410 - As amended, mandates coverage of abuse-deterrent opioids at same cost as generics
HF 2340 - Addresses nutrient load and water quality initiatives
HSB 638 - Changes underground storage tank funding
SF 2179 - Provides tax credit under high quality jobs for companies who hire contractors with apprenticeship programs
Dead:
SF 2121 - Establishes database at utilities board to track proprietary energy usage and make available to local governments, entities and individuals doing energy research
SF 2034 - Establishes a minimum solar energy purchasing standard
HF 2246 - Mandates paid sick and safe time for employees
HF 2150 - Allows rural opportunity zones to help encourage people to move to Iowa, specifically rural areas
HSB 576 - Provides adoption leave for employees
HSB 507, 508, 509, 510 - All relate to Iowa's bottle deposit law
SSB 3098 - Provides for transparency in health insurance contracts
HF 2227 - Increases regulations for scrap metal dealers
To read online and access links to individual bills
click here.
