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IA HSB54
A bill for an act requiring reporting by regents institutions of funding from certain foreign sources and including effective date provisions.(See HF 575.)
This bill requires Iowa's regents institutions, such as universities, to report any funding they receive from specific foreign sources. The goal is to increase transparency regarding foreign financial influence on these educational institutions. It also includes provisions about when the law will take effect.
Introduced House Higher Education
IA HSB53
A bill for an act prohibiting certain requirements for students and faculty at regents institutions relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory and including applicability provisions.(See HF 269.)
This bill aims to ban certain requirements related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory for students and faculty at Iowa's regents institutions. It seeks to limit how these topics are taught or mandated within educational settings. The legislation includes provisions that outline its applicability to these institutions.
Introduced House Higher Education
IA SF105
A bill for an act relating to mandatory minimum sentences relating to the control, possession, receipt, or transportation of a firearm or offensive weapon by a felon and providing penalties.
IA SF105 is a bill that establishes mandatory minimum sentences for felons who control, possess, receive, or transport firearms or offensive weapons. This means that if a person with a felony record is caught with these weapons, they will face set minimum jail time. The bill aims to enhance public safety by ensuring that individuals with serious criminal backgrounds face stricter penalties for weapon-related offenses.
Introduced Senate Jeff Reichman
IA SF92
A bill for an act relating to the exercise of eminent domain for the construction of hazardous liquid pipelines and including effective date and applicability provisions.
IA SF92 is a bill that addresses the use of eminent domain, which allows the government to take private land for public use, specifically for building hazardous liquid pipelines. The bill includes provisions about when and how this power can be applied, as well as when it would take effect. Essentially, it aims to clarify the rules surrounding land acquisition for pipeline construction.
Introduced Senate Jesse Green
IA HSB66
A bill for an act relating to strict liability for a person in control of hazardous substances.(See HF 881.)
This bill establishes strict liability for individuals or entities that are in control of hazardous substances. This means that if there is any harm or damage caused by these substances, the person in control can be held responsible without needing to prove negligence. The goal is to ensure accountability for the safe management of hazardous materials.
Introduced House Natural Resources
IA HSB57
A bill for an act relating to accreditation of postsecondary educational institutions, prohibiting adverse action by accrediting agencies against certain postsecondary educational institutions for compliance with state law, providing remedies, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 295.)
This bill aims to protect certain postsecondary educational institutions from negative actions by accrediting agencies if they comply with state laws. It establishes remedies for institutions that may face unfair treatment and includes provisions for when the bill will take effect. Essentially, it seeks to ensure that state law compliance is recognized positively in the accreditation process.
Introduced House Higher Education
IA HSB65
A bill for an act relating to rate-regulated utilities, including telecommunications and electronic transmission services.(See HF 304, HF 2181.)
IA HSB65 is a bill that addresses regulations for utilities that are controlled by state rates, specifically focusing on telecommunications and electronic transmission services. The bill aims to update and clarify the rules governing how these services are priced and provided to consumers. It is intended to ensure that utility services remain accessible and fair for all Iowans.
Introduced House Commerce
IA SF78
A bill for an act relating to certain specified skilled trades, including modifying provisions related to department of workforce development internship programs, the Iowa summer youth corps program, college student aid commission programs, the senior year plus program, the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics collaborative initiative within the innovation division of the department of education, and curricula provided in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools to include the skilled trades, and including applicability provisions.
Summary pending...
Introduced Senate Molly Donahue