Bill Tracker Worksheet - 2023 Legislative Session
The 2023 legislature has adjourned.
The Iowa Chapter is tracking the bills in the following worksheet. Bills can be accessed from www.legis.iowa.gov
To learn more about our positions on key bills, see our blog
Bills are sorted by “Position”, followed by “Bill number”.
Note: The Legislative Committee votes to take an “Undecided” (aka “Monitoring”) position on a bill when additional research is needed (more thorough reading of the bill, conferring with other collaborative partners, tactical follow-up with legislative bill sponsor); or because registering on a bill is necessary to be able to speak on it, we want to be able to speak in Committee and/or quickly react to changes that make the bill better/worse.
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Bill # |
Prior bill |
Description – sent to governor |
Issue |
Position |
Status |
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HF248
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SF198 , SSB1043, HSB73 |
Changes cycle for electric power generating facility emission plans and projects for coal by removing the 2 year requirement and allowing updates, also allows advanced rate-making – Emissions planning budget |
Energy – electric |
against
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Senate Brown House Lundgren Passed house 75 – 24 Passed senate 41 – 9 Signed by governor |
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HF317 |
HF118 , SF173 , SF358
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Allow taking of raccoon, opossum, or skunk if the landowner or tenant deems the animal to be a nuisance without prior permission from DNR. Current law allows killing a furbearer to protect a person or public or private property if prior permission of DNR; if furbearer is a threat to person, domestic animal, or private property, furbearer may be taken without prior permission if it is impossible or impractical to obtain. |
Wildlife |
against |
House Fisher Senate Sweeney House passed 87-11 Senate passed 48 – 2 Signed by governor |
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HF605 |
HSB216 |
Forbids energy benchmarking of private property, requiring use of less energy
|
energy |
against |
Lundgren House passed 61 - 34 Senate passed 31-16 Signed by governor |
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HF716 |
HSB245 |
Members voting at precinct caucuses must be in attendance |
Good govt |
against |
Kaufmann Passed 61-33 Senate passed 33-16 Signed by governor |
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SF478 |
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Affects the state auditor’s access to information and lays out the dispute process Fiscal note
|
Good govt |
against |
Passed Senate 33-16 House passed 55 – 41 with amendment Senate passed 33 – 16 Signed by governor |
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SF514 |
HF662, HSB126, SSB1123 |
Reorganizes state government – 1569 pages. Has a fiscal note |
Good govt |
against |
House Bloomingdale Senate Schultz Senate passed 34 – 15 House passed 58-39 Signed by governor |
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SF558 |
SSB1210 |
Appropriations for Agriculture & Natural Resources – REAP is funded via Environment First Fund Amendment s3180 – REAP $12 million; $1 million for maintenance, development operations, facility refurbishment. Also “Section 465A.1, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 2023, is amended by striking the paragraph” – 10% open spaces goal. Senate amendment arrived the morning of the debate. Amends Section 455E.11(2)(b)(2)(a) to transfer $500,000 from the Iowa Nutrient Research Fund to an IDALs fund supporting soil conservation and water quality – this will reduce funding for water pollution sensors Removed goal of 10% public lands Set anti-stringency for local air programs (Linn, Polk) Senate passed bill without a fiscal note/NOBA |
Good govt
|
against |
Kraayenbrink Senate passed 33 – 16 House passed 62-33 |
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HF185 |
HF30 |
Expands butchery innovation program from businesses employing less than 50 people to less than 75 |
Ag |
for |
Ingels House passed 95-0 Senate passed 48-0 Signed by governor |
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HF599 |
HSB192 , SF535 , SSB1157 |
Reduces utilities board regulatory oversight of municipal utilities and rural electric cooperatives |
Energy |
undecided |
Senate Brown House passed 64-33 Senate passed 50 – 0 Signed by governor |
|
HF601 |
SF533, HSB189, SSB1178 |
Reduces window to notify utility customers of a rate increase from 62 to 30 days prior to application to the utilities board for the rate increase, including an estimate of the impact of the increase on an average customer in the rate class |
Energy – electric |
undecided |
House Lundgren Senate Brown House passed 88 - 8 Senate passed 42 -7 Signed by governor |
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HF617 |
HSB191 |
Iowa Utilities Board to review Iowa Code provisions and ratemaking procedures to determine whether revised provisions and different procedures would result in more cost-effective rates that reflect a utility’s cost of providing service to its customers in the state. The consumer advocate, rate-regulated utilities, and other interested persons shall participate in the review. A report with findings and recommendations is due by January 1, 2024. |
Energy – electric |
undecided |
Lundgren House passed 96-0 Senate passed 49 – 0 with amendment House concurred 94-0 Signed by governor |
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HF661
|
SF134 , SSB1040 , HF80 , HF278 |
$150 annual fee for farmers market vendors who have temperature-controlled merchandise Called food freedom bill during debate |
AG |
undecided |
Senate Green House Ingels House passed 77 – 20 Senate passed 33-15 Signed by governor |
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HF688 |
HSB81 , SF568 , SSB1101
|
Changes the process for updating rules, including adopting rules by reference, makes administrative rules coordinator an ex-official member of the Administrative Rules Review Committee
|
Good govt |
undecided |
House Administrative Rules Review Committee Senate Administrative Rules Review Committee House passed 99 - 0 Senate passed 49 – 0 Signed by governor |
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HF714 |
HSB246, SF573, SSB1217 |
Merchant transmission line application expires after 3 years
|
Energy |
watching |
House Kaufmann Senate Dawson House Passed 95 - 0 Senate passed 49 - 0 with amendment House passed 94-0 Signed by governor |
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SF318 |
HF639 , HSB82 , SSB1086 |
Establishes and office of apprenticeship, Iowa apprenticeship council |
Good govt |
watching |
Governor Senate passed 35-13 House passed 62 – 33 with amendment Senate passed 34-15 Signed by governor |