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							                                            LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
                                      Iowa Department of Human Services

March 27, 2009                                                                                 Volume 6, Issue 10
The Iowa Department of Human Services will distribute this update weekly to agency staff and other interested
parties for informational purposes only. Recipients of this update are encouraged to share it with others. If you are
interested in receiving or discontinuing legislative updates please contact Molly Kottmeyer by email at
mkottme@dhs.state.ia.us



WELCOME

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about DHS budget, programs or policies. The best way to
reach me during session is via email at mkottme@dhs.state.ia.us.

Molly




DHS PREFILED BILLS OF INTEREST

Child Support Enforcement - HSB 49 - SSB 1074 (HF 197) (SF 319) - Signed by Governor 3/19

Foster Care & Adoption - LSB 1467 - SSB 1104 - HSB 112 (SF 152) - Passed Senate 3/11




A PREVIEW OF NEXT WEEK

MONDAY

Budget Subcommittee
1:00
Room 116

TUESDAY

Budget Subcommittee
10:30
Room 116

Budget Subcommittee
1:00
Room 116

WEDNESDAY


THURSDAY
BILLS OF INTEREST - STATUS REPORT

This section will provide a brief status report of bills introduced in previous weeks. For a more detailed report, click
on the bill number, the bill status can be viewed in its entirety along the left-hand side of the bill display.



HOUSE FILES THAT SURVIVED FIRST FUNNELL

HF 45 – Relating to the suspension or termination of medical assistance during the period that an individual is
committed to certain facilities or institutions
By Heddens
Jan. 21 09 Introduced, referred to Human Resources
Jan. 23 09 Subcommittee: Heddens, Baudler & Wendt
Feb. 12 09 Committee report, recommending passage
February 17, 2009 – Passed House 98 –0
February 17, 2009 – Immediate message
February 18, 2009 – Message from House
February 18, 2009 – Read first time, referred to Human Resources
Feb. 23 09 Subcommittee, Bolkcom, Bartz, and Schmitz
March 23, 2009 – Committee report, recommending amendment and passage

HF 53 – Concerning the use of moneys appropriated but unexpended for certain vacant state employee positions
By Struyk
Jan. 22 09 Introduced, referred to Appropriations
Feb. 11 09 Subcommittee, Jacoby, Oldson, and Watts

HF 92 - Relating to a property tax limitation for certain elderly persons, providing a penalty, and including an
applicability date provision
By May
Jan. 27 09 Introduced, referred to Ways & Means
Feb. 19 09 Subcommittee, T. Olson, Sands, and Shomshor

HF 125 – Relating to and making an appropriation to provide for an uncompensated care additional payment to
hospitals eligible for Medicaid reimbursement rate rebasing
By Frevert
Jan. 28 09 Introduced, referred to Appropriations
Feb. 11 09 Subcommittee, Heddens, Gayman, and Heaton

HF 179 - Including members of the clergy as mandatory reporters of child abuse, and making penalties applicable
(successor to HF 8)
By Committee on Human Resources
Feb. 02 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Feb. 10 09 Amendments H-1016 and H-1017 filed
Feb. 11 09 Amendment H-1019 filed

HF 213 – Relating to electrician licensure by modifying existing provisions and specifying new classifications
(Successor to HSB 52)
By Committee on State Government
Feb. 05 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
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March 24, 2009 – Substituted SF 159
March 24, 2009 - Withdrawn

HF 234 - Requiring health insurance coverage for costs relating to mental health conditions, including alcohol or
substance abuse treatment services. (Formerly HF 139) (Formerly HSB 6)
By Committee on Human Resources
Feb. 09 09 Introduced, placed on calendar

HF 280 - Relating to the compensation of a guardian ad litem in certain criminal cases involving a child witness.
(Formerly HSB 30)
By Judiciary
February 12, 2009 - Introduced, placed on calendar
February 17, 2009 – Passed House, 98 – 0
February 17, 2009 – Immediate message
February 18, 2009 – Message from House
February 18, 2009 – Read first time, referred to Judiciary
February 18, 2009 – Subcommittee: Horn, Noble, & Quirmbach

HF 311 - Requiring health care benefit coverage for certain medically necessary prosthetic devices and providing an
applicability date. (formerly HSB 141)
By Committee on Commerce
Feb. 13 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Feb. 18, 2009 – Passed House 64 – 33
February 18, 2009 – Immediate message
February 18, 2009 – Message from House
Feb. 19, 2009 – Read first time, referred to Commerce
Feb. 23 09 Subcommittee, Rielly, Courtney, and Hartsuch
March 19, 2009 – Committee report, recommending amendment and passage
March 19 209 – Committee report, receommending amendment and passage

HF 314 - Relating to health-related activities and regulation by the department of public health and making penalties
applicable. (formerly HSB 50)
By Committee on Human Resources
Feb. 16 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Feb. 25, 2009 Passed House, ayes 98, nay none
Feb. 26, 2009 Message from Houe
Feb. 26, 2009 Read first time, referred to Human Resources
Feb. 26, 2009 Subcommmittee, Wilhelm, Johnson, & Schmit
March 16, 2009 – Committee report, recommending passage
March 19, 2009 – Placed on calendar under unfinished business
March 23, 2009 – Passed Senate, 49 – 0
March 23, 2009 – Immediate message
March 23, 2009 – Message from Senate

HF 315 – Creating an Iowa collaboration for youth development council and state of Iowa youth advisory council in
the department of human rights. (Formerly HSB 8)
By Committee on Human Resources
Feb. 16 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
March 19, 2009 – Passed House, 65 -30
March 19, 2009 – Immediate message
March 19, 2009 - Message from House
March 19, 2009 – Read first time, passed on file
March 23, 2009 – Referred to Human Resources
March 24, 2009 – Subcommittee, Hatch, Boettger & Kreiman
March 25, 2009 – Committee report, recommending passage
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HF 317 - Relating to inclusion of assisted living services under the medical assistance home and community-based
services waiver for the elderly. (Formerly HF 57)
By Committee on Human Resources
Feb. 16 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
March 18, 2009 – Passed House, 98 –0
March 18, 2009 – Immediate message
March 19, 2009 – Message from House
March 19, 2009 – Read first time, referred to Human Resources
March 19, 2009 – Subcommittee: Ragan, Boettger, & Wilhelm
March 25, 2009 – Committee report, recommending passage

HF 322 - Requiring the budget submissions of state agencies to utilize a zero-base approach.
By Windschitl, Raecker, Deyoe, Sands, Helland, Hagenow, Soderberg, DeBoef, May and Schultz
Feb. 16 09 Introduced, referred to Appropriations

HF 329 - Relating to the allocation of funds to the all Iowa opportunity foster care grant program and providing an
effective date. (Formerly HF 182)
By Committee on Education
Feb. 16 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
March 16, 2009 – Referred to Appropiations
March 17, 2009 – Subcommittee: Winckler, Dolecheck & Wenthe

HF 380 – Relating to the administration of programs under the jurisdiction of the department of public health and
increasing a penalty. (Formerly HSB 132)
By Committee on Human Resources
Feb. 19 09 - Introduced, placed on calendar
March 16, 2009 – Passed House 97 – 0
March 16, 2009 – Immediate Message
March 17, 23009 – Message from House
March 17, 2009 – Read first time, referred to Human Resources
March 17, 2009 – Subcommittee, Wilhelm, Bolkcom, and Johnson
March 23, 2009 – Committee report, recommending passage

HF 381 - Relating to the practice of pharmacy by establishing a registration program for pharmacy support persons
and regulating the internet sale of prescription products, including a program of registration of pharmacy internet sites,
making penalties applicable, and establishing a general definition for the term "internet site". (Formerly HSB 51)
By Committee on Human Resources
Feb. 19 09 - Introduced, placed on calendar
Mar. 04 09 - Passed House, ayes 98, nays none
Mar. 05 09 Rereferred to Ways & Means
Mar. 5, 2009 Subcommittee: Kreiman, Hartsuch, and Hatch
March 23, 2009 – Committee report, recommending passage

HF 488 - Relating to including the maintenance of service animals as an eligible service reimbursable under the home
and community-based services waivers. (Formerly HF 106)
By Committee on Human Resources
Mar. 02 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
March 17, 2009 Passed House 98 – 0
March 17, 2009 Immediate Message
March 18, 2009 Message from House
March 18, 2009 Read first time, referred to Human Resources
March 18, 2009 Subcommittee, Quirmbach, Hartsuch & Wilhelm
March 25, 2009 – Committee report, recommending passage

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HF 554 - Providing for increased reimbursement paid by the department of human services for certain providers of
services to persons with mental retardation or other disabilities and making an appropriation
By Alons, Huseman, Schultz, Sorenson, May, Schulte, De Boef, Pettengill, Rayhons, and Mertz
Mar. 04 09 Introduced, referred to Appropriations

HF 562 - Relating to the state child care advisory council (Successor to HF 383)
By Petersen, Berry, Mascher, Mertz, T. Taylor, Heddens, Kressig, Swaim, Cohoon, Zirkelbach, Gaskill, Lykam,
Whitead, Bukta, Oldson, D. Olson, Smith, Jacoby, Hunter, Winckler, Steckman, Kuhn,Llensing, R. Olson,
Kearns, Ford, Beard, Gayman, and Reichert
Feb. 19 09 Introduced, referred to Human Resources
March 4, 1009 Placed on Calendar
March 19, 2009 Passed House 94 -0
March 19, 2009 Immediate Message
March 19, 2009 Message from House
March 19, 2009 Read first time, passed on file
March 23, 2009 – Referred to Human Resources
March 24, 2009 – Subcommittee, Quirmbach, Bartz & Wilhelm
March 25, 2009 – Committee report, recommending passage

HF 580 - Relating to reimbursement of nonparticipating providers for eligible services provided to IowaCare program
members. (Formerly HF 354)
By Committee on Human Resources
Mar. 05 Introduced, placed on calendar
March 23, 2009 – Passed on House, 98 –0
March 23, 2009 – Immediate Message
March 24, 2009 – Message from House
March 24, 2009 – Read first time, referred to Human Resources
March 24, 2009 – Subcommittee, Ragan, Seymour, and Wilhelm
March 25, 2009 – Committee report, recommending passage

HF 646 – County adult mental health, mental retardation, and developmental disabilities services, by making an
appropriation to the risk pool of the property tax relief fund and providing an effective date
By Raecker
Mar. 10 09 Introduced, referred to Appropriations
March 17, 2009 Subcommittee Heddens, Heaton & Oldson

HF 647 - Relating to the college student aid commission and the programs and funds it administers and making
appropriations
By Winckler
March 10, 2009 – Introduced, referred to Education
March 11, 2009 – Subcommittee, Winckler, Forristall, & Wendt
March 12, 2009 – Referred to Appropriations
March 17, 2009 – Subcommittee, Wenthe, Cohoon, Cownie, Dolecheck, and Winckler

HF 672 – Relating to individual development accounts available to certain persons with low income and providing
effective and applicability date provisions. (Formerly HSB 227)
By Human Resources.
Mar. 10 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
March 19, 2009 Passed House 67 –0
March 19, 2009 Immediate Message
March 19, 2009 Message from House
March 23, 2009 – Referred to Human Resources
March 24, 2009 – Subcommittee, Bolkcom, Johnson, & Schmitz
March 25, 2009 – Committee report, recommending passage

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HF 676 – Modifying provisions relating to a final hearing in a civil commitment proceeding for a sexually violent
predator. (Formerly HF 441)
By Committee on Public Safety
Mar. 10 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
March 17, 2009 Passed House 98 –0
March 17, 2009 Immediate Message
March 18, 2009 Message from House
March 18, 2009 Read First time, referred to Judiciary
March 18, 2009 Subcommittee, Kreiman, Sodders, & Ward
March 25, 2009 Committee report, recommending passage

HF 691 – Relating to access to obscene materials and child in need of assistance proceedings and child abuse
reporting. (Formerly HF 443)
By Human Resources
Mar. 12 09 Introduced, placed on calendar

HF 692 – Relating to psychiatric medical institution for children services and providing an effective date. (Formerly
HSB 213)
By Human Resources.
Mar. 12 09 Introduced, placed on calendar

HF 709 – Relating to bidding requirements for public improvement projects completed by certain state entities.
(Formerly HSB 200)
Companion to SF 301 by Committee on State Government)
Mar. 12 09 Introduced, placed on calendar

HF 711 – Relating to the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act. (Formerly HSB 258)
By Public Safety.
Mar. 12 09 Introduced, placed on calendar

HF 713 – Creating the uniform child abduction prevention Act. (Formerly HSB 220)
By Judiciary.
Mar. 12 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
March 18, 2009 Passed House 95 -0
March 18, 2009 Immediate Message
March 18, 2009 Message from House
March 18, 2009 Read first time, referred to Judiciary
March 19, 2009 Subcommittee, Kreiman, Sodders, Ward
March 25, 2009 Committee report, recommending passage

HF 733 – Relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections and providing effective dates and for retroactive applicability.
(Formerly HSB 240)
By Committee on Judiciary
Mar. 16 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
March 23, 2009 – Substituted SF 446
March 23, 2009 - Withdrawn

HF 734 - Relating to the uniform adult guardianship and protective proceedings Act relating to the establishment,
transfer, and recognition of guardianships and conservatorships in multistate cases, and including effective date and
applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 261)
By Committee on Judiciary
Mar. 16 09 Introduced, placed on calendar

HF 744 – Relating to the criminal offense of enticing or attempting to entice a minor and providing penalties
(Successor to HSB 44)
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By Committee on Public Safety
Mar. 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
March 23, 2009 – Referred to Judiciary
March 26, 2009 – Subcommittee: T. Olson, Heaton & Willems

HF 749 - Relating to financing agreements entered into on behalf of the department of corrections by the treasurer of
state. (Formerly HSB 45)
By Committee on Public S1afety
Mar. 17 09 Introduced, referred to Appropriations
Mar. 19 09 Subcommittee, T. Taylor, Cohoon, and Worthan

HF 754 – Relating to regulation of child care by the department of human services by providing for licensing of child
development homes, establishing a regulatory fee and appropriating the fee proceeds, making penalties applicable,
and providing effective and applicability date provisions. (Formerly HF 419)
By Committee on Human Resources
Mar. 17 09 Introduced, referred to Appropriations

HF 767 Relating to the possession, distribution, and reporting of obscene material and making penalties applicable.
(Formerly HSB 96)
By Committee on Public Safety
Mar. 17 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
March 23, 2009 – Referred to Judiciary
March 26, 2009 – Subcommittee: T. Olson, Heaton, & Willems

HF 768 – Providing for an expedited review of denials of health benefit coverage for certain cancer treatments.
(Formerly HSB 85)
By Committee on Commerce
Mar. 17 09 Introduced, placed on calendar

HF 771 Relating to the development of a plan to provide services to individuals with autism. (Formerly HF 501)
By Committee on Human Resources
Mar. 17 09 Introduced, placed on calendar

HF 773 – Relating to criteria under the medical assistance program for admission to a psychiatric medical institution
for children. (Formerly HSB 259)
By Committee on Human Resources
Mar. 17 09 Introduced, placed on calendar

HF 774 – Relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, insert earlier
omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, delete temporary language, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts,
update ongoing provisions, or remove ambiguities, and including effective and applicability date provisions.
(Formerly HSB 263)
By Committee on Judiciary
Mar. 18 09 Introduced, placed on calendar

HF 787 - Establishing an independent office of administrative hearings within the department of inspections and
appeals. (Formerly HF 602)
By Committee on State Government
Mar. 18 09 Introduced, placed on calendar

HF 801 – Relating to the establishment of a searchable budget database website for the public to access the details of
the expenditure of state tax revenues and a searchable tax rate database for the public to access the details of each tax
rate for all taxing districts in the state. (Successor to HF 74)
March 18, 2009 – Introduced, placed on calendar
March 24, 2009 – Passed House 96 –3
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March 24 2009 – Immediate Message
Mar. 25 09 Message from House
Mar. 25 09 Read first time, referred to State Government
Mar. 25 09 Subcommittee, Danielson, Feenstra, and Jochum
March 26, 2009 - Deferred

SENATE FILES THAT DID SURVIVE FIRST FUNNEL

SF 53 – Relating to and making an appropriation for the case management program for the frail elderly
By Bolkcom, Black, Quirmbach, Stewart, Ragan, Beall, Schmitz, Schoenjahn, Dotzler, Heckroth, Wilhelm, Hogg,
Horn, Olive, Dandekar, Dearden, Appel, Courtney, Gronstal, Kibbie, Jochum, Kreiman, McCoy, and Hatch
Jan. 27 09 Introduced, referred to Appropriations
Jan. 27 09 Subcommittee, Dvorsky and Kettering

SF 54 - Making an appropriation for case management under the Medicaid elderly waiver
By Bolkcom, Black, Quirmbach, Stewart, Ragan, Beall, Schmitz, Schoenjahn, Dotzler, Heckroth, Wilhelm, Hogg,
Horn, Olive, Dandekar, Dearden, Appel, Courtney, Kibbie, Jochum, Kreiman, McCoy, and Hatch
Jan. 27 09 Introduced, referred to Appropriations
Jan. 27 09 Subcommittee, Dvorsky and Kettering

SF 67 - Relating to disaster assistance by providing a jumpstart housing assistance program, disaster aid individual
assistance grants, and community disaster grants, making appropriations, and providing effective and retroactive
applicability dates (Successor to SSB 1075)
By Committee on Rebuild Iowa
Jan. 28 09 Attached to companion HF 64
Jan. 28 09 Referred to Appropriations
Jan. 28 09 Committee report, approving bill

SF 119 - Relating to domestic abuse protective orders and animals owned or held by a petitioner, respondent, or minor
child of the petitioner or respondent in domestic abuse cases (Successor to SF 70)
By Committee on Judiciary
Feb. 09 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Feb. 09 09 Committee report, approving bill
March 24, 2009 – Passed Senate 49 – 0
March 24, 2009 – Immediate message
March 24, 2009 – Message from Senate
March 24, 2009 – Read first time, referred to Judiciary
March 26, 2009 – Subcommittee: Huser, Smith & Struyk

SF 149 - Requiring the budget submissions of state agencies to utilize a zero-base approach
By Hamerlinck
Feb. 12 09 Introduced, referred to Appropriations
Feb. 16 09 Subcommittee, Dvorsky and Kettering

SF 152 - Relating to administrative and planning requirements involving children for whom the department of human
services has responsibility under state or federal law. (Formerly SSB 1104.)
By Committee on Human Resources
Feb. 16 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Feb. 16 09 Committee report, approving bill
March 11, 2009 Passed Senate 50-0
March 11, 2009 Immediate message
March 12, 2009 Message from Senate
March 13, 2009 Read first time, referred to Human Resources
March 19, 2009 – Subcommittee, Hunter, Heaton & Smith
March 23, 2009 – Committee report, recommending passage
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SF 159 - Relating to electrician licensure by modifying existing provisions and specifying new classifications.
(Formerly SSB 1090.)
By Committee on State Government
Feb. 16 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Feb. 16 09 Committee report, approving bill
March 23, 2009 – Passed Senate – 48 –0
March 23, 2009 – Immediate Message
March 23, 2009 – Message from Senate
March 23, 2009 – Read first time, passed on file
March 24, 2009 – Substituted for HF 213
March 24, 2009 – Passed House, Ayes 88 – nays 10
March 24, 2009 – Immediate message
March 25, 2009 – Message from House

SF 173 - Relating to the allocation of funds to the all Iowa opportunity foster care grant program and providing an
effective date. (Formerly SF 122.)
By Committee on Education
Feb. 17 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Feb. 17 09 Committee report, approving bill
Feb. 26 09 Passed Senate, ayes 48, nays none
Feb. 26 09 Immediate message
Feb. 26 09 Message from Senate
Feb. 26 09 Read first time, passed on file

SF 203 – Relating to the identification of the eligibility of tenants of an assisted living program for benefits through the
United States department of veterans affairs. (Formerly SSB 1180.)
By Committee on Human Resources
Feb. 19 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Feb. 19 09 Committee report, approving bill
Mar. 02 09 Passed Senate, ayes 50, nays none
Mar. 02 09 Immediate message
Mar. 03 09 Message from Senate
Mar. 04 09 Read first time, referred to Veterans Affairs
March 16, 2009 – Committee report, recommending passage

SF 224 - Relating to the licensing and regulation of plumbers, mechanical professionals, and contractors, and including an
applicability provision
Proposed Department of Public Health Bill
February 24, 2009 – Introduced, placed on calendar
February 24, 2009 – Committee report, approving bill
March 24, 2009 – Passed Senate – Ayes 30, Nays 20
March 24, 2009 – Immediate message
March 24, 2009 – Message from Senate
March 24 2009 - Read first time, referred to State Government
March 26, 2009 – Committee report, recommending passage

SF 231 – Relating to reimbursing nonparticipating providers under the IowaCare program and creating a
nonparticipating provider reimbursement fund. (Formerly SF 38.)
By Committee on Human Resources
Feb. 24 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Feb. 24 09 Committee report, approving bill
March 19, 2009 - Passsed Senate 48-0
March 19, 2009 – Immediate message
March 20, 2009 – Message from Senate
March 23, 2009 – Read first time, referred to Human Resources
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March 24, 2009 – Subcommittee, Wendt, Mascher, and Soderberg

SF 236 – Relating to psychiatric medical institution for children services and providing an effective date. (Formerly
SSB 1200.)
By Committee on Human Resources
Feb. 24 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Feb. 24 09 Committee report, approving bill
Mar. 05 09 Amendment S-3058 filed, adopted
Mar. 05 2009 - Passed Senate, ayes 46, nays none
March 5, 2009 –Immedate Message
March 5, 2009 – Message from Senate
March 9, 2009 – Read first time, rerred to Human Resources
March 12, 2009 Subcommittee: Heddens, Hunter, & L. Miller
March 12, 2009 Committee report, recommending amendment & passage

SF 261 - Establishing a pilot physician assistant mental health fellowship program and making appropriations
(Companion to LSB 2492hh by Wessel-Kroeschell)
By Sodders and Noble
Feb. 26 09 Introduced, referred to Appropriations
Feb. 26 09 Subcommittee, Dvorsky and Kettering

SF 280 - Relating to disaster emergency assistance immunity. (Formerly SSB 1099.)
By Committee on Rebuild Iowa
Mar. 02 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Mar. 02 09 Committee report, approving bill
March 19, 2009 – Passed Senate 48-0
March 19, 2009 – Immediate message
March 20, 2009 – Message from Senate
March 23, 2009 – Read first time, passed on file
March 23, 2009 – Substituted HF 725
March 23, 2009 – Passed House 98 – 0
March 23, 2009 – Immediate message
March 24, 2009 – Message from House

SF 289 - Relating to loan forgiveness under the jumpstart housing assistance program. (Formerly SSB 1240.)
By Committee on Rebuild Iowa
Mar. 02 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Mar. 02 09 Committee report, approving bill
March 9, 2009 – Passed Senate, 47-0
March 9, 2009 – Immediate Message
March 10, 2009 – Message from Senate
March 10, 2009 – Read first time, referred to Rebuild Iowa and Disaster Recovery
March 19, 2009 – Subcommittee T.Olson, Sorenson, & D. Taylor
March 23, 2009 – Committee report, recommending passage

SF 292 - Concerning the acquisition of certain goods and services provided through the department of administrative
services. (Formerly SSB 1238.)
By Committee on State Government
Mar. 02 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Mar. 02 09 Committee report, approving bill

SF 301 – Relating to bidding requirements for public improvement projects completed by certain state entities.
(Formerly SSB 1224.)
By State Government.
Mar. 02 09 Introduced, placed on calendar.
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Mar. 02 09 Committee report, approving bill
March 17, 2009 – Passed Senate, 50-0
March 17, 2009 – Immediate message
March 17, 2009 – Message from Senate
March 18, 2009 – Read first time, passed on file

SF 323 – Relating to the provision of health records of a child in foster care to the foster care provider
By Sodder
Mar. 04 09 Introduced, referred to Human Resources
Mar. 05 09 Subcommittee, Kreiman, Hartsuch, and Ragan
March 12, 2009 – Committee report, recommending passage
March 17, 2009 – Passed Senate 50 – 0
March 17, 2009 – Immediate message
March 17 2009 – Message from Senate
March 18, 2009 – Read first time, referred to Human Resources
March 19, 2009 – Subcomittee – Wessel-Kroeschell, Abdul-Samad, & L. Miller

SF 340 – Relating to the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act. (Formerly SSB 1287.)
By Committee on Judiciary
Mar. 05 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Mar. 05 09 Committee report, approving bill

SF 365 - Relating to trusts and estates including the administration of small estates and including retroactive and other
applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1244.)
By Committee on Judiciary
Mar. 09 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Mar. 09 09 Committee report, approving bill
March 17, 2009 – Passed Senate 50 – 0
March 17, 2009 – Immediate Message
March 17, 2009 – Message from Senate
March 18, 2009 – Read first time, passed on file
March 18, 2009 – Substituted for HF 677
March 18, 2009 – Passed House 96-0
March 18, 2009 – Immediate message
March 19, 2009 – Message from house

SF 366 – Relating to the emancipation of a minor and family in need of assistance proceedings. (Formerly SSB 1216.)
By Judiciary.
Mar. 09 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Mar. 09 09 Committee report, approving bill
March 19, 2009 – Passed Senate – 46 – 2
March 19, 2009 – Immediate message
March 20, 2009 – Message from Senate
March 23, 2009 – Read first time, referred to Human Resources
March 24, 2009 – Subcommittee: T.Olson, Baudler, & Steckman

SF 377 – Relating to the prescription drug donation repository program. (Formerly SSB 1268.)
By Rebuild Iowa.
March 9, 2009 – Introduced, placed on calendar
March 9, 2009 – Committee report, approving bill
Mar. 12 09 Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays none
Mar. 12 09 Immediate message
Mar. 12 09 Message from Senate
March 13, 2009 – Referred to Bebuild Iowa & Disaster Recovery
March 19, 2009 – Subcommittee, Huser, Berry & DeBoef
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March 23, 2009 – Committee report, recommending passage

SF 389 – Relating to health care, health care providers, and health care coverage, providing penalties, and providing
retroactive and other effective dates. (Formerly SF 48.)
By Committee on Human Resources
March 10, 2009 – Introduced, placed on calendar
March 10, 2009 – Committee report, approving bill
March 19, 2009 – Passed Senate – 30-18
March 19, 2009 – Immediate Message
March 20, 2009 – Message from Senate
March 20, 2009 – Read first time, referred to Human Resources
March 24, 2009 – Subcommittee: Smith, Heddens, & Upmeyer

SF 393 – A bill for an act relating to access to obscene materials and child in need of assistance proceedings and child
abuse reporting. (Formerly SF 271.)
(Companion to LSB 2003hv by Committee on Human Resources)
By Human Resources
Mar. 10 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Mar. 10 09 Committee report, approving bill
March 23, 2009 Passed Senate 48 – 1
March 23, 2009 – Immediate Message
March 23, 2009 – Message from Senate
March 24, 2009 – Read first time, passed on file

SF 396 – Requiring a yearly review of legislation and current state laws that contain health care benefit mandates and
providing an effective date. (Formerly SF 317.)
By Committee on Commerce
Mar. 10 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Mar. 10 09 Committee report, approving bill

SF 404 - Establishing a local food and farm task force, providing for a local food and farm plan, and providing for an
effective date. (Formerly SF 332.)
By Commerce.
Mar. 11 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Mar. 11 09 Committee report, approving bill
March 19, 2009 – Passed Senate, 36-12
March 19, 2009 – Immediate Message
March 20, 2009 – Message from Senate
March 23, 2009 – Read first time, referred to Agriculture
March 24, 2009 – Subcommitteee; Drake, Beard & Bukta
March 25, 2009 – Committee report, recommending passage

SF 414 – Providing for a pilot project supporting high-quality child care for low-income children. (Formerly SF 179.)
By Committee on Human Rresources
Mar. 12 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Mar. 12 09 Committee report, approving bill
March 18, 2009 – Passed Senate 33-17
March 18, 2009 – Immediate message
March 18, 2009 – Message from Senate
March 19, 2009 – Read first time, referred to Human Resources
March 24, 2009 – Subcommittee, Mascher, Alons, & Berry

SF 418 – Requiring health insurance coverage for costs relating to mental health conditions, including alcohol or
substance abuse treatment services, and creating a mental health insurance advisory committee. (Formerly SSB 1002.)
By Committee on Human Resources
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Mar. 12 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Mar. 12 09 Committee report, approving bill

SF 422 – Quality assurance assessment program, nursing facility reimbursements, and providing monetary penalties,
contingencies, and effective dates
By Committee on Human Resources
March 16, 2009 - Introduced, placed on calendar
March 16, 2009 - Committee report, approving bill
March 17, 2009 – Referred to Ways & Means
March 17, 2009 - Subcommittee Bolkcom, Dotzler, Feenstra

SF 433 – Relating to the classification and assessment of violations in health care facilities and assisted living
programs and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1142.)
By Committee on Human Resources
Mar. 16 09 Introduced, placed on calendar.
Mar. 16 09 Committee report, approving bill
March 23, 2009 – Passed Senate , 48 – 0
March 23, 2009 – Immediate message
March 23, 2009 – Message from Senate
March 24, 2009 – Read first time, referred to Human Resources
March 26, 2009 – Subcommittee; Berry, L. Miller, & Thede

SF 438 – Relating to actions injurious to dependent adults and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1206.)
Committee on Judiciary
March 16, 2009 - Introduced, placed on calendar
March 16, 2009 - Committee report, approving bill
March 18, 2009 - Passed Senate, ayes 50, nays none
March 18, 2009 - Immediate message
March 18, 2009 - Message from Senate
March 19, 2009 - Read first time, referred to Judiciary
March 24, 2009 – Subcommittee, Smith, Schultz & Willems

SF 440 - Relating to prescription drug coverage for health care facility residents eligible for federal veterans affairs
benefits. (Formerly SF 257.)
By Committee on Veterans Affairs
March 16, 2009 - Introduced, placed on calendar
March 16, 2009 - Committee report, approving bill
March 18, 2009 - Passed Senate, ayes 50, nays none
March 18, 2009 - Immediate message
March 18, 2009 - Message from Senate
March 18, 2009 - Read first time, referred to Veterans Affairs
March 24, 2009 – Subcommittee, Ficken, Alons, and Whitead
March 26, 2009 – Committee report, recommending passage

SF 444 - Relating to the uniform adult guardianship and protective proceedings Act relating to the establishment,
transfer, and recognition of guardianships and conservatorships in multistate cases, and including effective date and
applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1284.)
Committee on Judiciary
Mar. 16 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Mar. 16 09 Committee report, approving bill
March 24, 2009 - Deferred

SF 449 - Relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, insert earlier
omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, delete temporary language, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts,

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update ongoing provisions, or remove ambiguities, and including effective and applicability date provisions.
(Formerly SSB 1295.)
Committee on Judiciary
March 17, 2009 - Introduced, placed on calendar
March 17, 2009 - Committee report, approving bill
March 19, 2009 - Passed Senate, ayes 48, nays none
March 19, 2009 - Immediate message
March 20, 2009 - Message from Senate
March 20, 2009 - Read first time, passed on file

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

House Files

HF 64 - Relating to disaster assistance by providing a jumpstart housing assistance program, disaster aid individual
assistance grants, a rebuild Iowa office, and community disaster grants, making appropriations, and providing
effective and retroactive applicability dates (Successor to HSB 64)
Committee on Rebuild Iowa and Disaster Recovery
January 22, 2009 – Introduced – referred to Appropriations
Jan. 22 09 – Committee report, recommending amendment & passage
Jan. 27 09 – Passed House – 98-0
Jan. 28 09 – Attached to companion SF 67
Jan. 28 09 – Referred to Appropriations
Jan. 28 09 – Committee report, without recommendation
Jan. 28 09 – Passed Senate 49-0
Feb. 02 09 Sent to Governor
Feb. 02 09 Signed by Governor

Senate Files

SF 27 – Relating to the crime of human trafficking
Successor to SSB 1023
Committee on Judiciary
Jan. 21 09 Committee report, approving bill
January 27, 2009 - Passed Senate, ayes 50, nays none
Jan. 27 09 Read first time, Referred to Judiciary
Jan 29 09 Subcommittee, Ford, Schulte & Wessel-Kroeschell
Feb. 13 09 Committee report, recommending passage
March 17, 2009 – Passed House – 97 –0
March 17, 2009 – Immediate message
March 18, 2009 – Message from House
March 24, 2009 – Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President & Speaker
March 24, 2009 – Sent to Governor
March 25, 2009 – Signed by Governor

SF 101 – Establishing a shaken baby syndrome prevention program in the department of public health (Successor to
SSB 1091)
By Committee on Human Resources
Feb. 03 09 Committee report, approving bill
February 10, 2009 - Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays none
February 10, 2009 - Immediate message
February 11 2009 - Message from Senate
February 11 2009 - Read first time, passed on file
February 25 2009 - Substituted for HF 406
February 25 2009 - Passed House, ayes 98, nays none
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February 25 2009 - Immediate message.
February 26 2009 - Message from House
Mar. 03 09 Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker
Mar. 03 09 Sent to Governor
March 5, 2009 – Signed by Governor

SF 197 - Relating to unemployment insurance benefits and compliance with federal law regarding and in order to
qualify for funding, and including effective and applicability dates. (Formerly SSB 1052.)
By Committee on Labor and Business Relations
February 19, 2009 - Introduced, placed on calendar
February 19, 2009 - Committee report, approving bill
February 26, 2009 - Passed Senate, ayes 47, nays none
February 26, 2009 - Immediate message
February 26, 2009 - Message from Senate
February 26, 2009 - Read first time, passed on file
March 12, 2009 – Committee report, recommending passage
March 12, 2009 – Passed House, 84-0
March 12, 2009 – Immediate message
March 16, 2009 – Message from House
March 23, 2009 – Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President & Speaker
March 23, 2009 – Sent to Governor
March 25, 2009 – Signed by Governor


SF 204 – Relating to the department of elder affairs and services provided to older Iowans. (Formerly SSB 1160.)
By Committee on Human Resources
Feb. 23 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Feb. 23 09 Committee report, approving bill
Feb. 26, 09 Passed Senate, ayes 47, nays none
Feb. 26, 09 Message from Senate
Feb. 26, 09 Read first time, passed on file
Mar. 04 09 Substituted for HF 403
Mar. 04 09 Passed House, ayes 67, nays 29
Mar. 04 09 Immediate message
March 5, 2009 Message from House
March 23, 2009 – Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker
March 23, 2009 – Sent to Governor
March 25, 2009 – Signed by Governor

SF 237 - Relating to pseudoephedrine product sales by pharmacies and retailers, and providing penalties and
contingent applicability. (Formerly SF 104.)
By Committee on Judiciary
Feb. 24 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Feb. 24 09 Committee report, approving bill
March 2, 2009 Passed Senate, ayes 44, nays 6.
Mar. 03 09 Message from Senate
Mar. 04 09 Read first time, passed on file
March 16, 2009 – Substituted for HF 331
March 16, 2009 – Passsed House, 97-0
March 16, 2009 – Immediate Message
March 17, 2009 – Message from House
March 23, 2009 - Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker
March 23, 2009 – Sent to Governor
March 25, 2009 – Signed by Governor

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SF 295 - Concerning the authority of the department of administrative services relative to existing leases on real
property acquired by the department. (Formerly SSB 1225.)
By State Government
Mar. 02 09 Introduced, placed on calendar
Mar. 02 09 Committee report, approving bill
March 9, 2009 Passed Senate, Ayes 47 – Nay 0
March 10, 2009 Immediate Messate
March 10, 2009 Read first time, placed on file
March 17, 2009 – Substituted from HF 590
March 17, 2009 – Passed House, 98 –0
March 17, 2009 – Immediate Message
March 18, 2009 – Message from House
March 23, 2009 – Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President & Speaker
March 23, 2009 – Sent to Governor
March 25, 2009 – Signed by Governor

SF 319 - Relating to child support enforcement including withholding of an employee's compensation by an employer
for support of a child under a support order, protection of child support information, annual collections fees, and the
potential charging of interest on overdue child support payments, and providing an effective date. (Formerly SSB
1074.)
March 4, 2009 Introduced, placed on calendar
March 4, 2009 Committee report, approving bill
March 9,2009 Passed Senate 47-0
March 10, 1009 Message from Senate
March 10, 2009 Read first time, passed on file
March 10 2009 Substituted for HF 197
March 10 2009 Passed House ayes 96- 0
March 1 2009 Immediate mesage
March 11, 2009 Message from House
March 17, 2009 – Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President & Speaker
March 17, 2009 – Sent to Governor
March 19, 2009 – Signed by Governor


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