2016 session at a glance

Here is a partial scorecard on how some issues fared in the Legislature's 2016 session.

DID

Increase state aid to schools 2.25 percent for fiscal 2017 (SF174/175)

'Couple” federal income tax changes to state tax code (HF2433)

Beef up oversight for privatized Medicaid managed care (HF2460)

Regulate transportation network companies (HF2414)

Create renewable chemical production tax credit (SF2300)

Legalize possession/transfer of firearm suppressors (HF2279)

Require carbon monoxide alarms in multiunit dwellings (SF2219)

Allow lottery ticket sales via self-service kiosks (HF2146)

Approve funding for statewide law enforcement communications network (SF2326)

Toughen penalties for 'Peeping Tom” trespassing/privacy violations (SF2185)

Grant prescription authority to certain licensed psychologists (SF2188)

Expand renewable energy tax credits (SF2309/HF2468)

Increase penalty for littering/illegal dumping (HF2385)

End penny-per-gallon fee to finance cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks (HF2464)

Allow ATV/snowmobile operators to carry firearms (HF2283)

Enact 'right of assistance” local preemption on nuisance property calls (HF493)

Enact criminal justice/sentencing reforms (HF2064)

Report state audit financial irregularities to county attorney (HF2118)

Enhance absentee ballot voting for military/overseas Iowans (HF2147)

Create Enhance Iowa Board (SF2308)

Strengthen efforts to collect delinquent court debt (SF2316)

Issue driver's license denoting veteran status (SF2187)

Change evaluation for students under-performing in reading proficiency (HF 2413

Expand state oversight of private boarding schools (SF2304)

Modify controlled substances list to include new synthetic drugs (SF2116)

Create license plate decal system for nonprofit groups (HF617

Extend to 10 years child endangerment statute of limitations (HF2064

Report inventory of untested rape kits (HF2420)

Allow bullied student to open enroll for varsity sports participation (HF2264)

Require five-year renewal of handicapped parking placards for vehicles (HF588)

Make juvenile delinquency records secret unless judge makes public (SF2288

Require medical assessment of sports-related concussions (HF2421)

Bar credit card for child without guardian/custodian permission (HF2401)

Double state adoption tax credit (HF2460)

Exempt African hair braiding from state cosmetology licensure (HF2459)

Upgrade Iowa's identify theft statute (HF2271)

Create state Department of Public Safety human trafficking office (SF2191

Require county engineers to report bridge repairs yearly (HF2345)

Allow release of unclaimed cremated remains (HF2266)

Establish rapid response to state-declared disasters (SF2306)

Set age documentation provisions for obtaining a child labor permit (HF2274)

Transfer Sac & Fox tribal law enforcement functions (SF2022)

Prohibit state from investing in companies boycotting Israel (HF2331)

Set treatment provisions for non-compliant person with a serious mental impairment (SF2259)

Make promotional play exceptions to state wagering tax on gambling games (HF2445)

Upgrade licensure of the home food establishments (SF2273)

Expand definition of father for parental rights (HF2270)

Require agreements to terminate farm tenancies be in writing (HF2344)

Establish information clearinghouse for veterans' preference hiring (HF2415)

Create uniform deployed parents' custody/visitation act (SF2233)

Modify reading/literacy requirements for teacher preparation programs (SF2196)

Allow checkoff for cattle to be increased (HF2269)

Direct Iowa DNR to study installing electronic card readers at state park entrances (HF2454)

Allow requests for individuals to obtain own criminal history data (SF2110)

Expunge public intoxication conviction after two years (SF2164)

Extends time permitted for storing animal pelts (HF2343)

Establish seasons and limits for harvesting turtles (HF2357)

Eliminate civil service residency requirement (HF2267)

Approve a sales tax rebate for Prospect Meadows development (SF2312)

Allow emergency responders to have opioid supply (SF2218)

Modify probation, parole and work release provisions (SF2059)

Include jailors under criminal offense of interference with official acts (SF2115)

Expand to 10 years statute of limitations for kidnapping/human trafficking (HF2278) Amend law dealing with hazardous household waste (SF2181

Extend bidding period for public improvement projects (SF2170)

Allow partially consumed bottles of wine to be resealed (SF2151)

Allow emergency personnel to hold elective office (HF2352)

DIDN'T

Tie together water quality/school infrastructure funding (HSB601)

Raise sales tax to fund natural resources/water quality (SF504)

Bar public money to women's health clinics offering abortions (HF2460)

Legalize possession/use of consumer fireworks (SF2113)

Bar use of hand-held electronic devices while driving (SF2004)

Raise speed limit on Iowa highways (HF2248/2126/2125)

Increase minimum hourly wage incrementally to $12 by July 1, 2017 (HF2153)

Legalize fantasy sports games (HF281/SF166)

Amend Iowa Constitution to limit terms of elected officials (HJR2001)

Create 'right-to-try” experimental treatments for terminally ill (SF2198)

Expand medical cannabis access (HSB607/SF484)

Ban automated traffic enforcement cameras (HF2209)

Increase legal age to possess/use tobacco products to 21 (SF2016)

Remove age restriction for possession of gun/revolver (HF2042)

Ban tanning-bed access to minors under age 17 (HF420/SF232)

Add transgender to hate-crimes protections/enhancements (SF2284)

Adopt 'death with dignity act” for terminally ill (SF2051)

Ban sale/donation of fetal body parts (HSB621)

Allow for harvesting of grass growing in public road right of way (SF2014)

Bar cities/counties from limiting immigration law enforcement (HF2276)

Ban smoking on casino gambling floors (HF2095)

Bar collaboration with Stanford University pending an apology (SF2081)

Amend Iowa Constitution to reduce 99 counties to 40 in Iowa (HJR2005

Create seven new crimes for mistreating animals (SF2138)

Eliminate front vehicle license plate requirement (HF2148)

End discriminatory practices for public restroom accommodations (HF2091)

End privatized Medicaid managed care changeover (SF2125)

Enhance penalty for assaulting a sports official (HF2020)

Establish confidentiality for weapon permit records (HF2314/HF2129

Prohibit all human cloning (SF2114)

Allow taking of up to two bobcats annually in designated areas (HF2201)

Allow tinted vehicle windshields (HF2195)

Require reasonable passing distance between vehicles and bicycles (SF2076)

Require slower-moving traffic to stay out of left lane on divided highway (HF155

Require certain peace officers to wear body cameras (HF2048)

Establish topsoil requirements for residential construction sites (SF2094)

Exempt Iowans age 73 and older from jury duty (HF2056)

Move salary-setting authority for judges from the Legislature to the Supreme Court (HF2432)

Require environmental impact assessment before pipeline permit (HF2059)

Exempt retirement income from state income tax (SF2086)

Strengthen provisions of state wage discrimination law (SF2193)

Create new criminal offense for 'revenge porn” harassment (HF2130)

Require DOT traffic-cameras certification and fines deposited to courts (HF2109)

Remove criminal record 'box” from employment applications (SF84)

Allow vouchers/charter schools in lowest-achieving education areas (HF2198)

Study smoking impact on casino employees (HF2285)

Set state aid to schools for fiscal 2018 (SF2092/2093)

Allow fishing without a license at private lake/pond (HF2262)

Standardize law enforcement data to prevent racial profiling (SF2173)

Rewrite criminal asset forfeiture law to require felony conviction (SF2166)

Tighten employment rules to combat employer wage theft (SF398)

Exempt state sales tax on metered water to residential dwellings (SF2067)

Create protective orders and criminal offense for dating relationships (HF2168)

Establish procedure to retain body camera data and access (SF2174)

Add dating violence education to school curriculum (SF2077)

Amend Iowa Constitution to restrict special sales tax to school infrastructure (HJR2004)

Affix identification to blind or stand used for deer hunting (SF2003)

Allow alternative teacher licensure for relevant professional experience (SF2103)

Establish parameters for erectile dysfunction prescription drugs (HF2141)

Allow deer hunting with pistol/revolver (SF2026)

Require legislative approval to find state to international trade pact (HF2124)

Allow installment payments for delinquent court collections (HF2299

Repeal law prohibiting unattended vehicle with engine running (SF2002)

Allow physicians to prescribe medical marijuana (SF2025)

Bar DHS employees from providing advance drug-testing notice (HF2050)

Allow redemption centers to return 4 cents bottle deposit (SF2149)

Amend Iowa Constitution to protect sales tax for school infrastructure (HJR2004)

Repeal Iowa's container deposit law (SF2068)

Require ballot measure to relocate/establish/consolidate county seats (SF165)

Amend Iowa Constitution to provide home rule for school districts (HJR2002)

Allow .410-gauge shotgun or muzzleloaders to hunt wild turkeys (HF2108)

Amend Iowa Constitution to provide right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife (SJR2003)

Expand statewide preschool program (HF2037/SF2009)

Repeal criminal offense of public intoxication (HF2023)

Require health insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorders (SF2072)

Amend Iowa Constitution to specify no fundamental right to abortion (SJR2001)

Bar abortion if fetus weighs at least 350 grams except in medical emergency (SF2055)

Establish restrictions/prohibitions for rafting on public waters (HF2014)

Bar car accident damages for drivers with suspend license and no insurance (SF2074)

Create criminal offense of sex exploitation by an attorney (SF2063)

Bar DNR officials from buying weapons seized as public nuisance (HF2144)

Allow school boards to establish private partnerships for some services (HF2151)

Bar GPS device placement without consent (HF2077)

Allow straight wall cartridge rifles to hunt deer for minors (HF2047)

Create cold case unit within Iowa Department of Public Safety (HF2018)

Amend Iowa Constitution to permit voter issue referenda (SJR2002)

Bar hunting or taking deer by feeding in a baited area (HF2160)

Expand regulation of commercial animal kennels (SF502)

Bar pay for activities under public employee collective bargaining pact (HF2115)

Allow local jurisdiction to erect stop or yield sign without engineering study (HF2172)

Bar state adopting new core science standards without legislative approval (HF2054)

Change criminal penalties involving crack cocaine (SF2186/HF2309)

Commission socio-economic impact study of state lottery gambling (SF2090)

Conduct periodic legislative review of Iowa Code (SF2080)

Conduct statewide collective bargaining for teachers (HF2065)

Create city park improvement districts with bonding and taxing authority (SF2058)

Declare no fundamental right to abortion exists under Iowa Constitution (HF2084)

Delay annual academic assessment to July 2017 (HF2290)

Designate July 16 as Atomic Veterans Day (HF2079)

Direct UI/ISU athletics to transfer $4 million annually to UNI (SF2119)

Dispense up to 12 months' supply of oral contraceptives under Medicaid (SF2222)

Establish crude oil disaster prevention/response fund and fees (HF2122)

Grant home rule authority to school districts (HF2008)

Establish Iowa electronic communications privacy act (HF2222)

Require public hearings for public employee collective bargaining pacts (HF2075)

Establish pre-arrest diversion program for certain offenders (HF2155)

Direct lottery game proceeds to multiple sclerosis support fund (SF2048)

Establish school transportation equity program (HF2293)

Raise judicial standard in reviewing religious freedom (SF2171)

Establish school voucher system (HF2284)

Require reasonable employment accommodations for pregnant workers (SF2098)

Establish sobriety/drug monitoring for offenders (HSB606)

Allow any qualified parent to teach their child to drive (HF2110)

Establish veterans' treatment courts in each judicial district (SF2168)

Expand electronic monitoring for abuse suspects released on bail (SF2089)

Allow hunting on private property with valid license (SF2053)

Expand vehicle registration fee exemptions to disabled veterans (HF2259)

Protect gun rights during state of emergency (HF2280)

Expunge interference with official acts criminal record after two years (HF2024)

Extend statute of limitation for criminal acts against a minor (SF2226)

Create statewide collective bargaining contract for teachers (HF2065)

Extend time for homeowners to bring action for faulty/defective work (HSB575)

Limit classroom and driving time for driver's education (HF2099)

Establish firearms violence protective orders (HF2255)

Limit federal interest rates charged for student loans (SF2148)

Require health insurance to cover assessment/treatment of eating disorders (SF2019)

Lower criminal penalty for unlawful delivery/possession of marijuana (HF2022)

Establish preschool expansion incentive program (SF2237)

Modify laws for carrying/possession of weapons (HF2057)

Establish RefugeRISE Americorps program for diverse populations (SF2153/HF2237)

Modify school finance provisions to cover school district transportation costs (SF2104)

Move school board elections from September to November (HF2273)

Prohibit sale of ivory and rhinoceros horn (HF2204)

Promote 'Buy Iowa First” program (SF1)

Require use of vehicle headlights during inclement weather (HF2019)

Promote drug overdose prevention efforts (SF410)

Protect exercise of religious freedom (HF2032)

Provide employees up to 40 hours leave for prenatal appointments (SF2097)

Publish educational options available to parents (HF2009)

Raise dollar damage amounts for criminal mischief (HF2045)

Raise employment provider rate increase (SF2101/HF2272)

Raise penalty for accessory in related to the crime of murder (HF2034)

Recognize in Iowa Code that life begins at conception (HF2142)

Redefine fetal death in cases of homicide (SF2152)

Require Iowa State University to set water-quality measures (HF2038)

Require nonpartisan elections for county attorneys (HF2005)

Require nonpartisan elections for county auditors (HF2006)

Require nonpartisan elections for county recorders (HF2004)

Require nonpartisan elections for county sheriffs (HF2003)

Require nonpartisan elections for county treasurers (HF2002)

Allow court to waive OWI fines for low-income offenders (HF2178)

Require real property transfers to disclose if topsoil was removed (SF2106)

Create criminal offense of female genital mutilation (HF2152)

Require state inventory of carcinogens being use and alternatives (HF2306)

Allow some 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections (SF2142)

Amend Iowa Constitution to protect electronic communications from unreasonable search/seizure (HJR2003)

Require vehicles not capable of traveling 35 mph be driven on road shoulder (HF2307)

Resell unused condemned property to original owner (SF2139)

Set government nondiscrimination act for traditional marriage/religious beliefs (HF2207)

Establish safe routes to school program (SF2130/HF2205)

Set one-year period before bond issue is resubmitted to voters (HF2286)

Strengthen Iowa's gift law for government employees/officials (SSB3011)

Strike driver's license revocations for drug-related criminal convictions (HF2030)

Test Iowa babies for cytomegalovirus (SF2057)

Waive hunter education requirement for military veterans (HSB582)

Allow schools to direct teacher development money to other purposes (HF2312)

Require vote count audit after each general election (HF2304)