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Here is a scorecard on how issues fared in the 2015 legislative session:

Jun. 5, 2015 5:50 pm
There were a lot of familiar bills that found their way to the floor of the legislature this 2015 session: some, like the gas tax, finally passed, while others, such as the anti-bullying legislation championed by Governor Branstad, failed.
Here is a comprehensive list of the winners and losers from this year's session as it finally winds to a close today.
DID PASS
Pass $7.168 billion spending plan for fiscal 2016
Earmark $134 million in surplus funds to one-time purposes (HF666)
Boost state aid to K-12 schools by 1.25 percent next year ( )
Direct $1.839 billion to health/human services (SF505)
Increase state gas tax 10 cents a gallon (Enacted March 1)
Bar K-12 schools from starting fall classes before Aug. 23 (HF307)
Fund second year of education reforms (SF658)
Fulfill commercial property tax relief for second year (SF510)
Give judges discretion in sentencing juveniles convicted of Class A crime (SF448)
Direct doctors to show ultrasound image to a pregnant woman before abortion (HF58/SF505)
Make tuition freeze possible for instate regent university undergrads (SF658)
Expand broadband access in unserved/underserved areas (HF655)
Keep confidential voter registration information of domestic abuse victims (SF383)
Establish yearly lottery appropriation to veterans' trust fund (HF438/SF177)
Allow school nurses to administer epinephrine to student with anaphylactic/allergic reaction (SF462)
Grant cities immunity from sledding/recreational mishaps (HF570)
Allow blue/white lights/reflectors on snow plows (SF75)
Allow relatives of an adult ward to ask a judge to enforce visitation rights (SF306)
Balance civil protections for participants and protesters at military funerals (HF558)
Ban severance pay for elected county officials/enhance pay raise disclosure (SF167)
Keep open MHI at Mt. Pleasant/ Clarinda MHI open until Dec. 15 (SF505)
Update/simplify Iowa's social and charitable gambling regulations (SF482)
Expunge not-guilty verdicts/dismissed criminal charge records after one year (HF78/SF385)
Establish child labor law exemption for certain work with nonprofit agencies (HF397)
Join interstate compact on college distance learning (SF501)
Regulate free offers and buying club memberships (HF229)
Change criminal penalties for cheating at gambling (HF146)
Allow online/electronic voter registration after 2016 election (SF331)
Establish/increase fees for air quality program effective Jan. 1 (SF488)
Boost outreach/awareness/training programs related to human trafficking (SF510)
Establish crime for peace officer guilty of sexual misconduct with offenders or juveniles (HF258)
Reduce deer/wild turkey hunting violation from $100 to $20 fine (HF467)
Create aggravated misdemeanor for making/selling counterfeit air bags (HF287)
Require search warrant for law officers to conduct a strip search at jail/holding cell (HF227)
Allow convenience store to sell microbrew beer 'growlers” up to 72 ounces (SF456)
Ensure legislative oversight of Medicaid managed care transformation (SF505)
Require disclosures by private providers of veterans benefits services (HF414)
Require Iowa Racing /Gaming Commission to study exchange wagering (SF438)
Allow state Ombudsman access to minutes/recordings of closed governmental session (SF457)
Provide for disclosure of radon test results (HF371)
Bar government fee for competitive bidding documents (HF167/SF122)
Implement tracking system for psychiatric beds (HF449)
Require call locations for emergency cell-phone calls (HF447)
Post Internet publication of elective officials' contact info (HF550)
Allow yard waste disposal in landfills (SF224/HF266)
Increase penalty for escape/attempt by sexual predator from civil commitment (SF150)
Require illuminated rear dump truck license plate (SF155)
License polysomnographic (sleep study) technologies (HF203)
Set future repeal of state Board of Tax Review (HF626)
Bar severance pay for county elected officials (SF167)
Control effluent animal waste at truck wash facilities (HF583)
Expand electronic reporting of campaign finances (SF119)
Update definition of beer to include high-alcohol content beverages (HF131)
DIDN'T PASS
Make texting while driving a primary offense/ban hand-held cell phone use (SF391/HF424)
Legalize possession/sale/use of fireworks (SF226/HF416)
Assist schools in combatting bullying of students (SF345)
Establish two-tiered state income tax system with lower rates/fewer deductions (HF604)
Increase rural interstate highway speed limit to 75 miles per hour (SF213)
Raise state minimum hourly wage to $8.75 by July 1, 2016 (SF269)
Expand access/availability of medical cannabis in Iowa (SSB1243/SF484)
Impose statewide ban on automated traffic enforcement devices (SF67)
Rewrite gun laws to allow suppressors, make other changes (SF427/HF527)
Reinstate limited death penalty for kidnapping/raping/killing minor (SF239)
Amend Iowa constitution for one-man/one-woman marriage only (SJR6/HJR4)
Increase state sales tax by 3/8 of 1 cent for natural resources (SF357)
Legalize fantasy sports games (HF281/SF166)
Create state gaming license for smoke-free casinos (SF139)
Revamp collective bargaining for teachers (HSB204)
Require police/school security officers to wear body cameras (HF292/HF452)
Require motorcycle operator/passenger to wear helmets (HF267)
Require drug testing for welfare recipients (HF141)
Bar mental health professionals from engaging in sexual 'conversion therapy” for minors (SF31)
Require photo ID to vote (HF293/SF183)
Impose moratorium on state gambling licenses retroactive to Jan. 1 (SF98)
Bar minors from tanning salons (HF420/SF232)
Create misdemeanor animal neglect crime for confining pet in a parked vehicle (SF51)
Lower legal drinking age for beer/wine from 21 to 19 (SF361)
Change K-12 forward-funding law (HF2194)
Lower penalties manufacture/delivery of marijuana (SSB Bill 1108)
Expand preschool program for 4-year-old children (SF473)
Bar county registrars from issuing marriage licenses to persons of same gender (HF101)
Create regulations/penalties for synthetic/imitation drugs (HF279)
Amend Iowa constitution to have biennial, not yearly legislative sessions (SJR5)
Define 'personhood” as beginning at conception under Iowa's criminal code (HF115)
Toughen penalty for kidnapping a minor (SF179)
Amend Iowa Constitution to impose term limits on state legislators (HJR1/HJR6)
Authorize school districts to adopt a mandatory uniform policy/dress code (SF116)
Prohibit sale/possession of powdered/crystalline alcohol (SF123)
Bar driver in left divided highway lane to travel 10 mph below speed limit (HF155)
Establish state oversight of commercial dog breeders/kennels (SF347)
Authorize teachers to remove disruptive students from classroom (SF260)
Create misdemeanor offense for desecrating flag to intimidate veterans (SF63)
Prohibit hunting or taking of a cougar (HF117)
Raise speed limit to 60 mph on hard surface primary/secondary roadways (SF43)
Authorize cites to regulate/restrict occupancy at residential rental property (HF161/SF458)
Prohibit slaughter/use of horse meat as food for human consumption (HF262)
Eliminate core curriculum requirements for K-12 schools (HF272)
Perform cost-benefit analysis before constructing new state highway rest areas (SF117)
Permit raw milk use by animal 'herd-share” owners (HF210)
Extend time minors abused sexually have to bring criminal/civil actions (SF447)
Prohibit late-term abortions with certain exceptions (SF91)
Tighten employment rules to combat employer wage theft (SF270)
Create 'death with dignity” act for terminally ill adult (HF65)
Make vapor/e-cigarettes subject to state tobacco tax (HF306)
Modify earned time for inmates serving kidnapping sentences (HF69)
Nullify federal EPA regulations in Iowa (SF343)
Offer car insurance rate reduction for older drivers who pass safety course (HF9)
Ban application of liquid manure on frozen/saturated ground (SF256)
Amend Iowa Constitution to provide home rule for school districts (SJR3)
Bar cities/counties from restricting 19/20 year olds from premises selling alcohol (SF208)
Reclassify marijuana to schedule II substance for medical use (SF282)
Expand penalty for 'Peeping Tom” privacy invasion (HF3)
Allow protective civil court orders in sexual abuse cases (SF336)
Prohibit abortions at entities/institutions receiving state funds (HF422)
Designate regal fritillary as state butterfly (SJR2)
Develop training standards for law enforcement use of stun guns (SF85)
Eliminate election option of voting straight political party ballot (HF4/SF66)
Extend school infrastructure sales tax funding to 2050 (SF477)
Allow catfish to be taken by hand fishing (SF27)
Exempt Iowans aged 65/older from state income tax (SF261)
Allow taking of catfish by bow and arrow (HF42/HF288)
Authorize teachers to remove disruptive students from classroom (SF260)
Place five-year 'sunset” on all state administrative rules (SF78)
Enact 'right of assistance” local preemption on nuisance property calls (HF493)
Create runoff elections for inconclusive primary results (SF322)
Allow 'fair share” fees for non-union public workers under collective bargaining (HF18)
Ban smoking as condition of newly issued gambling licenses (HF336)
Decriminalize possession of marijuana and strike other related offenses (HF60)
Allow project labor agreement for large-scale state construction projects (HF30)
Provide unpaid time off from work to attend a presidential precinct caucus (SF437)
Allows bicycle rider to give right-turn signal extending right arm horizontally (HF154)
Raise compulsory school attendance age to 18 (HF241)
Allow permit holder to carry firearm while operating ATV (SF316)
Require pharmacists to report immunization/vaccinations to state registry (HSB147)
Abolish county compensation boards (SF73/SF102)
Add writing/social studies to student academic indicators tracked by state (HF269)
Repeal law declaring English as Iowa's official language (HF26)
Allow awards/prizes to video machine tournament game participants (HF165)
Study special housing for sexually aggressive/combative elderly (SF142)
Allow cities with 200 people or less to conduct city elections by absentee ballots (HF29)
Require seat belts/harnesses in new school buses after July 1 (HF35)
Allow injured employees to choose doctor for treatment (HF21)
Create crime of financial exploitation of an older individual (HF87)
Allow registered voters to apply electronically for absentee ballots (HF113)
Authorize cites to regulate/restrict occupancy at residential rental property (HF161/SF458)
Ban application of liquid CAFO manure on frozen/saturated ground (SF256)
Require verification of Social Security number for any recipient of public funds (SF115)
Bar employers from knowingly hiring illegal aliens (SF231)
Treat college savings plans like tax-deductible IRAs (HF124)
Bar employment discrimination based upon an applicant's unemployed status (HF20)
Create voluntary publicly financed elections with spending limits (HF27)
Bar insurance officials from specifying a facility for vehicle repair work (SF54)
Change blood alcohol test for OWI license suspension (SF180)
Allow protective civil court orders in sexual abuse cases (SF336)
Require bicycles to have a rear-lighted lamp (SF241)
Change handicapped placards law (HF588)
Require ignition interlock device on vehicles of first-time OWI offenders (HF186)
Clarify animal massage not part of veterinary medicine (HF456)
Codify marriages between two people regardless of gender (HF253)
Designate Dec. 28 as Iowa Statehood Day (HF222)
Require reasonable accommodations for pregnant employees (SF18/SF313)
Develop wildlife disease prevention/control program (SF381)
Disallow frame covering vehicle license plate numbers/letters (SF206)
Require changes to the state's 'do-not-hire” list for state jobs (SF232)
Prohibit gender-selection abortions/create class C crime for violations (SF44)
Disclose if sale property was used to make, store or sell methamphetamine (SF38)
Double fine/license suspension for vehicle violation resulting in death (HF152)
Require vehicles to display lighted headlamps at all times of highway operation (HF56)
Double state tuition/textbook tax credit to 50 percent of first $1,000 paid (HF298)
Eliminate casino floor exception to the Iowa Clean Air Act (SF36/HF102)
Remove wine containers from Iowa's bottle deposit law (SF72)
Eliminate categorical eligibility for food assistance programs (HSB65)
Provide civil protective orders to sexual-abuse victims (SF336)
Repeal state inheritance tax (SF76/SF105)
Enact governor's Iowa Next initiative (SSB1139)
End requirement taxpayers indicate on tax return if child is insured (SF70/HF94)
Enhance penalty for assaulting a public transit driver (HF158)
Allow private insurance coverage of tele-health services (HF600)
Equalize insurance co-pays for physical/speech/occupational therapies (SF202)
Establish administration/governance of nonprofit health info network (SF443)
Require regent university professors to teach one course per semester (SF64)
Establish Iowa employment rides program/funds (SF234)
Remove farm house exemptions from county zoning/building codes (SF243)
Establish license/fee/inspection requirement for commercial non-farm animals (SF168)
Require testing for radon gas at public schools (HF327)
Establish notification requirement for mammogram reports to patients (SF205)
Require motorists to allow 5 feet when passing a bicycle (HF244)
Establish procedures/requirements for covenant marriage (HF442)
Expand definition of stalking crime (SF395)
Repeal law prohibiting unattended vehicles with engine running (SF159/HF363)
Expand domestic-abuse law to include dating relationships (SF370)
Require high-school students to pass civics exam to graduate (HF175)
Establish education savings grants for nonpublic/private school pupils (SF252/240)
Expand law to allow court to stay frivolous legal action/impose legal fees (SF190)
Provide immunity to under-age drinking offenders seeking treatment (HF441)
Expand open enrollment to include students in online learning programs (HF204/SF154)
Require food labeling to identify genetically modified items (HF147)
Expand privacy of student data collected by schools (HSB173)
Expand sexual exploitation offense to include all school employees (HF6)
Require handicap call buttons at retail gas pumps (SF251)
Expand supplemental school funding for low-income students (SF247)
Require employment protections for employees absent due to an adoption (SF225/SF375)
Expand transparency for state employment disciplinary records (SF121)
Fund DOT administration of safe routes to school program (SF32)
Give employers religious conscience exception to health coverage for abortion/contraceptive services (SF118)
Include threat detection/response in design/construction of school buildings (SF29)
Increase earned income tax credit to 16.5 percent (HF465)
Declare midwifery not a public offense (HF423)
Increase fund to pay preschool transportation costs (HF156)
Require radon protection in new residential buildings (SF399)
Increase penalties for employers who willfully misclassify employees (HF72)
Issue lifetime hunting license to Iowans 65 or older (HF254)
License up to two smoke-free gambling casinos (HF255)
Make kindergarten subject to minimum school day/instructional requirements (HF274)
Require employers to provide appropriate meal and rest periods to employees (HF41)
Make patient/emergency care provider communication privileged (HF448)
Make state employee disciplinary records public; bar confidential employee settlement pacts (HF509)
Prohibit excessively loud vehicle exhaust systems (HF112)
Require ballot measure to relocate/establish/consolidate county seats (SF165)
Prohibit tenure for regent/community college employees (SF380)
Repeal Iowa Department of Education/state Board of Education July 2016 (SF230)
Protect administrative law judges from political influence (SF202)
Repeal authority to deny/revoke/suspend state license for default on student loan (HF196)
Provide operation of vehicle equipped with nitrous oxide combustion engine (HF129)
Expand K-12 school core curriculum to include fine arts (HF271)
Raise minimum hourly wage to $10.10 and tie to COLA adjustment (HF71)
Raise penalty for lending vehicle to person whose license is suspended/revoked (HF128)
Reduce marriage license fees for couple completing counseling (HF142)
Protect employee time off and vacation leave benefits (HF19)
Reduce penalty for first-time marijuana possession (SF219)
Study bidding requirements for regent/public projects (HF450/SSB1065)
Refuse to enforce presidential directives in conflict with Second Amendment (SJR4)
Establish veterans' treatment court in each judicial district (HF68)
Regulate smokeless powder as an explosive material (HF261)
Remove $5,000 cap on Iowa tuition grant awarded to private college student (HF284)
Establish interstate medical licensure compact (SF273)
Repeal state law licensing plumbers, mechanical professionals and contractors (SF97)
Require contractor to pay workers local prevailing hourly wage (HF38)
Create state license for midwives beginning July 2016 (HF188)
Require display of golden rule in public school classrooms (HF67)
Bar state/local agencies from aiding federal data collection without a person's consent (SF148)
Require employers grant leave for school conferences (HF412)
Establish full-day preschool program (HF461)
Require state to accept MHI patients through June 30 (SF333)
Bar employers from accessing job seekers' felony convictions unless required (HF301/SF84)
Require violator of school bus safety law to take driver improvement course (HF243)
Waive hunter safety education for military members/veterans (HF189)
Establish statewide database for stolen firearms (HF383)
Restrict insurance proceeds/benefits for certain convicted felons (SF178)
Change definition of sex act in Iowa code to cover intentional groping (SF377)
Set future repeal of state Board of Tax Review (HF443)
Study defined contribution pension plan for certain public employees (SF215)
Allow employee receipt of wages via debit card (SF460)
Strike pre-exemption of weapons in public buildings (HF59)
Study economic/fiscal/social impact of a living wage in Iowa (HF39)
Waive tuition/fees at regent universities for Iowa National Guard members (SF90)
Allow adult adoptee to obtain a copy of an original birth certificate (HF197)
Requiring labeling for Iowa honey (HF458)
Create felony for selling/loaning/giving weapon to minor (HF405)
Revise Iowa income tax check-off to cover qualified zoos (HF37)
Ban products containing microbeads (HF439)
Designate March 5 as Iowa Constitution Day (HF221)
Require state agencies to use zero-based budgeting approach (HF352)
Double statute of limitation to prosecute hunting/fishing laws to two years (HF291)
Clarify/change absentee ballot deadlines (SF328)
Establish police officers as qualified driver education instructors (SF181)
Require criminal conviction before property subject to forfeiture (HF417)
Bar student with failing grade from interscholastic sports for one-third season (SF254)
Lower alcohol standard for testing by private employers (HF308)
Restrict use of trust fund under federal health reform for abortion procedures (SF55)
Exempt European honey bees from state sales tax (HF523)
Restrict political affiliation of PERB members (SF314)
Create criminal offense of violent habitual offender (SF23)
Authorize parking on left side of two-way roadways (HF277)
Remove school discipline for student play simulating weapon (HF140)
Establish refugee family support service pilot program (SF369)
Create license plate decal system for nonprofit groups (HF245)
Allow appeal of liquor license denial directly to district court (HF10)
Bar sale of ivory and rhinoceros horns with exceptions (SF30)
Increase county share to $10 for issuing driver's licenses (HF143/SF127)
Bar unauthorized placement of a GPS device (SF416)
Provide reduced state camping fees for residents 60 years or older (HF24)
Bar vehicle driver from passing within 5 feet of a bicycle on a highway (HF244)
Require regent universities to apply efficiency savings to tuition/fee cuts (HF211)
Increase instructional hours to 15 for 4-year-old preschool programs (HF207)
Exclude party/string poppers and snappers from fireworks prohibition (HF61)
Bar sale of cleaning product containing triclosan beginning July 1, 2017 (SF62)
Repeal allowing home-schooling parents to teach their kids driver's education (HF214)
Establish special prosecutor/grand jury in death resulting from peace officer action (HF237)
Repeal same-day voter registration law (HF138)
Promote 'Buy Iowa First” program (SF1)
The Iowa State Capitol building in Des Moines, photographed on Tuesday, June 10, 2014. (Liz Martin/The Gazette-KCRG)