Legislative score card: What passed and what didn’t in the 87th Iowa General Assembly’s 2017 session

Here is how some issues fared in the 87th Iowa General Assembly's 2017 session:

DID

Rewrite Iowa's collective bargaining law for public employees (HF291)

Legalize the limited sale of consumer fireworks (SF489)

Make texting while driving a primary offense (SF234)

Relax gun restrictions/authorize 'stand your ground” (HF517)

Ban abortion procedures after 20th week of pregnancy and require waiting period (HF471)

Establish civil damages for physical/emotional distress from abortion (SF471)

Revamp workers' compensation law (HF518)

Ramp up election and voter ID requirements (HF516)

Pre-empt local minimum wage/business provisions beyond state standard (HF295)

Place financial caps on medical malpractice damages (HF487/SF465)

End public funding to Planned Parenthood clinics (SF2)

Allow new 24/7 crackdown on drunken/impaired drivers (SF444)

Grant 'right to farm” protections against nuisance lawsuits (HF468)

Create harassment crime for 'revenge porn” situations (HF526)

Repeal prohibition on unattended vehicle with motor running (HF312)

End election campaign income tax checkoff for 2017 tax year (HF242)

Establish first-time homebuyer savings accounts (SF426)

Expand private-sector employee drug testing to include hair samples (SF32)

Give schools more funding flexibility (HF564/HF565)

Eliminate child health care provision on Iowa income tax return (SF495)

Ban government entities from installing video/audio monitoring devices in public bathrooms (SF499)

Shift burden of proof/make other changes to civil asset forfeiture (SF446)

Enhance criminal penalties for using GPS to stalk/harass (HF263)

Give schools limited home rule authority like cities/counties (HF573)

Adopt computer science education standards for schools (SF274)

Expand theft statute to include rental property (SF403)

Set parameters for bass fishing tournaments in public waters (SF257)

Protect utilities' critical infrastructure from cyber attacks (HF445)

Require job impact statement for administrative rules (SF1)

Expand public disclosure of fatal/near-fatal child abuse cases (HF545)

Ban mandated project labor agreements for public construction projects (SF438)

Authorize DOT officers to issue traffic citations (HF463)

Equalize how the counties pay for regionalized mental health services (SF504)

Protect doctors who use alternative treatments to treat Lyme disease (HF577)

Strike future repeal of the property assessment appeal board (HF478)

Allow ATV trails to cross highways (HF464)

Allow drivers to make double turns against red lights (HF372)

Enhance parental rights termination for safety/security concerns (SF275)

Allow electrical work on farm without permit or inspection (SF357)

Move school board elections from September to same November date of city elections (HF566)

Allow use of straight wall cartridge rifles for deer hunting (HF475)

Allow certified peace officer to carry weapon on school grounds (HF517)

Remove $6,000 limit on tuition grants (SF349)

Shield state/county fairs from damages for pathogen transmissions (SF362)

Allow 'right-to-try” medical treatments for terminally ill patients (SF404)

Allow prescribing natural 'biological” medical products (HF305)

Require licensing of genetic counselors (HF444)

Make confidential peace officer's personnel records (SF445)

Allow city council members to serve as volunteer firefighters (HF264)

Issue high school equivalency diploma based on demonstrated competence in core areas (HF473)

Eliminate Iowa emergency response commission (SF351)

Increase health insurance premiums for legislators (SF230)

Create a step therapy override (HF233)

Require insurance companies to cover autism spectrum disorder treatment for minors (HF215)

Change the rules for Iowans who file asbestos-related lawsuits (SF376)

Provide landowner immunity for injury to a trespasser (SF260)

Allow voluntary exclusion from entering an Iowa-licensed casino (SF442)

Require vehicles involved in minor accidents to be removed from roadway (HF313)

Extend maximum length for single trucks on highway to 41 feet (HF218)

Classify Palmer amaranth 'super weed” as a noxious weed (HF410)

Change statute of repose for property improvements (SF413)

Change simple misdemeanor trespassing fine to a scheduled violation (HF69)

Allows two of five soil conservation commissions to reside in same township (HF469)

Alter assessment of student progress on core indicators (SF240)

Modify process for jury selection master lists (SF466)

Enhance crime of sexual exploitation by a school employee (SF238)

Declare child in need of assistance in drug-related situations (HF543)

Restrict access to insurance proceeds for felons (SF467)

Increase funding for workforce housing incentives (SF488)

Change state alcohol policies to reflect changing market conditions (HF607)

Enact sentencing reforms dealing with mandatory minimum terms (HF579)

Bar state restrictions for hunting on private property (SF258)

Authorize primary road fund moneys for county/city transportation projects (HF203)

Strengthen re-employment protections for Iowa National Guard soldiers (SF373)

Allow the consolidation of election precincts (HF471)

DIDN'T

Reinstate death penalty for kidnap, rape and murder (SF335)

Increase interstate speed limit to 75 mph (SF289)

Raise statewide minimum wage (HF282/SF156)

Ban or establish state regulation of traffic cameras (SF220/SF3)

Establish 'life begins at conception” abortion standard (SF253/HF297)

Create end-of-life options for terminally ill Iowans (SF215)

Ban use of hand-held electronic devices while driving (SF407)

Repeal nickel bottle deposit/create recycle fund (HSB163/SSB1118)

Legalize fantasy sports activities (HF613)

Require local entities/colleges to enforce federal immigration laws (HF265)

Enhance regulations for unmanned aerial drones (HF589)

Require motorcycle/motorized bike operators to wear a safety helmet (HF286)

Increase marriage license waiting period from three to 20 days (HF300)

Eliminate exemption to smoke-free air act at state-licensed casinos (SF249/SF261)

End tenure systems at public universities/community colleges (SF41)

Grant immunity to 911 callers for underage drinking emergencies (SF415)

Enhance laws for safe biking on highways (HF513)

Expand eminent domain law to protect private property rights (HF603)

Add 1 percent fee to wire transfers to raise money for undercover criminal probes (HF494)

Abolish county compensation boards and allow supervisors to set elected officials' salaries (HF528)

Prohibit sale/trafficking of fetal body parts (HF144)

Bar protesters from intentionally blocking major highways (HF226)

Amend constitution to give schools home rule authority like cities/counties (SJR6)

Require most Iowa businesses to use E-Verify to identify undocumented workers (SF412)

Create crime for using simulated firearm or explosive (SF414)

Prohibit the mistreatment of animals (SF421)

Reduce penalty for first-offense marijuana possession (SF280)

Switch all judicial nominating commission appointments to governor only (SF327)

Protect Iowans from application of certain foreign laws (HF223)

Set primary runoff election when no one polls 35 percent of vote (SF33)

Study long-term care facility for elderly with aggressive/psychiatric behaviors (HF345/HR7)

Bar extra credit for students who contribute school supplies (HF304)

Prohibit minors from using a tanning facility (HF395)

Allow boats with large motors on Lake Macbride at no-wake speed (SF259)

Set moratorium in issuing more state gambling licenses (SF46)

Authorize mandatory uniform policies at schools (SF31)

Establish year-round Central Standard Time in Iowa (HF206/SF168)

Repeal declaration that English is Iowa's official language (HF81)

Require peace officers to wear/use body cameras (HF77)

Amend constitution to limit terms of all state-level elected officials (SJR3)

Impose constitutional term limits for state legislators (SJR7)

Allow catfish to be taken by hand fishing/noodling (SF161)

Require non-toxic shot to hunt mourning doves (HF193)

Bar sale/transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (HF70)

Restrict donation solicitations from passing motorists (SF163)

Allow education savings accounts (SF29/HF80)

Raise legal age to possess and use tobacco from 18 to 21 years (SF5)

Set local sanctions for failure to enforce immigration laws (SF481)

Require Senate confirmation of lieutenant governor appointee (SF50)

Eliminate state licensing requirements for a wide number of professions (HF229)

Increase fishing/hunting license fees (HF631)

Reduce and eventually repeal state inheritance tax (SF82)

Require helmets for minors on motorcycles, ATVs and motor bikes (SF96)

Allow counties to adopt animal feeding operation siting ordinances (HF456)

Eliminate prohibition to possess machine guns and short-barrel guns (SF108)

Invalidate common law marriages contracted after July 2017 (HF399)

Allow Legislature to reorganize Iowa counties in 2021 (HFR7)

Eliminate state income tax/raise state sales tax (SF38)

Bar state university football games on Fridays (HF86)

Bar carbonated beverage purchases with food stamps (SF76)

Require political balance among university faculty (288)

Eliminate religious exemption for schoolchildren immunizations (HF261)

Establish drug court in each judicial district (HF338)

Enact prohibitions on firearm possession by criminal defendants (HF397)

Allow sale of unpasteurized/ungraded raw milk (SF287)

Require display of golden rule in public school classrooms (HF317)

Establish DPS cold case investigation unit (SF291)

Exempt persons at least age 73 from jury service (SF173)

Extend statute of limitations for crimes committed on/with minors (SF243)

Increase members on Iowa Utilities Board from three to five (SF224)

Add reporting/visitation requirements for home-schooling situations (HF268)

Expand age-appropriate human growth/development standards (HF270)

Increase refundable beverage container deposit from 5 to 10 cents (HF272)

Require core academic indicators in math, reading and science (HF271)

Allow installment payments for delinquent court debt (HF280)

Issue temporary driver's licenses to certain foreign nationals (HF287)

Require judicial nominating commissions to be elected by voters (SF263)

Establish procedures/requirements for a covenant marriage (HF387)

Require video/audio monitoring devices in public schools (SF294)

Establish an open season to hunt squirrels from August to January (HF360)

Require minimum hours of operation for clerk of court offices (SF268)

Exempt sanitary hygiene necessity products from state sales tax (HF374)

Set sanctions for filing frivolous lawsuits (SF71)

Require electronic publication of government notices (SF158)

Eliminate option of voting straight party ballot (SF60)

Bar willful employer misclassification of worker's wages (HF74)

Eliminate deferred sentence as a criminal sentencing option (HF225)

Direct ISU to study effects of a living wage in Iowa (HF75)

Increase sales tax to fund natural resources/recreation projects (HF76)

Bar sale of products containing triclosan by 2019 (SF113)

Amend constitution to add right to hunt/fish/harvest wildlife (SJR4)

Set maximum interest rates for pawnbrokers (HF87)

Expand hate crimes to include gender expression (HF88)

Bar discrimination based upon employment status (HF99)

Require worker's comp benefits to include overtime/COLA adjustment (HF98)

Allow choice of doctor for injured workers (HF97)

Require annual law enforcement reporting of forfeited/seized property (HF96)

Bar sexual orientation change efforts by health providers (HF93)

Create voluntary publicly funded campaign finance system (HF101/HF168/SF203)

Allow employees to be paid wages via debit card (SF141)

Require presidential candidates to provide federal tax returns to state (SF159)

Require notice of topsoil removal in real estate disclosure statements (SF320)

Provide fair share collective bargaining agreements (HF400)

Require consideration of project labor agreements for public projects (HF402)

Require employers to provide meal/rest periods for workers (HF401)

Nullify federal EPA regulations in Iowa (HF100)

Prohibit sale/transfer of semi-automatic assault weapons (HF157/HF398)

Create a misdemeanor offense for body piercings other than ear lobes for minors (HF33)

Increase penalties for conviction of indecent exposure (HF159)

Create criminal offense of dating abuse assault (HF127)

Establish a criminal sentencing commission (HF128)

Limit administrative costs for school districts to 5 percent (SF314)

Exempt needle exchange program from drug paraphernalia crime (SF219)

Restore voting rights for felons who discharge sentence (HF79)

Allow qualified parent to teach driver's education to child (HF84)

Set training and prohibitions for use of physical restrain/seclusion practices (SF204)

Sanction licenses of professionals who default on college loans (HF212)

Eliminate inclusion of fine arts elements in state buildings (HF246)

Exempt sale of honey bees from state sales tax (HF177)

Bar employers from seeking criminal record/history of applicant (HF192)

Bar sale/transfer of firearm without verified federal background check (HF145)

Allow petition for closure, vouchers or charters for lowest-achieving schools (HF9)

Reduce state camping fees and other special privileges for Iowans 60 years or older (HF10)

Provide reduced car insurance premiums for certified Iowans aged 55 or older (HF14)

Designate regal fritillary Iowa's official state butterfly (HJR2)

Expunge DNA sample if accused is not convicted of any offense (SF86)

Require radon testing in public schools (SF7)

Provide proof of identification/residence to register to vote on Election Day (SF47)

Prohibit wage discrimination (HF129/SF340)

Authorize state lottery game to benefit multiple sclerosis fund (SF48)

Allow petition to expunge local ordinance violation after two years (SF44)

Develop a mandatory public employee defined contribution pension plan (SF45)

Exempt wine bottles from beverage container deposit law (SF39)

Eliminate common core curriculum standards for Iowa schools (SF30)

Give teachers more latitude in dealing with disruptive students (SF323)

Extend hate-crime to gender expression (SF73)

Establish lifetime ban from state parks for certain habitual offenders (SF55)

Expedite certain child custody decisions in marriage dissolution (HF15)

Allow small cities to conduct elections by absentee ballots (HF54)

Allow registered voters to apply for absentee ballots electronically (HF55)

Eliminate requirement to post no-smoking signs in public places (SF107)

Certify non-licensed professionals to apply eyelash extensions (SF106)

Require environmental impact assessment to build pipeline (SF63)

Establish world language education pilot project in elementary schools (HF65)

Create DNR inventory of state/local government use of carcinogens (HF67)

Require 30 straight months in Iowa to get ins-state regent tuition (SF337)

Designate honey bee official state insect (HJR10)

Require donor identification for independent campaign expenditures (SF367)

Appoint special prosecutor for police shootings involving death/injuries (SF370)

Bar regents/executive director from business/financial relationship with university employee (SF372)

Require school breakfast programs through third grade (SF377)

Require suicide awareness/prevention training for school officials (SF378)

Create state licensure for midwives (HF453)

Bar manufacture/sale of products containing chemical flame retardants (HF457)

Decrease notice period for police custody of abandoned vehicles (SF461)

Change turtle harvesting regulations (SF460)

Compile data on racial-profiling stops by law officers (HF499)

Create mark on driver's licenses for repeat OWI offenders (HF505)

Provide for transfer research animals to rescue shelters (HF594)

Require new school buses be equipped with seat belts (HF599)

Equalize school funding for transportation, pupils (SF455)

Expand firearms on ATVs to hired hands/renters (SF227)

Allow permitted individual to carry firearm on school grounds (SF146)

Create state income tax credit for buying a qualified gun safe (HF461)

Require workplace breaks for nursing women to express breast milk (HF501)

Create job protections for workers absent due to adoptions (HF500)

Establish Iowa center for suicide prevention (HF498)

Expand rights for sexual assault survivors (HF623)

Authorize DNR to establish camping/rental fees at state parks (HF619)

Keep search warrant info confidential if acquittal/dismissal (HF581)

Call for an Article V convention to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution (HJR11)

Require potential concussion/brain injury reporting for high school athlete (HF563)

Amend constitution to require 99 percent state budget limitation (SJR1)

Amend constitution to address electronic search/seizure (HJR1)

Include sexual violence prevention in school curriculum (HF161)

Require pharmacists/doctors to register for state Rx monitoring program (HF532)

Transfer solid waste alternatives program to DNR (SF273)

Set regular review/repeal for state programs/projects (HF1)

Change time/thresholds for preserving civil rights complaint (HF539)

Expand Iowa's safe haven law (SF360)