What the legislature did and didn't do in 2018

Here is a partial scorecard of how selected issues have fared in the 2018 legislative session:

Action taken

Cut/simplify/reform Iowa's income tax rates (SF2417)

Prohibit doctor from performing an abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected (SF359)

Approve $7.48 billion state budget for fiscal 2019

Revamp energy efficiency/Iowa Utilities Board policies (SF2311)

Enact Future Ready Iowa skilled workforce initiative (HF2458/SF2327)

Enact comprehensive mental health plan (HF2456)

Amend Iowa Constitution to protect right to bear arms (HJR2009/SJR2009)

Require school districts to have emergency shooter/disaster safety plans (SF2253)

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

Conduct multipronged attack on Iowa's opioid addiction (HF2377)

Approve $32 million increase in state school aid (HF2230)

Boost equity/transportation funding for K-12 schools (SF455)

Require yearly teen suicide prevention training for educators (SF2113)

Protect critical infrastructure from sabotage (SF2235/HF2394)

Limit liability for bars/restaurants under 'dram shop' OWI cases (SF2169)

Cut/adjust state spending to balance this year's budget (SF2117/HSB648)

Create Class B offense for kidnapping person under age 18 (HF2270/SF2230)

Require stores that sell specialty eggs to also sell conventional eggs (HF2408/SF2242)

Allow Iowans to legally transport alcoholic beverages across the state line (SF2347)

Allow blue/white lights on snowplows (SF2163)

Expand bidding requirements for lease-purchase construction (HF2253)

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

Authorize Natural Resources Commission to Increase fishing /hunting license fees (HF631)

Stop most food 'shaming' in schools (HF2467)

Expand online learning options for home-schooled students (SF2131)

Lower damage award for car-accident victims not wearing seat belts (SF2135)

Expand Iowa's safe haven law (SF360)

Expand home-school access to online learning (HF2367/SF2131)

Permit unregulated health benefit plans (HF2364/SF21820

Raise maximum amusement prize from $100 to $950 (HF2282)

Enhance anti-texting law for commercial vehicles (SF2162/HF2196)

Require financial literacy course for college students (SF2191)

Reduce law enforcement rape kit testing process to less than 90 days (HF2312)

Action not taken

Regulate/ban use of automated traffic cameras/enforcement devices (SF220/SF2148/HF2118)

Reinstate a limited death penalty (SSB3134)

Create 'heightened scrutiny' in religious freedom cases (SF2154/HF2209)

Phaseout the property tax 'backfill' for local governments (SF2081)

Create educational savings grants for parents to enroll children in private schools (SSB3206)

Extend 1-cent SAVE sales tax for school infrastructure until 2049 (HF2438)

Regulate how public universities and colleges handle free speech (SF2344)

Legalize fantasy sports/sports betting (HF613/HSB680)

Expand state's 5-cent bottle deposit law (HF575)

Enact 'constitutional carry' change to firearm permit system (SF2106)

Require five-justice Iowa Supreme Court supermajority to hold a state law unconstitutional (SF2153)

Allow firearm possession when transporting someone to/from school (SF2086)

Raise legal age to buy tobacco products to 21 (SF2097)

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

Require minors to wear helmets while riding motorbikes/ATVs (SF2111/HF2092)

Direct state to request bids to sell or lease the Iowa Communications Network (SF2219)

Toughen criminal penalty for intentionally blocking major highway (SF2222)

Create crime for causing vehicular death caused by excessive speed (HF2430)

Establish a moratorium of construction of large-scale livestock facilities (SF2008/HF2135/2083)

Eliminate the Iowa Department of Education/transfer duties to other agencies (SF2017)

Include simulated firearms in the definition of dangerous weapons for robbery (SF3006)

Amend Iowa Constitution to impose term limits for state-level offices (SJR2005)

Set primary runoff election when no one polls 35 percent of vote (SF483)

Allow RV/motor home sales on Sunday (SSB3139)

Authorize state board to make changes to the medical cannabis program (SF2181)

Require Iowa students to pass a civics exam to get a high school diploma (SF2341)

Modify the daily time K-12 students can spend riding the school bus (SF2137)

Reduce penalty for first-offense marijuana possession (SF2180)

Expand medical conditions covered by medical cannabis law (SF2157)

Increase state cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack (HF2339)

Make state employees financially liable for workplace sexual harassment damages (HF2044/SF2107)

Beef up water quality/livestock feeding regulations (SF2161)

Limit campaign contributions to political candidates (HF2184)

Add post-traumatic stress disorder to medical cannabis treatment (HF2202)

Mandate cultural competency school requirement for ninth-graders (HF2204)

Make size/distance changes to confinement livestock regulations (SF2036)

Reduce number of days when fireworks can be legally used (HF2220)

Establish firearms policies/penalties at child-care facilities (HF2245)

Require all presidential candidates to release income tax returns (HF2034)

Bar state Racing/Gaming commissioners from more than two consecutive terms (SF2041)

Waive public college tuition/fees for students in high-demand fields (SF2046)

Require large-scale livestock farmers to report manure spills (SF2049)

Allow county officials to regulate siting of large-scale livestock facilities (SF2006)

Eliminate the Iowa Department of Public Health/transfer duties (HF2017)

Give schools option to teach Bible and other religions (HF2031)

Alter ballot name order in elections for partisan offices (SSB3191)