Articles Tagged: Iowa House

‘Glide path’ calls for IPERS investing state surplus, with profits used to reduce taxes

All three members of a House Judiciary subcommittee said they will not sign off on moving the bill forward, following roughly an hour of testimony from transgender Iowans, school safety advocates, attorneys and civil rights activists.

Also, lawmakers advance a bill allowing families to monitor nursing home residents.

Legislation being debated in Iowa Legislature aims to stop teachers from grooming students for sexual relationships.

A three-member subcommittee voted unanimously to advance the bill to the full House Public Safety Committee.

Laura Belin had claimed in the lawsuit that her constitutional rights were violated when the Iowa House Clerk denied her credential applications from 2019 through 2024

The state has failed to find an Iowa nonprofit to oversee and administer a network of crisis pregnancy centers and maintain a record of the services provided to Iowans.

Proponents said the bill will help short-staffed child care centers have more flexibility to fill gaps, allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to cover breaks and nap times and assist in the care of more children.

Iowa Republican lawmakers advanced a series of bills Tuesday intended to crack down on the distribution of obscene material to minors online by criminalizing some AI-generated porn, enhancing penalties for providing pornographic materials to minors, and requiring some businesses and social media platforms to verify users’ age.

The suit argues that the House Clerk cannot deny credentials based on political viewpoint or on the type of media for which a journalist reports.

Republican Iowa House Reps. Steve Holt and Skyler Wheeler levied heavy criticism of a pilot guaranteed income project underway in central Iowa

Protesters call for cease-fire, condemn resolution

Knowingly reporting fake information about serious crimes to law enforcement agencies in Iowa would be a felony under legislation advanced Wednesday in the Iowa House.

Iowa House lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday aimed at reducing prescription drug costs for Iowans by strengthening some requirements for pharmacy benefit managers.

The bill would stop police, county sheriffs and other law enforcement in the state from releasing booking photos following a person’s arrest or while in the custody of a law enforcement agency, unless the person is a fugitive, has been convicted, pleaded guilty to the charges, is deemed an “imminent threat,” or the photo’s release would aid authorities in apprehending the individual.