The bill’s supporters say it is needed to close a legal loophole and help pesticide manufacturers manage the costs of weed killers, while critics say Iowans who get sick from pesticides should have legal recourse, including over labeling.
Bill, which heads next to the Senate, would merge Iowa’s treatment networks for mental health and substance use issues into a unified behavioral health system. Currently, the networks are made up of 32 regions in the state — 13 for mental health care and 19 for substance use issues.
15 college leaders would decide how state aid is distributed to campuses
The bill would allow 14- and 15-year-olds to drive to any kind of job, not just farming, following a law passed last year that allows younger teens to work longer hours and later in the day. The bill reduces the distance a teen can drive under the “special minor’s restricted license” from 50 to 25 miles to school or a job. And driving cannot be part of the work.
Cedar Rapids' police chief joined other law enforcement officials in the state in advocating support for proposed legislation that would regulate the use of automated traffic enforcement cameras on interstates and highways across the state.
The Iowa House has passed bills the last two sessions limiting the scope of eminent domain for carbon capture pipeline projects, but they have not received hearings in the Senate. The latest attempt in the House advanced out of a committee Tuesday on a 23-0 bipartisan vote.
It seeks to clarify role of campus police handling protests
With the higher education landscape still challenging small private colleges and universities regionally and nationally, Iowa lawmakers this session proposed a measure to make sure the state has more involvement, interaction, and information about any future closures like Wesleyan’s.
Iowa City incumbent Elinor Levin draws primary challenger
The second legislative deadline of the 2024 session took out a number of bills of significant potential impact
Deadline stops some bills, reveals Iowa Republicans' varied strategies
Lawmakers seek data on what unemployment tax cut could mean
The bills were introduced by House Republicans in the wake of January’s fatal shooting at Perry High School.
Hemp-derived cannabis products in Iowa would be significantly limited in their potency under a bill Iowa House lawmakers passed on Tuesday.
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