March 28, 2024

Gov. Reynolds signs 11 bills into law

Des Moines – Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the following 11 bills into law on Tuesday:

House File 637: an Act relating to state government operations concerning background checks and investigations of employees of the Office of the Chief Information Officer and the credit union division, eliminating the technology advisory council, and including effective date provisions. This bill passed the Iowa Senate on April 4, 49-0 and the Iowa House on April 9, 96-0.

House File 2258: an Act relating to the uses of remitted sales tax revenue and moneys from the flood mitigation fund under the flood mitigation program and including applicability provisions. This bill passed the Iowa Senate on April 3, 48-0 and the Iowa House on April 11, 96-0.

House File 2277: an Act relating to the inspection and examination of certain public records under the custody of the state archivist or a county registrar. This bill passed the Iowa Senate on April 3, 48-0 and the Iowa House on April 10, 97-1.

House File 2371: an Act exempting the state and municipalities from liability for claims involving honeybees on public property. This bill passed the Iowa House on March 6, 96-0 and the Iowa Senate on April 11, 47-1.

House File 2467: an Act relating to school meal debt and to school meal programs offered by school districts and accredited nonpublic schools, authorizing the establishment of unpaid student meals accounts, and authorizing the transfer and expenditure of certain funds, and including retroactive applicability provisions. This bill passed the Iowa Senate on April 3, 48-0 and the Iowa House on April 9, 96-0.

House File 2480: an Act concerning manufactured homes by creating a manufactured housing program fund and providing eligibility under the home ownership assistance program for military members for the purchase of manufactured homes. This bill passed the Iowa House on April 9, 96-0 and the Iowa Senate on April 11, 41-7.

Senate File 449: an Act relating to the installation of cattle guards by landowners along certain streets or highways, and including effective date provisions. This bill passed the Iowa House on March 28, 97-3 and the Iowa Senate on April 2, 45-1.

Senate File 475: an Act relating to educational programs developed or administered by the Department or State Board of Education, school districts, or accredited nonpublic schools, and to school-age children's health screenings, providing for or relating to fees, and including effective date provisions. This bill passed the Iowa House on March 22, 56-39 and the Iowa Senate on April 2, 28-19.

Senate File 2235: an Act relating to criminal acts committed on or against critical infrastructure and providing penalties. This bill passed the Iowa House on March 27, 69-31 and the Iowa Senate on April 3, 35-13.

Senate File 2318: an Act relating to the issuance of high school credit for satisfactory completion of high school-level units of instruction. This bill passed the Iowa House on March 27, 99-0 and the Iowa Senate on April 2, 47-0.

Senate File 2360: an Act providing for a dyslexia response task force and report. This bill passed the Iowa House on March 29, 97-0 and the Iowa Senate on April 3, 48-0.