Commerce Committee Report – week 6, 2018

February 19, 2018 Senate Staff 0

SF 2182 – Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement proposals;  SF 2243 – Consumer Fraud Caller ID;  SF 2248 – Insurance Division service of process;  SF 2249 – Insurance Division Code clean-up;  SF 2257 – Marketplace contractors;  […]

Labor & Business Relations Committee Report – Week 6, 2018

February 14, 2018 Senate Staff 0

SF 2110–Disqualification for unemployment benefits (Misconduct); SF 2190—Limiting Administrative Rules; SSB 3156—Electronic wage statements.    COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 2110 establishes a new definition of “misconduct” relating to individual’s eligibility for unemployment benefits. Under current law, […]

Senate Democrat responds to Governor’s new tax plan

February 13, 2018 Senate Staff 0

Senator Pam Jochum of Dubuque, lead Democrat in the Iowa Senate on tax issues, responded to Governor Kim Reynolds’s newly released tax plan. Senator Jochum noted that the plan does not address corporate tax credits — the fastest-growing part of the state budget — and raises other concerns.