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SF 432 – Department of Revenue agency efficiency bill SF 436 – Historic Tax credits SF 454 – Telecommunications property taxes SF 455 – Sales tax exemption for environmental testing services HF 621 – Property Assessment Appeal Board, timeline for property tax assessment protests HF 627 – Property tax exemption for county fairgrounds HF 632 [...]
Read the full summary >>SF 396 – Government Efficiency FLOOR ACTION: SF 396 includes a number of provisions designed to make government more efficient. Highlights include: Government Information Technology Services – • The office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO), created as part of the 2010 Government Efficiency Act, becomes an independent agency attached to the Department of [...]
Read the full summary >>HF 119 – Department of Human Services, County Attorneys and Representation in Juvenile Court HF 592 – State Public Defender and Indigent Defense FLOOR ACTION: HF 119, as amended by the Senate, addresses the issue of who represents the State in juvenile court. The Iowa Supreme Court in the case of In re A.W. [...]
Read the full summary >>HF 590 – Child Abuse Differential Response FLOOR ACTION: HF 590, as amended on the floor, creates a differential response or second path for the Department of Human Services (DHS) to handle child abuse allegations. The bill adds a “family assessment” in lieu of a child abuse assessment for child abuse reports stemming from [...]
Read the full summary >>SF 452 – Standings Budget FY14 & FY15 FLOOR ACTION: SF 452, which is referred to as the Standings bill, appropriates $2.988 billion in FY14 and $2.996 billion in FY15. The bill appropriates an additional $19.65 million in FY13. Highlights include: Appropriations – Increases from Governor’s Bill • Co Endowment, Department Cultural Affairs Grants: [...]
Read the full summary >>SF 278 – Algae cultivation property considered agricultural land SF 451 – Replacement tax for private water utilities HF 627 – Property tax exemption for county fairgrounds HF 631 – Propane Education & Research Council FLOOR ACTION: SF 451 changes the taxation of rate regulated private water utilities to match the existing taxation method [...]
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