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The Legislature adjourned for the summer on June 30. The Senate Democratic Research staff has compiled a review to help you sort through the highlights, low-lights and missed opportunities of the 2011 legislative session. (Updated 8/1/11)
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Kerry Wright HF 557—Pseudo-rabies Testing HF 592 – Ag Education Council FLOOR ACTION: HF 557 eliminates language that was needed when Iowa was trying to eradicate pseudo-rabies. It is no longer needed and now creates an unreasonable barrier to hog producers wishing to participate in multiple hog shows over the summer season. The [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Kerry Wright HF 557– Pseudorabies Testing HF 592 – Ag Education Council HF 589 — Offenses involving agricultural operations with penalties HF 348 – Voting Methods for Coops HF 468 – Preferred stock for Coops FLOOR ACTION: SF 478 relates to the emergency feeding of livestock. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Kerry Wright HF 453 — Transfers egg production regulation to IDALS HF 532 — Dept. of Agriculture code clean-up COMMITTEE ACTION: HF 532 is the result of the Iowa Department of Agriculture audit reports from the Auditor of the State on Iowa Code sections that the Department has not implemented or is no [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Kerry Wright SF 479 – Hybrid Bengals and Savannah cats FLOOR ACTION: SF 479 exempts the F-4 hybrid Bengal and Savannah cats from the dangerous wild animal list in Iowa. [3/15: 49-1 (Bowman “No”)]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Kerry Wright SF 321 – Wastewater discharges by on-farm processing SF 320 – Equipment dealership agreements SF 428 – Drainage districts assessment SF 429 – Agricultural development transfer to IDALS SF 496 – Ethanol Promotion Tax Credit SF 476 – Ethanol Omnibus SF 479 – Hybrid Bengals and Savannah cats SSB 1126 – [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Kerry Wright SF 227 – Drainage districts assessment SF 257 – Cooperative association voting methods SF 320 – Equipment dealership agreements & supplier liability SF 321 – Wastewater discharges by on-farm processing SF 341 — Offenses involving agricultural operations with penalties SSB 1127 – Agricultural development transfer to IDALS SSB 1128 – Preferred [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Kerry Wright Bills Passed by Senate Committee – Not Yet Passed by Either Chamber None Bills Passed by House Committee – Not Yet Passed by Either Chamber None Bills Passed Senate Only None Bills Passed House Only HF 763 – Watershed improvement review board expenses [House Unfin. Bus.] Bills Passed Both Chambers in [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Kerry Wright Bills Passed by Senate Committee – Not Yet Passed by Either Chamber None Bills Passed by House Committee – Not Yet Passed by Either Chamber None Bills Passed Senate Only None Bills Passed House Only HF 763 – Watershed improvement review board expenses Bills Passed Both Chambers in Different Forms None [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Kerry Wright HF 2273 – Drainage districts FLOOR ACTION: HF 2273 increases the bid threshold for a drainage improvement from $15,000 to $20,000. It also makes a change to the bid security requirement on drainage work. Currently, the limit on the amount of bid security is 10 percent of the amount of the [...]
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