Iowa Senate drama derails some legislation
Bills that have already been declared dead for the year -- or that face major hurdles to survive Friday's second, self-imposed legislative "funnel" deadline -- includes those dealing with religious freedom protections, highway-blocking protests, racial profiling by law enforcement officers, enhanced bicycle safety on
The fact that lawmakers don't meet on Friday, and the disruption created by Senate Majority Leader
"I think after yesterday's flare-up, it will be a quiet death, and we'll revisit it next year," Sen.
Guth said Senate File 2154 -- a bill that would provide a defense to a person whose exercise of freedom is substantially burdened by government action -- would have had to be debated by the
"We're just not going to have any opportunity to get that done," Guth said. "We had some plans to do that, but yesterday's plans all changed."
Likewise, Sen.
Schultz also said a
But Schultz was not ready to give up on a separate measure to allow Iowans who have a valid non-professional firearms permit to carry their weapon onto school grounds when transporting a student to and from school.
"I'm still working on that one. I'm still asking that we give it consideration, but I'm probably not going to win that," Schultz said Tuesday. "I just don't want to say the words I'm giving up on it."
Also, backers of a bill seeking to combat racial profiling by law enforcement and other entities also held out hope but conceded the bill likely would not advance.
The bill sought to require profiling-prevention training for law enforcement officers and to establish standardized data collection on officer stops and compliance. It would create a community policing advisory board to develop a uniform reporting form by
in the house
The
The bill, Senate File 2281, which was approved 30-20 in the
The typical process is for a subcommittee to have a hearing on a bill before the committee takes action, but he has not assigned it to a subcommittee. The
Although House Speaker
That raises a fear that if the fetal heartbeat bill is challenged in court and found unconstitutional, there would be little in the way of a prohibition on abortion in
"We don't want to lose what we have," Fry said.
Rep.
It's "doubtful" a bill to "stop judicial overreach" in county courthouses will survive the funnel, according to Rep.
However, his House Joint Resolution 2009 to add Second Amendment language to the Iowa Constitution remains alive for further consideration.
Several bills, including House File 2320, managed by Rep.
Also in that category are:
l Emily's Law, House File 2400, a bill named for
l House File 2419 that would require a student liaison on local school boards.
l House File 2428 that would seek a waiver from the federal government to allow the state to set work requirements for Medicaid recipients.
l House File 2301 that would establish additional bidding requirements for
l House File 2434 that sets standards for post-hospital care.
l House File 2341, a safe biking bill, has hit a dead-end.
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