Bill Tracker Worksheet - 2024 Legislative Session
The 2024 legislature gaveled in on January 8, 2024 and gaveled out on April 20, 2024.
The Iowa Chapter is tracking the bills in the following worksheet. Bills can be accessed from www.legis.iowa.gov
To learn more about our positions on key bills, see our blog
Bills are sorted by “Position”, followed by “Bill number”.
Note: The Legislative Committee votes to take an “Undecided” (aka “Monitoring”) position on a bill when additional research is needed (more thorough reading of the bill, conferring with other collaborative partners, tactical follow-up with legislative bill sponsor); or because registering on a bill is necessary to be able to speak on it, we want to be able to speak in Committee and/or quickly react to changes that make the bill better/worse.
Bills sent to the Governor
|
Bill # |
Prior bill |
Description – sent to governor |
Issue |
Position |
Status |
|
HF2237 |
SF2157, HF2118, SF2042, HSB576 |
Allows off-road utility vehicles on state park road systems
|
Wildlands |
against |
House passed 78-13 Senate passed 45-2 Signed by governor |
|
HF2485 |
HSB647, SSB3153, SF2292 |
Allows common interest communities and nonprofit corporations (such as for Lake Panorama) to regulate vessels and equipment on public lakes (those lawfully accessible by the general public), including privately owned buoys |
water |
against |
House passed 74-22 Senate passed 44-5 Signed by governor |
|
HF572 |
HF388, SF369, SF520 |
Prohibits flying drones over animal feeding operations
|
AG |
against |
House passed 87-0 Senate passed 49-0 Signed by governor |
|
SF2096 |
HSB670, HF2540 |
Repeals gender balance on boards and commissions |
Good govt |
against |
Senate passed 32-15 Passed House 62-33 Signed by governor |
|
SF2171
|
SSB3099 |
Allows the majority leader of the senate, minority leader of the senate, speaker of the house, minority leader of house to submit an amicus curiae brief when an act is challenged in an appeals court for constitutionality – these briefs can by-pass the normal procedures other amicus briefs must follow in terms of seeking court ok or consent of the parties |
Good govt |
against |
Senate passed 47-0 House passed 85-11 Signed by governor |
|
SF2370 |
SSB3119, HSB696 |
Overhauls rulemaking process
|
Good govt |
against |
Senate passed 31-15 House passed 91-3 with amendment Senate passed 32-14 Signed by governor |
|
SF2385 |
SSB3172, HSB710, HF2574 |
Eliminates boards and commissions, eliminates state preserves advisory board |
Good govt |
against |
Senate passed 30-14 House passed 54-42 with amendment Senate passed 32-14 Signed by governor |
|
SF455 |
|
Prohibits counties and cities from requiring topsoil restoration at building sites, counties and cities cannot require more stringent storm water runoff at a construction site than is present before construction begins
|
water |
against |
Senate passed 33-15 House failed 44-49, motion to reconsider House passed 53-46 with amendment Senate passed 29-18 Signed by governor |
|
HF2364 |
HF2009 |
DNR to conduct annual survey of state parks, identifying trails and features accessible for folks with disabilities, results published online |
Wildlands |
for |
House passed 97-0 Senate passed 46-0 Signed by governor |
|
HF2279 |
HSB555, SF2300, SSB3075 |
Defines battery storage and nuclear as alternate energy production facilities. Sierra Club’s note: “We support the changes for electric storage units. We do not support the changes for nuclear: nuclear is not renewable energy, the mining process leaves huge quantities of toxic waste, the spent fuel is radioactive for centuries.” |
Energy |
undecided |
House passed 86-1 Senate passed 45-1 Signed by governor |
|
HF2539 |
HF2062 |
increases penalties for open meetings violations |
Good govt |
undecided |
House passed 92-2 Senate passed 46-0 with amendment House passed 87-6 Vetoed by governor |
|
HF2691 |
SF2438, SSB3202 |
Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund appropriations |
Good govt |
undecided |
House passed 96-1 Senate passed 47-0 with amendment House passed 57-35 Signed by governor |
|
SF2275 |
SSB3098
|
Requires attorneys to notice legislature by certified mail or personal mail when any pleading, motion, petition, or appeal challenges the constitutionality of a statute
|
Good govt |
Undecided |
Senate passed 35-12 House passed 67-29 with amendment Senate passed 29-18 Signed by governor |
|
SF2421 |
SSB3193, SSB3196, HF2694 |
Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations - $12 million for REAP, groundwater planning and resource assessment project costing $250 thousand |
Good govt |
undecided |
Senate passed 33-14 House passed 79-0 Signed by governor |
|
SF2436 |
SSB3203, SSB3190, HF2695 |
Judicial Branch appropriations
|
Good govt |
undecided |
Senate passed 44-0 House passed 90-1 Signed by governor |