Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the remaining bills into law:
HF 2686: A bill for an act relating to the organization, structure, and functions of state and local governments, providing for salaries of certain state officers, making statutory corrections, resolving inconsistencies, removing ambiguities, and including effective date provisions.
SF 2370: A bill for an act concerning the executive branch rulemaking process and other agency functions and related matters.
SF 2385: A bill for an act relating to boards, commissions, committees, councils, and other entities of state government, and including effective date and transition provisions.
Governor Reynolds released the following statement in response to signing HF 2686, SF 2370, and SF 2385:
“Government should be consistently reviewing and improving our systems and the quality of services we provide, just like any business does for their customers. Its a simple concept that government works for the people, not the other way around. Last year I cut 21 agencies from my cabinet, reduced government bureaucracy and red tape, and made state government more responsive to Iowans,” said Governor Reynolds.
“These bills area continuation of that work. Iowa’s boards and commissions have never been comprehensively reviewed and adjusted for effectiveness and have grown exponentially in size and scope over decades. Today, we reverse that trend, reducing 83 boards and commissions, fixing identified inefficiencies, and unlocking the full potential of last year’s legislation to more effectively deliver services to Iowans.”
HF 2605: A bill for an act providing for the regulation of hemp and hemp products, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.
“I have concerns about this bill and have heard from individuals and groups on both sides of the issue,” said Governor Reynolds. “Ultimately, I am signing it into law to protect minors from dangerous and intoxicating products. At the same time, we’ve taken steps to ensure that children who are resistant to medications and suffer from seizures and other medical conditions continue to have access to consumable hemp alternatives for relief.”
More information about broad spectrum consumable hemp products is available here.
HF 2460: A bill for an act relating to human trafficking including parole and work release and victim counselors, and guardian ad litem appointments for prosecuting witnesses with mental disabilities.
HF 2644: A bill for an act creating a program and fund for court reporter equipment, and making appropriations.
HF 2707: A bill for an act relating to transactions involving used catalytic converters.
HF 2167: A bill for an act relating to disaster aid including the disaster aid individual assistance grant fund and program and the disaster case advocacy grant fund and program.
HF 255: A bill for an act modifying requirements related to teacher intern license programs and licenses and authorizations issued by the board of educational examiners and establishing a temporary initial teaching license to be issued by the board of educational examiners to applicants who complete an alternative teacher certification program.
HF 2652: A bill for an act relating to school security, including by modifying provisions related to the issuance of school bonds, the secure an advanced vision for education fund, school district use of professional development moneys, and school security equipment and infrastructure, requiring the department of public safety to convene a task force related to the safety and security standards of schools and school infrastructure, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
HF 2687: A bill for an act relating to renewable fuel infrastructure, including by providing for a financing program, and including effective date provisions.
HF 2641: A bill for an act relating to agriculture, by providing for the administration of programs and regulations, making appropriations, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
HF 2388: A bill for an act relating to the regulation of styles and materials used for residential building exteriors.
HF 2677: A bill for an act relating to the regulation of vapor products, and providing penalties.
SF 2109: A bill for an act relating to the driving privileges of persons under eighteen years of age, and making penalties applicable.
SF 2289: A bill for an act relating to economic development and energy shortages under the purview of the economic development authority and governor, and providing penalties.
HF 664: A bill for an act exempting certain leases or rentals between affiliates from the sales and use tax and from the fee for new vehicle registration, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
HF 2681: A bill for an act relating to automated traffic systems, including for traffic law enforcement and for capture of registration plate images, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
SF 345: A bill for an act relating to the regulation of certain tobacco products, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
HF 2708: A bill for an act relating to the powers, duties, and responsibilities of state government entities associated with the budget, financial control, and information technology, making penalties applicable, and making appropriations.
Additionally, Governor Reynolds vetoed HF 2539, a bill for an act relating to penalties associated with open meetings violations. You can find the veto letter here.
