TCR’s Iowa Government News
The House unanimously passed a bill to give the Insurance Commissioner explicit authority to investigate and impose sanctions on pharmacy benefits managers who do not follow the reporting law. Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs) act as a pharmaceutical middle management between health care providers, pharmacies and prescription drug companies/manufacturers by negotiating the costs of those prescriptions.…
WEEKLY BILL TRACKING Thurs. Mar. 12 – Wed. Mar. 18, 2015 HOUSE DEMOCRATIC RESEARCH STAFF Agriculture HF 578 Observation of Investigation. An owner of a property cannot be prohibited from observing an investigation and taking pictures on their own property (passed 95-0) to Senate Agriculture Committee. Commerce HF 371 Disclosure of Radon Test…
WEEKLY BILL TRACKING Thurs. Mar. 5 – Wed. Mar. 11, 2015 HOUSE DEMOCRATIC RESEARCH STAFF Agriculture HF 574 E-15 infrastructure expansion. Expands the renewable fuel infrastructure program by allowing infrastructure that supports E-15 blended gasoline (passed Committee 22-0) to House Calendar. HF 575 Department of Agriculture Code Cleanup. Strikes outdated and unused provisions for…
Last week, the Legislature hit the first self-imposed deadline we use to narrow the number of bills still eligible for debate, called the funnel. While there are a few exceptions for tax and budget bills, any bill that has not cleared a House or Senate Committee this week is dead for the year. Click Here…
WEEKLY BILL TRACKING Thurs. Feb. 26 – Wed. Mar. 4, 2015 HOUSE DEMOCRATIC RESEARCH STAFF Agriculture HF 353 Commercial Manure Application. Reduces the training time for commercial manure applications from three hours to two. ( passed Committee 17-4) to House Calendar HF 401 Drainage District Notifications. Makes changes to notice requirements relating to mergers of…
“Today is a sad day for public education and teachers across Iowa. House Republicans finally put all of their cards on the table today and their education agenda is simple: ruin public education and push Iowa kids to private schools instead. At a 9:30 am conference committee, Republicans said there isn’t enough money for public…
WEEKLY BILL TRACKING Thurs. Feb 12 – Wed. Feb 18, 2015 HOUSE DEMOCRATIC RESEARCH STAFF Commerce HF 167 Electronic Documents Available for Competitive Bids for Public Improvement Contracts. Prohibits governmental entities from charging a fee to obtain electronic or digital documents made available for public improvement contracts. (passed House 99-0) to Senate HF 308 Private…
WEEKLY BILL TRACKING Thurs. Feb 12 – Wed. Feb 18, 2015 HOUSE DEMOCRATIC RESEARCH STAFF Commerce HF 167 Electronic Documents Available for Competitive Bids for Public Improvement Contracts. Prohibits governmental entities from charging a fee to obtain electronic or digital documents made available for public improvement contracts. (passed House 99-0) to Senate HF 308 Private…
The House Democrats are pleased to have almost fifty percent of the caucus made up by women for the 2015 Legislative Session. This is a record of 20 women in the caucus, and 25 total in the Iowa House. The women of the Iowa House include; Back Row: Representative Lisa Heddens of Ames, Representative Jo…
The House Democrats are pleased to have almost fifty percent of the caucus made up by women for the 2015 Legislative Session. This is a record of 20 women in the caucus, and 25 total in the Iowa House. The women of the Iowa House include; Back Row: Representative Lisa Heddens of Ames, Representative Jo…