To All: Below are the new bills introduced this past week which I have included in my database for tracking for Sierra Club, Iowa Chapter. You should be able to click on the weblink(s) and be taken to the bill text or to the bill history if you want to see that. (HSBs and SSBs do not have history links.) FUNNEL WEEK This last week was the First Funnel week, so the Legislature picked up speed with increased committee actions on many bills just introduced during the week. Floor action will be the primary focus for the next 2 weeks, followed by the Second Funnel in opposite chambers. It was a frantic, hectic week! NOTE: Add this list to the last three, and you have the accumulation of the bills we are following for this session so far. A separate smaller list of bills having survived the funnel and now on the Calendar in each chamber follows in separate email. That will be the list of currently active bills. Lyle Krewson Lobbyist ______________________________________________________ S.F. 299 A bill for an act relating to telephone solicitations, including establishing certain restrictions on telephone solicitors, providing for registration for persons choosing not to receive certain telephone solicitations, and providing penalties and remedies. Introduced by Sen. Kreiman, referred to Senate Commerce Committee, and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Angelo, Warnstadt, and Wieck. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF299%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20& am2nd= http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/BillHistory/SF/00200/SF00299.html S.F. 322 A bill for an act relating to providing financing to agricultural processors, providing for bonding authority, and providing an appropriation. Introduced by Sen. Houser, referred to Senate Agriculture Committee, and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Houser, Kibbie, and Putney. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF322%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20& am2nd= http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/BillHistory/SF/00300/SF00322.html S.F. 335 A bill for an act relating to a countywide hotel and motel tax by providing for the imposition of the tax and the use of the revenues from the tax. Introduced by Sen. Houser, referred to Senate Ways & Means Committee, and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. McKinley, Lamberti, and Quirmbach. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF335%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20& am2nd= http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/BillHistory/SF/00300/SF00335.html S.F. 336 A bill for an act relating to agreements for financial assistance and administrative rules under the vision Iowa program. (See SF 387.) Introduced by Sen. Hatch, referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee, and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. McKinley, Hatch, and Rehberg. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF336%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20& am2nd= http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/BillHistory/SF/00300/SF00336.html S.F. 337 A bill for an act relating to the authority of a local governmental entity to regulate the application, use, sale, and distribution of fertilizers and soil conditioners. Introduced by Sen. Johnson, referred to Senate Agriculture Committee, and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Johnson, Houser, and Ragan. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF337%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20& am2nd= http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/BillHistory/SF/00300/SF00337.html S.F. 339 A bill for an act relating to agricultural contracts and providing penalties. Introduced by Sens. Kibbie, Fraise, Stewart, Seng and Connolly, referred to Senate Agriculture Committee, and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Veenstra, Angelo, and Black. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF339%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20& am2nd= http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/BillHistory/SF/00300/SF00339.html S.F. 343 A bill for an act relating to operation permits for public disposal systems and providing an effective date. (Formerly SF 187.) Introduced by Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee, placed on calendar 3/11/2003. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF343%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20& am2nd= http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/BillHistory/SF/00300/SF00343.html S.F. 344 A bill for an act concerning regulatory and statutory requirements impacting business relating to liability reform, unemployment compensation benefits eligibility and employer contributions, workers' compensation, occupational safety and health administration training and compliance requirements, financial services and restrictions on property rights, environmental regulatory requirements, and public project contractor requirements. (Formerly SSB 1155.) Introduced by Senate Business & Labor Relations Committee, placed on calendar 3/11/2003. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF344%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20& am2nd= http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/BillHistory/SF/00300/SF00344.html S.F. 345 A bill for an act relating to the sale of nursery stock by state nurseries. Introduced by Sen. Hosch, referred to Senate Business & Labor Relations Committee, and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Schuerer, Dearden, and Lundby. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF345%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20& am2nd= http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/BillHistory/SF/00300/SF00345.html S.F. 348 A bill for an act relating to fishing by establishing fees, allocating fishing license revenue to fish habitat development, modifying trout fishing fee requirements, and providing effective and applicability dates. (Formerly SSB 1035.) Introduced by Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee, placed on calendar 3/11/2003. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF348%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20& am2nd= http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/BillHistory/SF/00300/SF00348.html S.F. 349 A bill for an act establishing a local food distribution program and fund at the Leopold center for sustainable agriculture at Iowa state university of science and technology. Introduced by Sen. Bolkcom, referred to Senate Education Committee, and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens. Boettger, Connolly, and McKinley. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF349%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20& am2nd= http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/BillHistory/SF/00300/SF00349.html S.F. 367 A bill for an act relating to animal biotechnology by creating an animal biotechnology commercialization fund, extending the time period during which a life science enterprise may purchase agricultural land, making appropriations, and providing an effective date. (Formerly SSB 1150.) Introduced by Senate Economic Growth Committee, placed on calendar 3/12/2003. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF367%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20& am2nd= http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/BillHistory/SF/00300/SF00367.html S.F. 370 A bill for an act relating to E-85 ethanol. (Formerly SSB 1160.) Introduced by Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee, placed on calendar 3/13/2003. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF370%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20& am2nd= http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/BillHistory/SF/00300/SF00370.html S.F. 373 A bill for an act relating to the regulation of vessels by increasing certain boat registration fees, and pilot and engineer licensing fees, providing for increased inspections of registered boats, and appropriating the moneys collected to the state fish and game protection fund. (Formerly SSB 1031.) Introduced by Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee, placed on calendar 3/13/2003. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF373%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20& am2nd= http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/BillHistory/SF/00300/SF00373.html S.F. 374 A bill for an act relating to nonprofit corporations and providing penalties and effective and applicability dates. (Formerly SSB 1077.) Introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee, placed on calendar 3/13/2003. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF374%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20& am2nd= http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/BillHistory/SF/00300/SF00374.html S.F. 380 A bill for an act relating to funding for nongame wildlife programs by increasing the fees for special natural resources motor vehicle registration plates. (Formerly SF 125.) Introduced by Senate Transportation Committee, placed on calendar 3/13/2003. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SF380%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%20& am2nd= http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/BillHistory/SF/00300/SF00380.html SSB 1145 This bill provides for the administration and enforcement of programs by the department of agriculture and land stewardship (department), including by providing for program elimination and enhancing the readability of related provisions and providing an effective date. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SSB1145%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%2 0&am2nd= SSB 1151 This bill authorizes the natural resource commission to establish park user permits and fees to park certain motor vehicles on state lands under the jurisdiction of the natural resource commission. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SSB1151%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%2 0&am2nd= SSB 1153 This bill relates to endow Iowa seed grants made by a lead philanthropic entity identified by the department of economic development and corresponding tax credits. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SSB1153%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%2 0&am2nd= SSB 1154 This bill relates to agriculture and natural resources by making appropriations for the 2003-2004 fiscal year to support related entities, including the department of agriculture and land stewardship and the department of natural resources. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SSB1154%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%2 0&am2nd= SSB 1168 Division I of this bill rewrites the state individual income tax by setting a flat rate of 3.5 percent of the taxable income. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SSB1168%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%2 0&am2nd= SSB 1174 This bill relates to provisions under the "Animal Agriculture Compliance Act" regulating animal feeding operations by the department of natural resources (DNR) which were amended, enacted, and consolidated in Code chapter 459 during the 2002 legislative sessions pursuant to Senate File 2293 and House File 2627 (2002 Iowa Acts, ch. 1137, and 2002 Iowa Acts, Second Extraordinary Session, ch. 1003). http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=Matt&service= Billbook&frm=3&hbill=SSB1174%20%20%20%20&cham=Senate&amend=%20%20%20%20%20%2 0&am2nd= - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]