Feb 14, 2025

This Week at the Statehouse

Since the start of session, legislators have begun introducing new legislation for consideration in the 91st General Assembly, including several proposals from the newly formed House Higher Education Committee. At the University of Northern Iowa, we are closely monitoring legislation that may affect our students, faculty, and campus priorities. As subcommittees begin reviewing these bills, we are committed to collaborating with lawmakers to ensure UNI’s voice is heard and to advocate for initiatives that support our mission and the future of Iowa’s workforce. For the list of bills the Board of Regents is monitoring as of February 13, please see below:

Bill	Description	Status
HF 103	An Act relating to students who are pregnant or who recently gave birth who attend state institutions of higher education governed by the board of regents and community colleges.	Passed Subcommittee
HF 115	Act providing penalties for certain nonimmigrant visa holders attending or employed by certain institutions of higher education who express support for certain terrorist activities or organizations and including effective date provisions.	Passed Subcommittee
HF 135	An Act providing for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions and community colleges for certain sanitation workers and their children.	No Action
HF 137	An Act establishing requirements relating to the residency of persons accepted for admission to the state university of Iowa’s colleges of medicine, nursing, and dentistry and requiring an annual report.	Passed Subcommittee
HF 153	An act requiring Iowa state university and the university of northern Iowa to reestablish men’s baseball teams that qualify for participation in the national collegiate athletic association.	Passed Subcommittee
HF 154	An Act providing for a waiver of undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees and a stipend at regents institutions for Iowa residents who receive the maximum score on certain standardized tests.	Passed Subcommittee
HF 155	An Act prohibiting meetings of the state board of regents from being held if the student member of the board is not present.	No Action
HF 175	An Act relating to in-state residency for purposes of undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions and community colleges for certain military personnel and family members	Passed Committee, Previously HSB 6
HF 177	Act relating to assaults, including assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations and inmate assaults on department of corrections employees, and providing penalties.	Passed Committee, Previously HSB 24
HF 183	An Act relating to the ordering, administering, and dispensing of point-of-care HIV-related tests and prophylaxis drugs by a pharmacist.	No Action
HF 185	An Act requiring the consideration of project labor agreements for certain state construction projects.	No Action
HF 194	An Act relating to the membership of the board of regents and including transition provisions.	No Action
HF 203	Act creating a Caitlin Clark and Lisa Bluder monument tax credit and fund available against the individual and corporate income taxes, the franchise tax, the insurance premiums tax, and the moneys and credits tax.	No Action
HF 224	An Act eliminating certificate of need requirements and the state health facilities council.	No Action
HF 226	An Act appropriating moneys for oncology research at the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics.	No Action
HF 227	An Act providing for the conduct of licensed veterinarians when involved in certain legal matters involving the alleged mistreatment of animals, including by providing for immunity from administrative, civil, or criminal liability when acting in good faith; providing for administrative, civil, or criminal liability when not acting in good faith; and making penalties applicable.	No Action
HF 252	An Act incorporating preparation in computer science, artificial intelligence, and computational thinking into the preparation required in approved practitioner preparation programs, and including applicability provisions.	No Action
HF 254	An Act relating to the reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties.	No Action
HF 256	An Act relating to the statute of repose in medical malpractice claims.	No Action
HF 259	An Act relating to public notice requirements for meetings of a governmental body.	Passed Committee
HF 264	Act providing for temporary abrogation of authority of the state board of regents over regents institutions based on the amount of appropriations to the institutions from the general fund of the state.	No Action
HF 269	An Act prohibiting certain requirements for students and faculty at regents institutions relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory and including applicability provisions.	Passed Committee
HF 270	An Act requiring regents institutions to make certain course syllabus information available to the public online and including effective date provisions.	Passed Committee
HF 271	An Act establishing the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program scholarship program and making appropriations.	Passed Committee, Previously HF 97
HF 295	An Act relating to accreditation of postsecondary educational institutions, prohibiting adverse action by accrediting agencies against certain postsecondary educational institutions for compliance with state law, providing remedies, and including effective date provisions.	Passed Committee, Previously HSB 57
HF 296	An Act providing for public availability of certain financial information of regents institutions and including effective date provisions.	Passed Committee, Previously HSB 59
HF 299	An Act relating to the provision of information relating to immunization exemptions.	Passed Committee, Previously HF 34
HF 301	An Act requiring the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics to give priority to certain Iowa residents in awarding certain residencies and fellowships and to include rural rotations in certain residencies and fellowships.	Passed Committee, Previously HF 147
HF 310	An Act relating to assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations including a health care provider, and making penalties applicable.	Passed Committee, Previously HSB 9
HF 320	An Act relating to the right to try Act.	No Action
HF 339	An Act relating to a licensed sedation provider host permit for a dentist.	No Action
HF 35	Act relating to postsecondary schools and COVID-19 vaccine exemptions for clinical students.	Passed Subcommittee
HF 36	An Act relating to interpretation of law in administrative and judicial proceedings under the Iowa administrative procedure Act.	Passed Committee
HF 366	An Act relating to government ethics of employees of a state agency, and making penalties applicable.	No Action
HF 379	An Act relating to medical residency and fellowship positions, and certain medical residency and fellowship position applicants.	Passed Committee, Previously HF 12
HF 386	An Act providing for a study of transitioning certain medical schools in Iowa from four-year programs to three-year programs.	Passed Committee, Previously HF 146
HF 400	An Act relating to public records requests.	Passed Committee, Previously HSB 76
HF 401	An Act providing for general education requirements for undergraduate students at regents institutions and including applicability provisions.	Passed Committee, Previously HSB 63
HF 402	An Act establishing completion of a course on American history and civil government as a requirement for the completion of a baccalaureate degree program at a public institution of higher education.	Passed Committee, Previously HSB 56
HF 420	An Act providing for a review by the state board of regents of academic programs offered at regents institutions.	Passed Committee, Previously HSB 50
HF 61	An Act relating to the disclosure of prices charged for certain health services rendered by health care providers and hospitals.	No Action
HSB 112	An Act providing for the continuation of health insurance in certain circumstances for the surviving spouse and each surviving child of employees of the state of Iowa.	Passed Subcommittee
HSB 116	An Act creating a special motion for expedited relief in actions involving the exercise of the right of freedom of speech and of the press, the right to assemble and petition, and the right of association, and including applicability provisions.	Passed Subcommittee
HSB 121	An Act relating to peer review committees and organ procurement organizations.	Passed Subcommittee
HSB 123	An Act relating to energy systems by modifying electric power generation, energy storage, and transmission facility ratemaking principles, creating tariffs for public utility innovation programs, implementing land restoration standards, including right of first refusal, modifying the energy infrastructure revolving loan program, and creating regulations for anaerobic digester systems, making appropriations, providing penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions.	No Action
HSB 137	An Act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to mathematics instruction, civics assessments, practitioner preparation programs, and the duties of the director of the department of education.	No Action
HSB 139	An Act relating to protections for medical practitioners, health care institutions, and health care payors including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower activities, and free speech, and providing penalties.	Passed Subcommittee
HSB 147	An Act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions.	No Action
HSB 152	An Act concerning information regarding certain state and federal student loan programs.	No Action
HSB 155	An Act prohibiting state entities from expending moneys to fund diversity, equity, and inclusion offices or to hire individuals to serve as diversity, equity, and inclusion officers, creating a private cause of action, and including effective date provisions.	No Action
HSB 51	An Act relating to tuition, degree programs, employment, and related matters pertaining to students enrolled at regents institutions.	Passed Committee
HSB 52	An Act establishing a school of intellectual freedom at the university of Iowa.	Passed Committee
HSB 54	An Act requiring reporting by regents institutions of funding from certain foreign sources and including effective date provisions.	Passed Subcommittee
HSB 58	An Act providing for the ethical use of research animals.	No Action
HSB 71	An Act relating to contracts entered into by state agencies and including applicability provisions.	Passed Subcommittee
HSB 77	An Act relating to the filing of complaints with the Iowa public information board.	Passed Committee
HSB 78	An Act relating to government employee paid leave.	Passed Committee
SF 127	An Act establishing a school of intellectual freedom at the university of Iowa.	Passed Subcommittee
SF 156	An Act relating to policies for certain private spaces in facilities of public entities, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.	No Action
SF 180	An Act relating to the right to refuse certain medical services for reasons of conscience.	Passed Subcommittee
SF 181	An Act establishing requirements related to electronic resources provided by postsecondary schools, public libraries, schools, and state agencies to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.	Passed Subcommittee
SF 189	An Act relating to medical malpractice by exempting claims involving sexual assault from the limitations on noneconomic damages.	No Action
SF 196	An Act relating to employment matters involving public employees including collective bargaining, educator employment matters, personnel records and settlement agreements, city civil service requirements, and health insurance matters, and including effective date, applicability, and transition provisions.	No Action
SF 2	An Act relating to the statute of repose in medical malpractice claims.	No Action
SF 220	An Act relating to protections for medical practitioners, health care institutions, and health care payors including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower activities, and free speech, and providing penalties.	Passed Subcommittee
SF 231	An Act relating to prior authorizations and exemptions by health benefit plans and utilization review organizations.	Passed Committee, Previously SSB 1016
SF 233	An Act relating to the right to try Act.	Passed Committee, Previously SF 56
SF 243	An Act relating to tuition, degree programs, employment, and related matters pertaining to students enrolled at regents institutions.	No Action
SF 244	An Act providing for general education requirements for undergraduate students at regents institutions and including applicability provisions.	No Action
SF 263	An Act relating to employment matters involving public employees including collective bargaining, educator employment matters, and city civil service requirements, and including effective date, applicability, and transition provisions.	No Action
SF 272	An Act concerning retirement and employment benefits associated with cancer, and making appropriations.	No Action
SF 282	An Act prohibiting certain requirements for students and faculty at regents institutions relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory and including applicability provisions.	No Action
SF 288	An Act relating to students who are pregnant or who recently gave birth who attend state institutions of higher education governed by the board of regents and community colleges.	Passed Committee, Previously SF 12
SF 297	An Act relating to contracts entered into by state agencies and including applicability provisions.	Passed Committee, Previously SSB 1090
SF 315	An Act relating to pharmacy benefits manager reverse auctions and group insurance for public employees and including effective date provisions.	Passed Committee, Previously SSB 1017
SF 319	An Act relating to certain cost controls for health care services.	Passed Committee, Previously SSB 1029
SF 33	An Act providing credit for accrued sick leave for certain law enforcement officers.	Passed Subcommittee
SF 47	An Act creating a special motion for expedited relief in actions involving the exercise of the right of freedom of speech and of the press, the right to assemble and petition, and the right of association, and including applicability provisions.	Passed Committee
SF 48	An Act relating to the reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties.	Passed Subcommittee
SF 6	An Act relating to the provision of information relating to immunization exemptions.	Passed Subcommittee
SSB 1024	An Act providing for a review by the state board of regents of academic programs offered at regents institutions.	Passed Subcommittee
SSB 1039	An Act providing for the continuation of health insurance in certain circumstances for the surviving spouse and each surviving child of employees of the state of Iowa.	Passed Subcommittee
SSB 1040	An Act relating to government employee paid leave.	Passed Subcommittee
SSB 1085	An Act relating to the filing of complaints with the Iowa public information board.	Passed Subcommittee
SSB 1086	An Act relating to public records requests.	No Action
SSB 1087	An Act relating to public notice requirements for meetings of a governmental body.	No Action
SSB 1092	An Act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to mathematics instruction, civics assessments, practitioner preparation programs, and the duties of the director of the department of education.	No Action
SSB 1100	An Act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions.	No Action
SSB 1112	An Act relating to energy systems by modifying electric power generation, energy storage, and transmission facility ratemaking principles, creating tariffs for public utility innovation programs, implementing land restoration standards, including right of first refusal, modifying the energy infrastructure revolving loan program, and creating regulations for anaerobic digester systems, making appropriations, providing penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions.	Passed Subcommittee