Friday, April 11, 2008
Governor Culver Takes Action On Legislation
DES MOINES – Today, Governor Chet Culver signed the following legislation:
Senate File 473:
Senate File 473 allows a competent adult to execute a written instrument designating a person to have sole responsibility and discretion concerning the final disposition of that adult's remains, including coordinating provisions, and providing applicability dates.
Senate File 505:
Senate File 505 relates to the civil liability for damages relating to the use of an automated external defibrillator in sudden cardiac arrest emergencies.
Senate File 2089:
Senate File 2089 allows a voter to submit an application for an absentee ballot on a non-standard form if the form contains all of the information required by law.
Senate File 2108:
Senate File 2108 authorizes the Governor to proclaim the first Monday in April as Gift to Iowa ’s Future Recognition Day.
Senate File 2117:
Senate File 2117 relates to coverage of closing protection letters in real estate transactions and providing an effective date.
Senate File 2157:
Senate File 2157 relates to amusement ride safety inspection fees and special inspectors authorized by the division of labor services in the department of workforce development and providing an effective date.
Senate File 2176:
Senate File 2176 authorizes the Department of Cultural Affairs to assist local organizations to establish Culture History and Art Teams (CHAT), requires the department to establish digital archive of state government records, and creates a Civil War Sesquicentennial Advisory Committee.
Senate File 2177:
Senate File 2177 is an Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) bill addressing changes in health related activities and regulation. The bill proposes changes and deletions to a number of Code sections.
Senate File 2179:
Senate File 2179 makes several modifications, additions, and deletions to provisions relating to the regulation of professions registered or licensed under the purview of the Professional Licensing and Regulation Bureau of the Banking Division of the Department of Commerce.
Senate File 2214:
Senate File 2214 deals with modification of a child custody order under circumstances in which a parent is serving active duty in the military service of the United States .
Senate File 2217:
This bill clarifies various processes dealing with the appointment of counsel in criminal and juvenile cases.
Senate File 2248:
This bill modifies provisions relating to the application for a certificate of franchise authority applicable to the provision of cable or video services by an existing provider.
Senate File 2277:
Senate File 2277 is a bill that establishes procedures to secure credit information, and place a hold on an individual’s consumer report.
Senate File 2289:
Senate File 2289 updates provisions of the War Orphans’ Education Assistance program. Children of deceased veterans may receive assistance for higher education costs.
Senate File 2301:
This bill makes specified revisions and modifications to uniform finance procedures applicable to bonds issued by the state.
Senate File 2316:
Senate File 2316 is a bill creating the Iowa Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA) and including an applicability provision.
Senate File 2333:
Senate File 2333 makes changes in the regulation of the trade, sale or transfer of veterans commemorative property.
Senate File 2335:
Senate File 2335 has to do with the rights of a victim of an alleged sexual assault and notification of these rights by a peace officer.
Senate File 2380:
Senate File 2380 establishes a low head dam public hazard program to be administered by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
House File 247:
House File 247 relates to volunteer fire departments whether township or city, if not financed through city government, shall be considered a political subdivision of the state.
House File 2164:
House File 2164 relates to voluntary diversity or court-ordered school desegregation plans under the state's open enrollment law.
House File 2328:
House File 2328 rewrites statutes to move the Family Development and Self-Sufficiency (FaDSS) program to the Department of Human Rights (DHR) from the Department of Human Services (DHS).
House File 2372:
House File 2372 updates references in the Iowa Code changing the previous Food Stamp Benefits Program to the Food Assistance Program. It also delineates that the current reimbursement to vendors for this program is limited to this program and does not extend to other programs of the Department of Human Services which may be or are in the process of making payments electronically.
House File 2383:
House File 2383 makes nonsubstantive corrections to certain provisions relating to insurance and making repeals.
House File 2385:
House File 2385 adds the Iowa Finance Authority to the list of allowable investments by the Treasurer’s Office.
House File 2410:
House File 2410 relates to requirements pertaining to applicants for alarm system contractor and installer certification and also clarifies exemptions from licensure for certain individuals.
House File 2411:
House File 2411 provides to changes in the electrician licensure requirements for specified licensure classifications.
House File 2564:
House File 2564 revises the eligibility for Disaster Aid Individual Assistance Grants. These grants are initiated by a gubernatorial proclamation after a disaster has occurred.
House File 2568:
House File 2568 takes shift differential pay into account when calculating the level of workers' compensation benefits, and changes the calculation of permanent disability payments for inmates to match the method that is already used for all other workers eligible for disability benefits.
House File 2580:
House File 2580 reestablishes the Sustainable Natural Resource Funding Advisory Committee to make reports in 2009 and 2010 on sustainable funding sources for natural resources and outdoor recreation.
House File 2581:
House File 2581 establishes limited liability for donations of food to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and County Conservation Boards for interpretive educational display.
House File 2603:
House File 2603 authorizes certain advanced registered nurse practitioners to file certain periodic court reports on chronic substance abusers and persons with mental illness who do not require full-time placement in a treatment facility.
House File 2606:
House File 2606 makes changes to requirements related to grain transactions involving grain dealers and grain warehouse operators licensed by the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS).