Friday, April 25, 2008
Governor Culver Takes Action On Legislation
DES MOINES – Today, Governor Chet Culver signed the following legislation:
House File 2450, an Act relating to certain department of economic development programs including vision Iowa board membership, renewable fuels marketing, film project tax credits, the promotion of Iowa tourism experiences, the consolidation of reporting requirements, the administration of targeted industries development, and providing an effective date.
House File 2310, an Act requiring the departments of public health and human services to collect data and develop a protocol to address the relationship between substance misuse, abuse, or dependency by a child's parent, guardian, custodian, or other person responsible for the child's care and child abuse.
House File 2555, an Act relating to various matters under the purview of the insurance division of the department of commerce including uniform securities; duties of the insurance division including a consumer advocate and rate reviews; confidential information; examinations; insurance trade practices; insurance fraud; the Iowa life and health insurance guaranty association; viatical settlement contracts; general agents and third-party administrators; life insurance companies; health maintenance organizations; utilization and cost control; the Iowa comprehensive health insurance association; workers' compensation liability insurance; consolidation, merger, and reinsurance; licensing of insurance producers; cemetery and funeral merchandise and funeral services; and cemeteries, making appropriations, and providing an effective date.
House File 2651, an Act relating to policies for the administration of highways and the regulation of motor vehicles and to deposits made by a county to the secondary road fund, physical ability tests required for fire fighter applicants, and certain obligations guaranteed by highway funds including matters concerning utility facility relocation due to highway construction, the bid threshold for emergency highway repairs, providing for new collegiate motor vehicle registration plates and providing fees, the fee for replacement of special dealer registration plates, antique motor vehicle registration fees, used motor vehicle dealer education requirements, penalties for speeding violations committed in road work zones, access to persons with disabilities parking spaces for certain disabled veterans, and permits and fees for the movement of certain oversize or overweight vehicles, drinking driver courses offered at state correctional facilities, establishment of benefited secondary road services districts, and the defeasance of petroleum underground storage tank fund bonds, and providing an effective date.
House File 2653, an Act relating to foreclosure consultants and foreclosure reconveyances, providing for criminal and civil penalties, and providing an effective date.
Senate File 2161, an Act providing for the establishment of a council on homelessness.
Senate File 2276, an Act relating to the disposal of solid waste by changing permitting requirements and updating and clarifying existing provisions.
Senate File 2350, an Act relating to trusts and estates including the administration of small estates, and including retroactive and other applicability provisions.
Senate File 2354, an Act concerning the home ownership assistance program for members of the military.