Iowa House tightens teen texting driving ban
The Iowa House approved HF 2456 to ban texting and emailing for teen drivers, with adult exemptions. The vote split 55 to 41, narrowing the scope from the Senate’s broader ban, and the bill now faces potential conference committee action.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Senate
Iowa Department of Transportation
Ous
Mary Gaskill
D-Ottumwa
Rick Olson
D-Des Moines
Olson
Curt Hanson
D-Fairfield
Senate backs nuisance bar reporting bill in Iowa
The Iowa Senate approved a nuisance bar measure 32 to 17 to require bar and tavern owners to report illegal activity on adjacent property under their control. The bill targets venues with repeated police calls for underage drinking, prostitution, drugs, or fights near licensed premises.
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Des Moines
Senate
Matt McCoy
Keith Kreiman
D-Bloomfield
Bill Dotzler
Waterloo
Iowa
House
Capitol Digest: Culver to Sign Bills and Lawmaker Changes
Gov. Culver will sign two major laws this week, including a puppy mills bill and a government reorganization act, potentially saving up to 126 million. A coalition urges tax credit cuts to protect human service funding, while IPERS weighs a rule on same sex marriage to align with IRS rules.
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Sioux City
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Coalition For A Better Iowa
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Iowa
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IPERS
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Mueller
Ipers Trust Fund
Merlin Bartz
R-Grafton
Administrative Rules Review Committee
Iowa Supreme Court
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