Iowa 2023-2024 Regular Session

Iowa House Bill HF2462 Latest Draft

Bill / Enrolled Version Filed 03/25/2024

                            House File 2462 - Enrolled   House File 2462   AN ACT   RELATING TO STATUTORY CORRECTIONS WHICH MAY ADJUST LANGUAGE TO   REFLECT CURRENT PRACTICES, INSERT EARLIER OMISSIONS, DELETE   REDUNDANCIES AND INACCURACIES, RESOLVE INCONSISTENCIES AND   CONFLICTS, REMOVE AMBIGUITIES, AND PROVIDE FOR CODE EDITOR   DIRECTIVES.   BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:    Section 1. Section 8A.203, subsection 4, Code 2024, is    amended to read as follows:    4. Advise   The commission shall advise the department and the    state librarian concerning the library services duties of the    department.    Sec. 2. Section 8A.232, Code 2024, is amended to read as    follows:      8A.232 Administrator.      The state librarian shall be the compact administrator. The    compact administrator shall receive copies of all agreements    entered into by the state or its political subdivisions    and other states or political subdivisions; consult with,    advise ,   and aid such governmental units in the formulation of    such agreements; make such recommendations to the governor,      

  House File 2462, p. 2   legislature, and governmental agencies and units as the    administrator deems desirable to effectuate the purposes of    this compact ; and consult and cooperate with the compact    administrators of other party states.    Sec. 3. Section 8A.311B, subsection 6, paragraph h, Code    2024, is amended to read as follows:    h. The director shall require a contractor or subcontractor    to file, within ten days of receipt of a request, any    records enumerated in subsection 7 . If the contractor or    subcontractor fails to provide the requested records within    ten days, the director may direct, within fifteen days after    the end of the ten-day period, the fiscal or financial office    charged with the custody and disbursement of funds of the    public body that contracted for construction of the public    improvement or undertook the public improvement, to immediately    withhold from payment to the contractor or subcontractor    up to twenty-five percent of the amount to be paid to the    contractor or subcontractor under the terms of the contract    or written instrument under which the public improvement is    being performed. The amount withheld shall be immediately    released upon receipt by the public body of a notice from the    commissioner   director indicating that the request for records    as required by this section has been satisfied.    Sec. 4. Section 9C.3, subsections 2, 3, and 4, Code 2024,    are amended to read as follows:    2. If the application be   is made by an agent, bailee,    consignee, or employee, the application shall so state and set    out   the name and address of such agent, bailee, consignee, or    employee , and shall also set out the name and address of the    owner of the tangible personal property to be sold or offered    for sale.      3. The application shall state whether   Whether or not the    applicant has an Iowa retailers sales or use tax permit and , if    the applicant has such permit, shall state   the number of such    permit.    4. If the applicant be   is a corporation, the application    shall state whether or not the applicant is an Iowa corporation    or a foreign corporation, and , if a foreign corporation, shall                       

  House File 2462, p. 3   state   whether or not such corporation is authorized to do    business in Iowa.    Sec. 5. Section 10A.511, subsection 3, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    3. To promulgate fire safety rules in consultation with the    state fire marshal. The director shall have exclusive right    to promulgate fire safety rules as they apply to enforcement    or inspection requirements by the department, but the rules    shall be promulgated pursuant to chapter 17A . Wherever by    any statute the director or the department is authorized    or required to promulgate, proclaim, or amend rules and    minimum standards regarding fire hazards or fire safety or    protection in any establishment, building, or structure, the    rules and standards shall promote and enforce fire safety,    fire protection, and the elimination of fire hazards as the    rules may relate to the use, occupancy, and construction    of the buildings, establishments, or structures. The word    construction shall include but is not limited to electrical    wiring, plumbing, heating, lighting, ventilation, construction    materials, entrances and exits, and all other physical    conditions of the building which may affect fire hazards,    safety, or protection. The rules and minimum standards shall    be in substantial compliance except as otherwise specifically    provided in this chapter   part , with the standards of the    national fire protection association relating to fire safety as    published in the national fire codes.    Sec. 6. Section 10A.514, Code 2024, is amended to read as    follows:    10A.514 Authority for inspection  orders.    The chief of a fire department or an authorized subordinate    who is trained in fire prevention safety standards may enter    a building or premises at a reasonable hour to examine the    building or premises and its contents. The examining official    shall order the correction of a condition which is in violation      of this chapter   part , a rule adopted under this chapter part ,    or a city or county fire safety ordinance. The order shall be    in writing or, if the danger is imminent, orally followed by a    written order. The examining official shall enforce the order    in accordance with the applicable law or ordinance. At the          

  House File 2462, p. 4   request of the examining official the director may assist in    an enforcement action.    Sec. 7. Section 10A.515, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    1. If a person has violated or is violating a provision of    this chapter part or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter    part   , the director, the chief of any fire department, or    the fire prevention officer of a fire department organized    under chapter 400 may issue an order directing the person to    desist in the practice which constitutes the violation and    to take corrective action as necessary to ensure that the    violation will cease. The order shall be in writing and shall    specify a reasonable time by which the person shall comply    with the order. The person to whom the order is issued may    appeal the order as provided in chapter 17A . On appeal,    the administrative law judge may affirm, modify, or vacate    the order. Judicial review may be sought in accordance with    chapter 17A .    Sec. 8. Section 10A.516, Code 2024, is amended to read as    follows:    10A.516 Legal proceedings  penalties  injunctive relief.    At the request of the director, the county attorney    shall institute any legal proceedings on behalf of the    state necessary to obtain compliance or enforce the penalty    provisions of this chapter   part or rules or orders adopted or    issued pursuant to this chapter part , including but not limited    to a legal action for injunctive relief. The county attorney    or any other attorney acting on behalf of the chief of a fire    department or a fire prevention officer may institute legal    proceedings, including but not limited to a legal action for    injunctive relief, to obtain compliance or enforce the penalty    provisions or orders issued pursuant to section 10A.515 .    Sec. 9. Section 10A.713, subsection 2, paragraph g,    subparagraph (2), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:    (2) If these conditions are not met, the institutional    health facility is subject to review as a new institutional    health service or changed institutional health service under    section 10A.711, subsection 17 , paragraph d , and is   subject    to sanctions under section 10A.723 . If the institutional            

  House File 2462, p. 5   health facility reestablishes the deleted beds at a later time,    review as a new institutional health service or changed    institutional health service is required pursuant to section    10A.711, subsection 17 , paragraph d .    Sec. 10. Section 10A.713, subsection 2, paragraph h,    subparagraph (2), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:    (2) If these conditions are not met, the institutional    health facility or health maintenance organization is subject    to review as a new institutional health service or changed    institutional health service under section 10A.711, subsection    17 , paragraph f , and is   subject to sanctions under section    10A.723 .    Sec. 11. NEW SECTION . 10A.901 Definitions.    For the purposes of this subchapter, unless the context    otherwise requires:    1. a. Child-occupied facility means a building, or    portion of a building, constructed prior to 1978, that is    described by all of the following:    (1) The building is visited on a regular basis by the    same child, who is less than six years of age, on at least    two different days within any week. For purposes of this    subsection, a week is a Sunday through Saturday period.    (2) Each days visit by the child lasts at least three    hours, and the combined annual visits total at least sixty    hours.    b. A child-occupied facility may include but is not limited    to a child care center, preschool, or kindergarten classroom.    A child-occupied facility also includes common areas that are    routinely used by children who are less than six years of age,    such as restrooms and cafeterias, and the exterior walls and    adjoining space of the building that are immediately adjacent    to the child-occupied facility or the common areas routinely    used by children under the age of six years.    2. Target housing means housing constructed prior to 1978    with the exception of housing for the elderly or for persons    with disabilities and housing that does not contain a bedroom,    unless at least one child, under six years of age, resides or    is expected to reside in the housing.    Sec. 12. Section 10A.903, Code 2024, is amended to read as       

  House File 2462, p. 6   follows:    10A.903 Renovation, remodeling, and repainting  lead hazard    notification process established.    1. a. A person who performs renovation, remodeling, or    repainting services for target housing or a child-occupied    facility for compensation shall provide an approved lead hazard    information pamphlet to the owner and occupant of the housing    or facility prior to commencing the services. The department    shall adopt rules to implement the renovation, remodeling, and    repainting lead hazard notification process under this section .    b. The rules shall include but are not limited to an    authorization that the lead hazard notification to parents or    guardians of the children attending a child-occupied facility    may be completed by posting an informational sign and a copy    of the approved lead hazard information pamphlet. The rules    shall also address requirements for notification of parents or    guardians of the children visiting a child-occupied facility    when the facility is vacant for an extended period of time.    2.   For the purpose of this section and section 10A.902 ,    unless the context otherwise requires:    a. (1) Child-occupied facility means a building, or    portion of a building, constructed prior to 1978, that is      described by all of the following:    (a)   The building is visited on a regular basis by the same    child, who is less than six years of age, on at least two    different days within any week. For purposes of this paragraph    a , a week is a Sunday through Saturday period.    (b) Each days visit by the child lasts at least three    hours, and the combined annual visits total at least sixty      hours.    (2)   A child-occupied facility may include but is not limited    to a child care center, preschool, or kindergarten classroom.    A child-occupied facility also includes common areas that are      routinely used by children who are less than six years of age,    such as restrooms and cafeterias, and the exterior walls and      adjoining space of the building that are immediately adjacent    to the child-occupied facility or the common areas routinely      used by children under the age of six years.    b. Target housing means housing constructed prior to 1978                                             

  House File 2462, p. 7   with the exception of housing for the elderly or for persons      with disabilities and housing that does not contain a bedroom,    unless at least one child, under six years of age, resides or      is expected to reside in the housing.      3. 2. A person who violates this section is subject to    a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars for each    offense.    Sec. 13. Section 12.31, Code 2024, is amended to read as    follows:    12.31 Short title.    This section and sections 12.32 through 12.43   subchapter    shall be known as the Linked Investments for Tomorrow Act .    Sec. 14. Section 12.32, Code 2024, is amended to read as    follows:    12.32 Definitions.    As used in section 12.31, this section, and sections 12.34      through 12.43 this subchapter , unless the context otherwise    requires:    1. Eligible borrower means any person who is qualified to    participate in one of the programs in this section and sections      12.34 through 12.43 subchapter . Eligible borrower does not    include a person who has been determined to be delinquent in    making child support payments or any other payments due the    state.    2. Eligible lending institution means a financial    institution that is empowered to make commercial loans and is    eligible pursuant to chapter 12C to be a depository of state    funds.    3. Linked investment means a certificate of deposit issued    pursuant to this section and sections 12.34 through 12.43      subchapter   to the treasurer of state by an eligible lending    institution, at an interest rate not more than three percent    below current market rate on the condition that the institution    agrees to lend the value of the deposit, according to the    investment agreement provided in section 12.35 , to an eligible    borrower at a rate not to exceed four percent above the rate    paid on the certificate of deposit. The treasurer of state    shall determine and make available the current market rate    which shall be used each month.                     

  House File 2462, p. 8   Sec. 15. Section 12.34, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2024, are    amended to read as follows:    1. The treasurer of state may invest up to the lesser of    one hundred eight million dollars or twenty-five percent of    the balance of the state pooled money fund in certificates of    deposit in eligible lending institutions as provided in section    12.32, this section, and sections 12.35 through 12.43   this    subchapter . One-half of the moneys invested pursuant to this    section shall be made available under the program implemented    pursuant to section 12.43 to increase the availability of lower    cost moneys for purposes of injecting needed capital into    small businesses which are fifty-one percent or more owned,    operated, and actively managed by one or more women, minority    persons, or persons with disabilities. Disability and    minority person mean the same as defined in section 15.102 .    The treasurer shall invest the remaining one-half of the moneys    invested pursuant to this section to support any other eligible    applicant as provided in section 12.43 .    2. The treasurer of state shall adopt rules pursuant to    chapter 17A to administer section 12.32, this section, and      sections 12.35 through 12.43 this subchapter .    Sec. 16. Section 12.35, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    1. An eligible lending institution that desires to receive    a linked investment shall enter into an agreement with the    treasurer of state, which shall include requirements necessary    for the eligible lending institution to comply with sections      12.32 and 12.34, this section, and sections 12.36 through 12.43    this subchapter   .    Sec. 17. Section 12.36, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    2. Upon acceptance of the linked investment loan package    or any portion of the package, the treasurer of state shall    deposit funds with the eligible lending institution and the    eligible lending institution shall issue to the treasurer of    state one or more certificates of deposit with interest at a    rate determined pursuant to section 12.32, subsection 3 . The    treasurer of state shall not deposit funds with an eligible    lending institution pursuant to sections 12.32, 12.34, 12.35,                

  House File 2462, p. 9   this section, and sections 12.37 through 12.43   this subchapter ,    unless the certificate of deposit earns a rate of interest of    at least one percent. Interest earned on the certificate of    deposit and principal not renewed shall be remitted to the    treasurer of state at the time the certificate of deposit    matures. Interest from the linked investments for tomorrow    program shall be considered earnings of the general fund of the    state. Certificates of deposit issued pursuant to sections      12.32, 12.34, 12.35, this section, and sections 12.37 through      12.43 this subchapter are not subject to a penalty for early    withdrawal.    Sec. 18. Section 15.101, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    2. The collaboration shall involve the economic development    authority and the bioscience development corporation, both      of   which shall work together to further economic development    policy according to the provisions of this subchapter .    Sec. 19. Section 15.119, subsection 2, paragraph a,    subparagraph (1), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:    (1) The high quality jobs program administered pursuant to    sections 15.326 through 15.336   subchapter II, part 13 .    Sec. 20. Section 15.119, subsection 2, paragraph g, Code    2024, is amended to read as follows:    g. The workforce housing tax incentives program administered    pursuant to sections 15.351 through 15.356   subchapter II, part    17 . In allocating tax credits pursuant to this subsection ,    the authority shall not allocate more than thirty-five    million dollars for purposes of this paragraph. Of the moneys    allocated under this paragraph, seventeen million five hundred    thousand dollars shall be reserved for allocation to qualified    housing projects in small cities, as defined in section 15.352 ,    that are registered on or after July 1, 2017.    Sec. 21. Section 15.119, subsection 2, paragraph h, Code    2024, is amended to read as follows:      h. The renewable chemical production tax credit program    administered pursuant to sections 15.315 through 15.322      subchapter II, part 12   . In allocating tax credits pursuant to    this subsection for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021,    and for each fiscal year beginning before July 1, 2037, the                  

  House File 2462, p. 10   authority shall not allocate more than five million dollars for    purposes of this paragraph. This paragraph is repealed July    1, 2039.    Sec. 22. Section 15.119, subsection 5, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    5. Notwithstanding subsection 1 , and in addition to    amounts allocated pursuant to subsection 2 , paragraph g , the    authority shall allocate ten million dollars to the workforce    housing tax incentives program administered pursuant to    sections 15.351 through 15.356   subchapter II, part 17 , for    qualified housing projects located in a county that has been    declared a major disaster by the president of the United States    on or after March 12, 2019, and that is also a county in which    individuals are eligible for federal individual assistance.    In allocating tax credits pursuant to this subsection for the    period beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2024, the    authority shall not allocate more than ten million dollars for    purposes of this subsection . This subsection is repealed July    1, 2024.    Sec. 23. Section 15.322, Code 2024, is amended to read as    follows:    15.322 Future repeal.    Section   Sections 15.315 , 15.316 , 15.317 , 15.318 , 15.319 ,    15.320 , 15.321 , and this section , are repealed July 1, 2039.    Sec. 24. Section 15.445, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    2. Commission is   means the five-person body, elected    by the registered voters in the historical preservation    district from persons living in the district for the purpose of    administering this part .    Sec. 25. Section 15.481, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    2. Approve or disapprove the grants recommended for    approval by the director, in consultation with the Iowa arts    council and the state historical society of Iowa, in accordance    with section 15.108, subsection 8 , paragraph b , subparagraph      (4)   . The board may remove any recommendation from the list,    but shall not add to or otherwise amend the list of recommended    grants.           

  House File 2462, p. 11   Sec. 26. Section 16.1, subsection 5, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    5. Child foster care facilities means the same   a facility    as defined in section 237.1 .    Sec. 27. Section 17A.2, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    1. Agency means each board, commission, department,    officer ,   or other administrative office or unit of the state.    Agency does not mean the general assembly or any of its    components, the judicial branch or any of its components, the    office of consumer advocate, the governor, or a political    subdivision of the state or its offices and units. Unless    provided otherwise by statute, no less than two-thirds of the    members eligible to vote of a multimember agency constitute a    quorum authorized to act in the name of the agency.    Sec. 28. Section 17A.4, subsection 4, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    4. Any rule filed pursuant to this section or section    17A.5 ,   that necessitates additional annual expenditures of at    least one hundred thousand dollars or combined expenditures    of at least five hundred thousand dollars within five years    by all affected persons, including the agency itself, shall    be accompanied by a fiscal impact statement outlining the    expenditures. The agency shall promptly deliver a copy of    the statement to the legislative services agency. To the    extent feasible, the legislative services agency shall analyze    the statement and provide a summary of that analysis to the    administrative rules review committee. If the agency has    made a good-faith effort to comply with the requirements of    this subsection , the rule shall not be invalidated on the    ground that the contents of the statement are insufficient or    inaccurate.      Sec. 29. Section 22.7, subsection 5A, paragraphs a and b,    Code 2024, are amended to read as follows:    a. A crisis intervention report generated by a law    enforcement agency regarding a person experiencing a mental    health crisis, substance-related   substance use disorder      crisis, or housing crisis, when the report is generated    for the specific purpose of providing crisis intervention         

  House File 2462, p. 12   information to assist peace officers under any of the following    circumstances:    (1) De-escalating conflicts.    (2) Referring a person experiencing a mental health crisis,    substance-related   substance use disorder crisis, or housing    crisis to a mental health treatment provider, substance-related      substance use   disorder treatment provider, homeless service    provider, or any other appropriate service provider.    b. A crisis intervention report generated for the purposes    of this subsection shall be made available to the person who    is the subject of the report upon the request of the person    who is the subject of the report, and may be provided to a    mental health treatment provider, substance-related   substance    use   disorder treatment provider, homeless service provider, or    any other appropriate service provider in connection with a    referral for services.    Sec. 30. Section 24.48, subsection 4, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    4. The city finance committee shall have officially    notified any city of its approval, modification ,   or rejection    of the citys appeal of the decision of the director of the    department of management regarding a citys request for a    suspension of the statutory property tax levy limitation prior    to thirty-five days before April 30.    Sec. 31. Section 29C.6, subsection 6, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    6. Suspend the provisions of any regulatory statute    prescribing the procedures for conduct of state business, or    the orders or rules, of any state agency, if strict compliance    with the provisions of any statute, order ,   or rule would in any    way prevent, hinder, or delay necessary action in coping with    the emergency by stating in a proclamation such reasons. Upon    the request of a local governing body, the governor may also    suspend statutes limiting local governments in their ability to    provide services to aid disaster victims.    Sec. 32. Section 72.2, Code 2024, is amended to read as      follows:      72.2 Executive council may authorize indebtedness.    Nothing herein contained   in this chapter shall prevent the              

  House File 2462, p. 13   incurring of an indebtedness on account of support funds for    state institutions, upon the prior written direction of the    executive council, specifying the items and amount of such    indebtedness to be increased, and the necessity therefor.    Sec. 33. Section 72.4, Code 2024, is amended to read as    follows:    72.4 Penalty.    A violation of the provisions of section 72.3 shall, in    addition to criminal liability, render the violator liable,    personally and on the violators bond, if any, to liquidated    damages in the sum of one thousand dollars for each violation,    to inure to and be collected by the state, county, city, school    corporation ,   or other municipal corporation of which the    violator is an officer or deputy.    Sec. 34. Section 76.7, Code 2024, is amended to read as    follows:    76.7 Particular bonds affected  payment.    Counties, cities ,   and school corporations may at any time    or times extend or renew any legal indebtedness or any part    thereof they may have represented by bonds or certificates    where such indebtedness is payable from a limited annual tax    or from a voted annual tax, and may by resolution fund or    refund the same and issue bonds therefor running not more than    twenty years to be known as funding or refunding bonds, and    make provision for the payment of the principal and interest    thereof from the proceeds of an annual tax for the period    covered by such bonds similar to the tax authorized by law or    by the electors for the payment of the indebtedness so extended    or renewed.    Sec. 35. Section 76.8, Code 2024, is amended to read as      follows:      76.8 Laws applicable.    All laws relating to the issuance of funding or refunding    bonds by counties, cities ,   and school corporations, as the case    may be, not inconsistent with the provisions herein contained    and to the extent the same may be applicable, shall govern the    issuance of the funding and refunding bonds for the purpose    herein authorized.      Sec. 36. Section 76.9, Code 2024, is amended to read as        

  House File 2462, p. 14   follows:    76.9 No limit of former power.    Sections 76.7 and 76.8 shall be construed as granting    additional power without limiting the power already existing in    counties, cities ,   and school corporations.    Sec. 37. Section 84A.1A, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph    1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:    An Iowa workforce development board is created, consisting    of thirty-three voting members and thirteen   twelve nonvoting    members.    Sec. 38. Section 89.3, subsection 3, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    3. The commissioner   director may inspect boilers and tanks    and other equipment stamped with the American society of    mechanical engineers code symbol for other than steam pressure,    manufactured in Iowa, when requested by the manufacturer.    Sec. 39. Section 89.14, subsection 11, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    11. The board shall adopt rules to allow an extended    internal inspection interval of up to seven years for objects    that are subject to inspection pursuant to section 89.5A   89.3,    subsection 6   .    Sec. 40. Section 90A.10, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    1. Moneys collected pursuant to section 90A.9 from a    professional boxing event are appropriated to the department    of workforce development   inspections, appeals, and licensing    and shall be used by the commissioner to award grants to    organizations that promote amateur boxing matches in this    state. All other moneys collected by the commissioner pursuant    to this chapter are appropriated to the department of workforce      development inspections, appeals, and licensing and shall be    used by the commissioner to administer this chapter . Section    8.33 applies only to moneys in excess of the first twenty    thousand dollars appropriated each fiscal year.    Sec. 41. Section 91C.7, subsection 6, Code 2024, is amended      to read as follows:    6. The bond required by this section may be attached by    the director for collection of fees and penalties due to the                

  House File 2462, p. 15   division   department .    Sec. 42. Section 99B.1, subsection 8, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    8. Bona fide social relationship as used herein means a    real, genuine, unfeigned social relationship between two or    more persons wherein each person has an established knowledge    of the other, which has not arisen for the purpose of gambling.    Sec. 43. Section 99G.3, subsection 5, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    5. Director means the director of the department of      revenue or the directors designee.    Sec. 44. Section 99G.12, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    1. The authority   department may operate self-service kiosks    to dispense authorized lottery tickets or products in locations    where lottery games and lottery products are sold, subject to    the requirements of this chapter .    Sec. 45. Section 99G.21, subsection 2, paragraph f, Code    2024, is amended to read as follows:    f. To enter into written agreements with one or more other    states or territories of the United States, or one or more    political subdivisions of another state or territory of the    United States, or any entity lawfully operating a lottery    outside the United States for the operation, marketing, and    promotion of a joint lottery or joint lottery game. For    the purposes of this subsection , any lottery with which the    authority   department reaches an agreement or compact shall meet    the criteria for security, integrity, and finance set by the    board.    Sec. 46. Section 99G.29, Code 2024, is amended to read as    follows:    99G.29 Retailer rental calculations  lottery ticket sales    treatment.    If a lottery retailers rental payments for the business    premises are contractually computed, in whole or in part, on    the basis of a percentage of retail sales and such computation    of retail sales is not explicitly defined to include sales of    tickets or shares in a state-operated or state-managed lottery,    only the compensation received by the lottery retailer from the           

  House File 2462, p. 16   department may be considered the amount of the lottery retail    sale   sales for purposes of computing the rental payment.    Sec. 47. Section 125.1, subsection 3, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    3. To insure ensure that substance use disorder programs    are being operated by individuals who are qualified in their    field whether through formal education or through employment    or personal experience.    Sec. 48. Section 125.9, subsection 6, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    6. Submit to the governor a written report of the pertinent    facts at any time the director concludes that any agency    of this state or of any of its political subdivisions is    conducting any substance use disorder prevention function,    or program for the benefit of persons who are or have been    involved in substance use disorder ,   in a manner not consistent    with or which impairs achievement of the objectives of the    state plan to combat substance use disorder, and has failed to    effect appropriate changes in the function or program.    Sec. 49. Section 125.20, Code 2024, is amended to read as    follows:    125.20 Rules.    The department shall establish rules pursuant to chapter    17A requiring facilities to use reasonable accounting and    reimbursement systems which recognize relevant cost-related    factors for patients with a substance use disorder. A facility    shall not be licensed nor shall any payment be made under    this chapter to a facility which fails to comply with those    rules or which does not permit inspection by the department    or examination of all records, including financial records,    methods of administration, general and special dietary    programs, the disbursement of drugs and methods of supply,    and any other records the department deems relevant to the    establishment of such a system. However, rules issued pursuant    to this paragraph   section shall not apply to any facility    referred to in section 125.13, subsection 2 , or section 125.43 .      Sec. 50. Section 125.33, subsection 5, Code 2024, is amended      to read as follows:    5. If a patient leaves a facility, with or against the           

  House File 2462, p. 17   advice of the administrator in charge of the facility, the    director may make reasonable provisions for the patients    transportation to another facility or to the patients home.    If the patient has no home ,   the patient shall be assisted in    obtaining shelter. If the patient is a minor or an incompetent    person, the request for discharge from an inpatient facility    shall be made by a parent, legal guardian, or other legal    representative, or by the minor or incompetent person if the    patient was the original applicant.    Sec. 51. Section 125.54, Code 2024, is amended to read as    follows:    125.54 Use of funds.    The director is not required to distribute or guarantee    funds, except as provided in section 125.59 , to any of the      following :    1. To any   Any program which does not meet licensing    standards , .    2. To any Any program providing unnecessary, duplicative ,    or overlapping services within the same geographical area , or   .    3. To any Any program which has adequate resources at its    disposal.    Sec. 52. Section 135.1, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2024,    is amended to read as follows:    For the purposes of chapter 155   and Title IV, subtitle 2 ,    excluding chapter 146 , unless otherwise defined:    Sec. 53. Section 135.190, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code    2024, is amended to read as follows:    a. Community-based organization means a public or private    organization that provides health or human services to meet the    needs of a community including but not limited to a nonprofit    organization, a social service provider, or an organization    providing substance abuse   use disorder prevention, treatment,    recovery, or harm reduction services.    Sec. 54. Section 135C.30, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code    2024, is amended to read as follows:    a. Jointly by the receiver and the current licensee of    the health care facility which is in receivership, stating    that the deficiencies in the operation, maintenance ,   or other    circumstances which were the grounds for establishment of the                      

  House File 2462, p. 18   receivership have been corrected and that there are reasonable    grounds to believe that the facility will be operated in    compliance with this chapter and the rules or minimum standards    promulgated under this chapter .    Sec. 55. Section 135C.30, subsection 5, paragraph b, Code    2024, is amended to read as follows:    b. Affect the civil or criminal liability of the licensee    of the facility placed in receivership ,   for any acts or    omissions of the licensee which occurred before the receiver    was appointed.    Sec. 56. Section 136A.3A, subsection 2, Code 2024, is    amended to read as follows:    2. The members of the advisory committee shall be appointed    by the director of the department   and shall include persons    with relevant expertise and interest including parent    representatives.    Sec. 57. Section 138.13, subsection 10, paragraph a, Code    2024, is amended to read as follows:    a. Effective measures shall be taken to control rats, mice,    flies, mosquitoes ;   , bedbugs, and all other insects, rodents,    and parasites within the camp premises.    Sec. 58. Section 139A.3, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph    1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:    The health care provider or public, private, or hospital    clinical laboratory attending a person infected with a    reportable disease shall immediately report the case to    the department. However, when a case occurs within the    jurisdiction of a local health   department, the report shall    be made to the local department and to the department. A    health care provider or public, private, or hospital clinical    laboratory who files such a report which identifies a person    infected with a reportable disease shall assist in the    investigation by the department, a local board, or a local    department. The department shall publish and distribute    instructions concerning the method of reporting. Reports shall    be made in accordance with rules adopted by the department and    shall require inclusion of all the following information:    Sec. 59. Section 139A.8A, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2024,      are amended to read as follows:        

  House File 2462, p. 19   1. In the event of a shortage of a vaccine, or in the event    a vaccine shortage is imminent, the department may issue an    order controlling, restricting, or otherwise regulating the    distribution and administration of the vaccine. The order may    designate groups of persons which shall receive priority in    administration of the vaccine and may prohibit vaccination of    persons who are not included in a priority designation. The    order shall include an effective date, which may be amended or    rescinded only through a written order of the department. The    order shall be applicable to health care providers, hospitals,    clinics, pharmacies, health care facilities, local boards of      health , public health agencies, and other persons or entities    that distribute or administer vaccines.    2. A health care provider, hospital, clinic, pharmacy,    health care facility, local board of health   , public health    agency, or other person or entity that distributes or    administers vaccines shall not be civilly liable in any action    based on a failure or refusal to distribute or administer a    vaccine to any person if the failure or refusal to distribute    or administer the vaccine was consistent with a department    order issued pursuant to this section .    Sec. 60. Section 139A.31, Code 2024, is amended to read as    follows:    139A.31 Report to department.    Immediately after the first examination or treatment of    any person infected with any sexually transmitted disease    or infection, the health care provider who performed the    examination or treatment shall transmit to the department a    report stating the name of the infected person, the address    of the infected person, the infected persons date of birth,    the sex of the infected person, the race and ethnicity of the    infected person, the infected persons marital status, the    infected persons telephone number, if the infected person is    female, whether the infected person is pregnant, the name and    address of the laboratory that performed the test, the date    the test was found to be positive and the collection date,    and the name of the health care provider who performed the    test. However, when a case occurs within the jurisdiction of    a local health   department, the report shall be made directly       

  House File 2462, p. 20   to the local health   department which shall immediately forward    the information to the department. Reports shall be made in    accordance with rules adopted by the department. Reports shall    be confidential. Any person filing a report of a sexually    transmitted disease or infection who is acting reasonably and    in good faith is immune from any liability, civil or criminal,    which might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result of    such report.    Sec. 61. Section 141A.2, subsection 6, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    6. The department, with the approval of the council on    health and human services, may conduct epidemiological   blinded    epidemiological studies and nonblinded epidemiological studies    to determine the incidence and prevalence of HIV infection.    Initiation of any new blinded   epidemiological studies or    nonblinded epidemiological studies   shall be contingent upon    the receipt of funding sufficient to cover all the costs    associated with the studies. The informed consent, reporting,    and counseling requirements of this chapter shall not apply to    blinded epidemiological   studies.    Sec. 62. Section 147H.1, subsection 2, paragraphs a and d,    Code 2024, are amended to read as follows:    a. Active duty military means full-time duty status in    the active uniformed service of the United States, including    members of the national guard and reserves on active duty    orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1209   ch. 1209 and 10 U.S.C. 1211    ch. 1211 .    d. Continuing competence and/or or continuing education    means a requirement, as a condition of license renewal,    to provide evidence of participation in, or completion of,    educational and professional activities relevant to practice or    area of work.      Sec. 63. Section 159.31A, subsection 7, Code 2024, is      amended to read as follows:    7. A business that is awarded financial assistance under    this section may apply for financial assistance under other    programs administered by the authority   department .    Sec. 64. Section 215.1, subsections 5 and 6, Code 2024, are    amended to read as follows:                   

  House File 2462, p. 21   5. Service agency means an individual, firm ,   or    corporation which holds itself out to the public as having    servicers available to install, service ,   or repair a weighing    or measuring device for hire.    6. Servicer means an individual employed by a service    agency who installs, services ,   or repairs a commercial weighing    or measuring device for hire, commission ,   or salary.    Sec. 65. Section 231B.4, Code 2024, is amended to read as    follows:    231B.4 Zoning  fire and safety standards.    An elder group home shall be located in an area zoned    for single-family or multiple-family housing or in an    unincorporated area and shall be constructed in compliance with    applicable local housing codes and the rules adopted for the    special classification by the department. In the absence of    local building codes, the facility shall comply with the state    plumbing code established pursuant to section 135.11   105.4 and    the state building code established pursuant to section 103A.7    and the rules adopted for the special classification by the    department. The rules adopted for the special classification    by the department regarding second floor occupancy shall take    into consideration the mobility of the tenants.    Sec. 66. Section 232.3A, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    1. During an action under subchapter III , child in need    of assistance proceedings, or subchapter IV , termination of    parent-child relationship proceedings of   this chapter , the    court may on its own motion or that of any party, require the    child and established father of the child to submit to blood or    genetic testing in accordance with the procedures and method    prescribed under section 600B.41 to overcome the paternity of    the established father.      Sec. 67. Section 232.52, subsection 2, paragraph d,    subparagraph (4), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:    (4) The chief juvenile court officer or the officers    designee for placement in a program under section 232.191,      subsection 4   232.192, subsection 1, paragraph d . The chief    juvenile court officer or the officers designee may place a    child in group foster care for failure to comply with the terms               

  House File 2462, p. 22   and conditions of the supervised community treatment program    for up to seventy-two hours without notice to the court or for    more than seventy-two hours if the court is notified of the    placement within seventy-two hours of placement, subject to a    hearing before the court on the placement within ten days.    Sec. 68. Section 232.52, subsection 2, paragraph e,    subparagraph (4), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:    (4) The child has previously been placed in a treatment    facility outside the childs home or in a supervised community    treatment program established pursuant to section 232.191,      subsection 4   232.192, subsection 1, paragraph d , as a result    of a prior delinquency adjudication.    Sec. 69. Section 232.52, subsection 7, paragraph a, Code    2024, is amended to read as follows:    a. When the court orders the transfer of legal custody of    a child pursuant to subsection 2 , paragraph d , e , or f ,    the order shall state that reasonable efforts as defined in    section 232.57 have been made. If deemed appropriate by the    court, the order may include a determination that continuation    of the child in the childs home is contrary to the childs    welfare. The inclusion of such a determination shall not under    any circumstances be deemed a prerequisite for entering an    order pursuant to this section . However, the inclusion of such    a determination, supported by the record, may be used to assist    the department in obtaining federal funding for the childs    placement. If such a determination is included in the order,    unless the court makes a determination that further reasonable    efforts are not required, reasonable efforts shall be made to    prevent permanent removal of a child from the childs home    and to encourage reunification of the child with the childs    parents and family. The reasonable efforts may include but    are not limited to early intervention and follow-up programs    implemented pursuant to section 232.191   232.192 .    Sec. 70. Section 235B.6, subsection 2, paragraph b,    subparagraph (7), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:    (7) Each board specified under chapter 147 and the    department of inspections, appeals, and licensing   for    the purpose of licensure, certification or registration,    disciplinary investigation, or the renewal of licensure,          

  House File 2462, p. 23   certification or registration, or disciplinary proceedings of    health care professionals.    Sec. 71. Section 237.3, subsection 4, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    4. Rules governing sanitation, water ,   and waste disposal    standards for facilities shall be promulgated by the department    pursuant to section 135.11 , after consultation with the    director.    Sec. 72. Section 237C.6, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    2. The certificate of approval shall state on its face    the name of the holder of the certificate, the particular    premises for which the certificate is issued, and the number    of children who may be cared for by the childrens residential    facility on the premises at one time under the certificate    of occupancy issued by the director of the department of    inspections, appeals, and licensing or the directors   designee    of the director of the department of inspections, appeals, and    licensing   . The certificate of approval shall be posted in a    conspicuous place in the childrens residential facility.    Sec. 73. Section 239.11, subsection 3, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    3. The moneys deposited in the fund are not subject to    section 8.33 and shall not be transferred, used, obligated,    appropriated, or otherwise encumbered except as provided in    this section . Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2 ,    interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the state capitol      maintenance public assistance modernization fund shall be    credited to the fund.    Sec. 74. Section 256.7, subsection 23, unnumbered paragraph    1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:    Adopt rules directing the community colleges to annually    and uniformly submit data from the most recent fiscal year to    the division of community colleges and workforce preparation      community colleges bureau   , using criteria determined    and prescribed by the division bureau via the management    information system.    Sec. 75. Section 256.7, subsection 23, paragraph b, Code    2024, is amended to read as follows:              

  House File 2462, p. 24   b. Community colleges shall provide data to the division      community colleges bureau by a deadline set by the division    bureau   . The deadline shall be set for a date that permits the    division   bureau to include the data in a report submitted for    state board approval and for review by December 15 of each year    by the house and senate standing education committees and the    joint subcommittee on education appropriations.    Sec. 76. Section 256.137, subsection 2, Code 2024, is    amended to read as follows:    2. The state board, in consultation with the division of      community colleges of the department   community colleges and    post-secondary readiness bureau , shall adopt rules setting    minimum standards for the development and implementation of    career academies under this section and ensuring compliance    with the federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education    Improvement Act of 2006, 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq., as amended.    Sec. 77. Section 256.225, subsection 1, paragraph e,    subparagraph (4), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:    (4) The individual is not eligible for the rural Iowa    advanced registered nurse practitioner and physician assistant    loan repayment program established pursuant to section 261.114 ,      Code 2023   .    Sec. 78. Section 261A.5, Code 2024, is amended to read as    follows:    261A.5 Creation as public instrumentality.    The Iowa higher education loan authority is created as    a body politic and corporate. The authority is a public    instrumentality and the exercise by the authority of the powers    conferred by this chapter is the performance of an essential    public function. The authority is attached to the college    student aid commission for organizational and   administrative    purposes.    Sec. 79. Section 261B.11, subsection 1, paragraph i, Code    2024, is amended to read as follows:      i. Postsecondary educational institutions licensed by    the state of Iowa under chapter 157 to operate as schools of    barbering and   cosmetology arts and sciences in the state.    Sec. 80. Section 310.1, Code 2024, is amended to read as    follows:                   

  House File 2462, p. 25   310.1 Definitions.    As used in this chapter , the following words, terms ,   or    phrases shall be construed or defined as follows:    1. Countys allotment of road use tax fund or allotment    of road use tax fund means that part of the road use tax fund    allotted to any county by the treasurer of state from the    portion of the state road use tax fund which the treasurer has    credited to the secondary road fund of the counties.    2.   Department means the state department of    transportation.    3.   Farm-to-market road system means the farm-to-market    road system as defined in section 306.3.    2. 4. Federal aid or federal aid secondary road fund    shall mean funds allotted to the state of Iowa by the federal    government to aid in the construction of secondary roads and    which funds must be matched with funds under the control of the    department.    3.   Department means the state department of    transportation.      Sec. 81. Section 310.4, Code 2024, is amended to read as    follows:    310.4 Use of fund.    Said   The farm-to-market road fund is hereby appropriated    for and shall be used in the establishment, construction,    reconstruction ,   or improvement of the farm-to-market    road system, including the drainage, grading, surfacing,    resurfacing, the construction of bridges and culverts, the    elimination, protection, or improvement of railroad crossings,    the acquiring   acquisition of additional right-of-way , and all    other expenses incurred in the construction, reconstruction , or    improvement of said   the farm-to-market road system under this    chapter .    Sec. 82. Section 321.1A, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code    2024, is amended to read as follows:    b. Members   A member of the armed forces who are is stationed      in Iowa, provided that their   the members vehicles are properly    registered in their   the members state of residency.    Sec. 83. Section 321.2, subsection 3, Code 2024, is amended      to read as follows:                                         

  House File 2462, p. 26   3. The state department of transportation and the    department of public safety shall cooperate to insure   ensure    the proper and adequate enforcement of the provisions of this    chapter .    Sec. 84. Section 321.430, subsection 4, paragraph d, Code    2024, is amended to read as follows:    d. Only such brakes on the vehicle or vehicles being towed    in a driveaway-towaway operation need be operative as may    be necessary to insure   ensure compliance by the combination    of vehicles with the performance requirements of section    321.431 . The term driveaway-towaway operation as used in this    subsection means any operation in which any motor vehicle or    motor vehicles, new or used, constitute the commodity being    transported, when one set or more of wheels of any such motor    vehicle or motor vehicles are on the roadway during the course    of transportation, whether or not any such motor vehicle    furnishes the motive power.    Sec. 85. Section 321.432, Code 2024, is amended to read as    follows:    321.432 Horns and warning devices.    Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be    equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of    emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance    of not less than two hundred feet, but no horn or other warning    device shall emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a    whistle. The driver of a motor vehicle shall when reasonably    necessary to insure   ensure safe operation give audible warning    with the horn but shall not otherwise use such horn when upon    a highway.    Sec. 86. Section 321J.22, subsection 5, Code 2024, is    amended to read as follows:    5. The department of education, substance use disorder    treatment programs licensed under chapter 125 , and state    correctional facilities shall maintain enrollment, attendance,      and   successful and nonsuccessful completion data for their    respective courses on the persons ordered to enroll, attend,    and successfully complete a course for drinking drivers. This    data shall be forwarded to the court by the department of    education, substance use disorder treatment programs licensed          

  House File 2462, p. 27   under chapter 125 , and the department of corrections.    Sec. 87. Section 331.756, subsection 28, Code 2024, is    amended to read as follows:    28. Assist the department of inspections ,   and appeals ,    and licensing in the enforcement of the rules setting minimum    standards to protect consumers from foodborne illness adopted    pursuant to section 137F.2 and the Iowa hotel sanitation code,    as provided in sections 137C.30 and 137F.19 .    Sec. 88. Section 358C.18, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code    2024, is amended to read as follows:    a. By petitions signed by the owners of all the property    to be annexed to the district. If a petition requesting    annexation is presented to the trustees and approved by    the trustees ,   the change in the boundaries to include the    additional area shall be certified by the clerk of the district    to the county auditor in which the greater portion of the    district is located and thereafter the district shall include    the area thus annexed.    Sec. 89. Section 384.26, subsection 2, paragraph a, as    enacted by 2023 Iowa Acts, chapter 71, section 150, is amended    to read as follows:    a. The board   council shall publish notice of the proposal    to issue the bonds, including a statement of the amount and    purpose of the bonds, a statement of the estimated cost of the    project for which the bonds are to be issued, and an estimate    of the annual increase in property taxes as the result of the    bond issuance on a residential property with an actual value of    one hundred thousand dollars. The notice shall be published    as provided in section 362.3 with the minutes of the meeting    at which the council adopts a resolution to call a special    election to vote upon the question of issuing the bonds. The    cost of the project, as published in the notice pursuant to    this paragraph, is an estimate and is not intended to be    binding on the board   council in later proceedings related to    the project.    Sec. 90. Section 423.3, subsection 104, paragraph b,    subparagraph (1), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:    (1) Commercial enterprise means the same as defined in    section 423.3,   subsection 47 , paragraph d , subparagraph (1),             

  House File 2462, p. 28   but also includes professions and occupations, and includes    public utilities as defined in section 476.1, subsection 2 .    Sec. 91. Section 425.11, subsection 1, paragraph e,    subparagraph (2), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:    (2) For the purpose of this subchapter , the word owner    shall be construed to mean a bona fide owner and not one for    the purpose only of availing the person of the benefits of this    subchapter . In order to qualify for the homestead tax credit    and exemption   , evidence of ownership shall be on file in the    office of the clerk of the district court or recorded in the    office of the county recorder at the time the owner files with    the assessor a verified statement of the homestead claimed by    the owner as provided in section 425.2 .    Sec. 92. Section 462A.2, subsection 22, Code 2024, is    amended to read as follows:    22. Navigable waters means all lakes, rivers, and streams ,      which that, during a total of six months in one out of every    ten years, can support a vessel capable of carrying one or more    persons during a total of six months in one out of every ten      years .    Sec. 93. Section 476.10B, subsections 2, 3, 5, and 7, Code    2024, are amended to read as follows:    2. The department of administrative services, in    consultation with the utilities   board and the consumer advocate    division of the department of justice, shall provide for the    construction of a building to house the utilities board and    the consumer advocate division of the department of justice .    A building developed under this subsection shall be a model    energy-efficient building that may be used as a public example    for similar efforts. The building shall comply with the life    cycle cost provisions developed pursuant to section 72.5 . The    building shall be located on the capitol complex grounds or    at another convenient location in the vicinity of the capitol    complex grounds.    3. Building project expenses shall include but are not    limited to the costs associated with construction, maintenance,    and operation of the building that are approved by the    utilities   board and shall also include principal of, premium,    if any, and interest on indebtedness to finance the building.               

  House File 2462, p. 29   5. A cost-effective approach for financing construction    of the building shall be utilized, which may include but is    not limited to lease, lease-purchase, bonding, or installment    acquisition arrangement, or a financing arrangement under    section 12.28 . If financing for the building is implemented    under section 12.28 , the limitation on principal under that    section does not apply. This subsection is not a qualification    of any other powers which the utilities   board and the consumer    advocate   division of the department of justice may possess and    the authorizations and powers granted under this subsection    are not subject to the terms, requirements, or limitations of    any other provisions of law. The department of administrative    services must comply with the provisions of section 12.28 when    entering into financing agreements for the purchase of real or    personal property.    7. The department of administrative services, in    consultation with the utilities   board and the consumer    advocate division of the department of justice , shall secure    architectural services, contract for construction, engineering,    and construction oversight and management, and control the    funding associated with the building construction and the    buildings operation and maintenance. The department of    administrative services may utilize consultants or other    expert assistance to address feasibility, planning, or other    considerations connected with construction of the building or    decision making regarding the building. The department of    administrative services, on behalf of the utilities   board and    the consumer advocate division of the department of justice ,    shall consult with the office of the governor, appropriate    legislative bodies, and the capitol planning commission.    Sec. 94. Section 483A.9, Code 2024, is amended to read as    follows:      483A.9 Blanks.    The director shall provide blanks for, and determine the    method, means, and requirements of issuing licenses ,   including    the issuance of , licenses by electronic means.    Sec. 95. Section 507C.3, subsection 5, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    5. Nonprofit health service corporations and all fraternal                

  House File 2462, p. 30   benefit societies and beneficial societies   benevolent    associations subject to chapters 512A , 512B , and 514 .    Sec. 96. Section 509.2, subsections 9 and 10, Code 2024, are    amended to read as follows:    9. A provision that if the group policy terminates or    is amended so as to terminate the insurance of any class of    insured persons, every person insured thereunder at the date of    such termination whose insurance terminates and who has been    so insured for at least five years prior to such termination    date shall be entitled to have issued to the person by the    insurer an individual policy of life insurance, subject to the    same conditions and limitations as are provided by subsection    8 above   , except that the group policy may provide that the    amount of such individual policy shall not exceed the smaller    of the amount of the persons life insurance protection ceasing    because of the termination or amendment of the group policy,    less the amount of any life insurance for which the person is    or becomes eligible under any group policy issued or reinstated    by the same or another insurer within thirty-one days after    such termination, and two thousand dollars.    10. A provision that if a person insured under the group    policy dies during the period within which the person would    have been entitled to have an individual policy issued to the    person in accordance with subsection 8 or 9 above   and before    such an individual policy shall have become effective, the    amount of life insurance which the person would have been    entitled to have issued to the person under such individual    policy shall be payable as a claim under the group policy,    whether or not application for the individual policy or the    payment of the first premium therefor has been made.    Sec. 97. Section 521A.2, subsections 2 and 4, Code 2024, are    amended to read as follows:    2. Exception. Nothing contained in subsection 1 of   this    section shall prohibit a domestic insurer, either by itself    or in cooperation with one or more persons, from investing    amounts up to a total of ten percent of surplus in one or more    subsidiaries or affiliates organized to do any lawful business.    4. Exemption from investment restrictions. Investments    in common stock, preferred stock, debt obligations or other           

  House File 2462, p. 31   securities of subsidiaries made pursuant to subsection 3 of      this section shall not be subject to any of the otherwise    applicable restrictions or prohibitions contained in the Code    applicable to such investments of insurers.    Sec. 98. Section 521A.3, subsection 3, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    3. Alternative filing materials. If any offer, request,    invitation, agreement, or acquisition referred to in subsection    1 of   this section is proposed to be made by means of a    registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 or in    circumstances requiring the disclosure of similar information    under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or under a state    law requiring similar registration, or disclosure, the person    required to file the statement referred to in subsection 1    of   this section may utilize such documents in furnishing the    information called for by that statement.    Sec. 99. Section 521A.3, subsection 6, paragraph a, Code    2024, is amended to read as follows:    a. The failure to file any statement, amendment, or other    material required to be filed pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 of      this section .    Sec. 100. Section 521A.4, subsection 8, Code 2024, is    amended to read as follows:    8. Consolidated filing. The commissioner may require or    allow two or more affiliated insurers subject to registration    under subsection 1 of   this section to file a consolidated    registration statement or consolidated reports amending    their consolidated registration statement or their individual    registration statements.    Sec. 101. Section 521A.6, subsections 4 and 5, Code 2024,    are amended to read as follows:    4. Use of consultants. The commissioner may retain at    the registered insurers expense such attorneys, actuaries,    accountants, and other experts not otherwise a part of the    commissioners staff as shall be reasonably necessary to assist    in the conduct of the examination under subsection 1 , 2 , or 3      of   this section . Any persons so retained shall be under the    direction and control of the commissioner and shall act in a    purely advisory capacity.               

  House File 2462, p. 32   5. Expenses. Each registered insurer producing for    examination records, books, and papers pursuant to subsection    1 , 2 , or 3 of   this section shall be liable for and shall pay the    expense of such examination in accordance with section 507.7 .    Sec. 102. Section 600.6, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended    to read as follows:    1. A certified copy of the birth certificate showing    parentage of the person to be adopted or, if such certificate    is not available, a verified birth record. The department of      health and human services shall provide a certified copy of a    birth certificate or a verified birth record, as applicable, to    the person adopting a child when the department of health and      human services is the guardian of the child.    Sec. 103. Section 633B.120, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code    2024, is amended to read as follows:    b. If a person requests a certification, a translation,    or an opinion of counsel under section 633B.199   633B.119 ,    subsection 4 , the person shall accept the power of attorney    no later than five business days after receipt of the    certification, translation, or opinion of counsel.    Sec. 104. Section 654.17C, subsection 2, Code 2024, is    amended to read as follows:    2. The department of veterans affairs and the department of    commerce   insurance and financial services shall coordinate to    develop a procedure to inform or notify members of the national    guard, reserve, or regular component of the armed forces of    the United States, and financial institutions as defined in    section 12C.1 , of the protections referenced in subsection 1 .    The notification procedure shall include, at a minimum, posting    the information on an official internet site maintained by each    department.    Sec. 105. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 26, section 2, is amended    to read as follows:    SEC. 2. CONTINGENT IMPLEMENTATION  UTILIZATION OF      EXISTING RESOURCES. Implementation of this Act shall not    require the appropriation of additional funding to the    department of public   health and human services , but is    contingent upon the utilization of existing resources by the    department.               

  House File 2462, p. 33   Sec. 106. 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1029, section 7, is    amended to read as follows:    SEC. 7. THIRD-PARTY VENDOR  COMPREHENSIVE PRELIMINARY    BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR PROVISIONAL EMPLOYMENT OR PROVISIONAL    PARTICIPATION. The department of inspections ,   and appeals ,    and licensing   shall post on the departments internet site a    listing of third-party vendors vetted, approved, and provided    to the department by statewide associations of hospitals,    health care facilities, programs, and providers described    in this Act from which a hospital, health care facility,    program, or provider, respectively, may select a third-party    vendor to conduct the comprehensive preliminary background    checks for provisional employment of employees or provisional    participation by students as provided in this Act.    Sec. 107. 2023 Iowa Acts, chapter 71, section 54, is amended    to read as follows:    SEC. 54. IMPLEMENTATION. Section 25B.7, subsection 1 ,    shall not apply to the property tax exemption provided in this    division of this   Act.    Sec. 108. 2023 Iowa Acts, chapter 123, section 13, is    amended to read as follows:    SEC. 13. Section 602.6306, subsection 2 , Code 2023, is    amended to read as follows:    2. District associate judges also have jurisdiction    in civil actions for money judgment where the amount in    controversy does not exceed ten thousand dollars; jurisdiction    over involuntary commitment, treatment, or hospitalization    proceedings under chapters 125 and 229 ; jurisdiction of    indictable misdemeanors, class D felony violations, and other    felony arraignments; jurisdiction to enter a temporary or    emergency order of protection under chapter 235F or 236 , and to    make court appointments and set hearings in criminal matters;    jurisdiction to enter orders in probate which do not require    notice and hearing and to set hearings in actions under chapter    633 or 633A ; and the jurisdiction provided in section 232.3A ,    600.41A   600B.41A , or 602.7101 when designated as a judge of the    juvenile court. While presiding in these subject matters a    district associate judge shall employ district judges practice    and procedure.          

  House File 2462, p. 34   Sec. 109. 2023 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 1, subsection    5, is amended to read as follows:    5. The district court shall take judicial notice of the    current child in need   of assistance case related to the bridge    modification order, as well as any prior child in need of    assistance cases relating to any prior bridge orders in any    hearing related to the case. Records that are copied or    transferred from the juvenile court file shall be subject to    section 232.147 and other confidentiality provisions of this    chapter for cases not involving juvenile delinquency. Such    documents shall be disclosed, upon request, to the child    support recovery unit without a court order, subject to any    statutory confidentiality provisions.    Sec. 110. REPEAL. Section 7E.7, Code 2024, is repealed.    Sec. 111. REPEAL. Section 310.10, Code 2024, is repealed.    Sec. 112. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. The Code editor is    directed to place section 10A.901 within chapter 10A,    subchapter IX.    ______________________________   PAT GRASSLEY   Speaker of the House   ______________________________   AMY SINCLAIR   President of the Senate   I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and   is known as House File 2462, Ninetieth General Assembly.   ______________________________   MEGHAN NELSON   Chief Clerk of the House   Approved _______________, 2024 ______________________________   KIM REYNOLDS   Governor