House Update, March 20
SmokeFree Air Act Conference Committee @ 10 am
- Supreme Court Chamber, Room 103
- House Members: Rep. Tyler Olson (D), Rep. Janet Petersen (D), Rep. Mike Reasoner (D), Rep. Cecil Dolecheck (R), Rep. Chuck Soderberg (R)
Committee Highlights
Education Appropriations @ 10 am (Room 22) — LSB 5005JA, Education Budget bill
House Appropriations @ 11 am (Supreme Court Chamber) — HSB 784, Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget
Ways & Means @ 11 am (Sup. Court Consultation)
- HF 2518, discharge of wastewater from water well drilling sites
- HF 2536, adjustment in state foundation aid for certain school districts
- HF 2174, requirements on the driver of a motor vehicle involved in a single-vehicle accident
- HF 898, sales and use taxes on the operation of bingo games
- HF 2066, statewide infrastructure tax for schools and property tax relief
- SF 385, excluding unarmed combat fighting from boxing and wrestling regulation
Transportation @ 1 pm (Room 19) — SF 2323, regulation of operators of certain vehicles for hire used to transport persons
State Government @ 2 pm (Sup. Court Chamber) — SF 2361, procurement of designated biobased products by state gov’t
Judiciary @ 4 pm (Sup. Court Consultation Room)
- SF 2217, legal respresentation to an eligible indigent person
- SF 2281, prohibiting employment discrimination against an employee witness
- SF 2211, residency of a district judge nominee
Subcommittee Highlights (House Lobby Lounge unless noted)
9:30 am — SF 2333, regulation of veterans commemorative property
10:30 am — HF 2598, workforce innovation for a regional economic development task force
12:15 pm — SF 2251, student eye care
4 pm — HF 2592, insurance coverage benefits for veterans for substance abuse and mental illness
March 20th, 2008 at 10:39 am
I cannot believe the House passed this!!!! Why bother having any smoking bans? The Senate plan is the plan to pass. You all are wasting time and money!! You might as well drop it. It would be nice to go to a smokefree restaurant and not have to worry about my children smelling that smoke. I applaud the RedLobster in Coralville! Thanks for being smoke free
March 28th, 2008 at 7:37 am
We appreciate your comment! The smoking bill is now in conference committee and members are working on crafting the strongest legislation possible that will protect close to 99% of Iowa workers.
There are a number of bars & restaurants across the state that have adopted “voluntary” bans and we believe it shows some real support for a statewide ban “in concept”. Thank you for your input!