Bill Text: IA HF2298 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for minority impact statements to be attached to appropriations bills and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-10 - Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 223. [HF2298 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF2298-Introduced.html
House
File
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2298
BY
ABDUL-SAMAD
,
GAINES
,
WILBURN
,
THEDE
,
and
R.
SMITH
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
minority
impact
statements
to
be
attached
1
to
appropriations
bills
and
including
effective
date
2
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
2.57
Minority
impact
statements.
1
1.
A
minority
impact
statement
shall
be
attached
to
each
2
appropriation
bill
prior
to
debate
on
the
floor
of
a
chamber
of
3
the
general
assembly.
The
statement
shall
include
information
4
concerning
the
impact
of
the
legislation
upon
minority
persons
5
in
the
state,
including
but
not
limited
to
the
impact
upon
6
economic
opportunities,
employment,
incarceration,
educational
7
opportunities,
voter
rights
and
voting
access,
and
other
8
relevant
matters.
The
statement
shall
be
factual
and
shall,
if
9
possible,
provide
a
reasonable
estimate
of
both
the
immediate
10
effect
and
the
long-range
impact
upon
minority
persons.
The
11
legislative
services
agency
shall
develop
a
protocol
for
12
analyzing
the
impact
of
legislation
on
minority
persons
13
pursuant
to
this
section.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
14
“minority
persons”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
8.11.
15
2.
The
legislative
services
agency
shall
cause
to
be
16
prepared
a
minority
impact
statement
within
a
reasonable
time
17
after
an
appropriation
bill
is
placed
on
the
calendar
of
18
either
chamber
of
the
general
assembly.
All
minority
impact
19
statements
approved
by
the
legislative
services
agency
shall
be
20
transmitted
immediately
to
either
the
chief
clerk
of
the
house
21
or
the
secretary
of
the
senate,
after
notifying
the
sponsor
22
of
the
legislation
that
the
statement
has
been
prepared
for
23
publication.
The
chief
clerk
of
the
house
or
the
secretary
24
of
the
senate
shall
attach
the
statement
to
the
bill
or
joint
25
resolution
as
soon
as
it
is
available.
26
3.
The
legislative
services
agency
may
request
the
27
cooperation
of
any
state
department
or
agency
or
political
28
subdivision
in
preparing
a
minority
impact
statement.
29
4.
A
revised
minority
impact
statement
shall
be
prepared
30
if
the
minority
impact
has
been
changed
by
the
adoption
31
of
an
amendment,
and
may
be
requested
by
a
member
of
the
32
general
assembly
or
be
prepared
upon
a
determination
made
by
33
the
legislative
services
agency.
However,
a
request
for
a
34
revised
minority
impact
statement
shall
not
delay
action
on
the
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appropriation
bill
unless
so
ordered
by
the
presiding
officer
1
of
the
chamber.
2
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
3
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
4
EXPLANATION
5
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
6
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
7
This
bill
provides
that
the
legislative
services
agency
8
shall
prepare
a
minority
impact
statement
for
appropriations
9
bills
prior
to
debate.
The
bill
provides
that
the
statement
10
shall
include
the
impact
of
the
legislation
upon
minority
11
persons
in
the
state,
including,
but
not
limited
to
information
12
regarding
economic
opportunities,
employment,
incarceration,
13
educational
opportunities,
voter
rights
and
voting
access,
and
14
other
relevant
matters.
A
revised
minority
impact
statement
15
shall
be
prepared
if
the
minority
impact
has
been
changed
by
16
the
adoption
of
an
amendment,
and
may
be
requested
by
a
member
17
of
the
general
assembly
or
be
prepared
upon
a
determination
18
made
by
the
legislative
services
agency.
The
bill
provides
19
that
a
request
for
a
revised
minority
impact
statement
20
cannot
delay
legislative
action.
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
21
enactment.
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