Bill Text: IA HF704 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for legislative review of the Iowa Code over a ten-year period.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-01 - Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 559. [HF704 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2021-HF704-Introduced.html
House File 704 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 704 BY INGELS A BILL FOR An Act providing for legislative review of the Iowa Code over a 1 ten-year period. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2594HH (4) 89 je/rn
H.F. 704 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 2.70 Ten-year statutory review. 1 1. The state government efficiency review committee shall 2 conduct a comprehensive review of the Iowa Code. In lieu of 3 the duties provided in section 2.69, the committee shall meet 4 annually to review the titles of the Iowa Code over a ten-year 5 period as provided in subsection 3. The purpose of the review 6 shall be to identify statutes that are outdated, redundant, or 7 otherwise in need of revision in order to promote efficient, 8 economical, and effective government administration in this 9 state. 10 2. The committee may establish procedures to facilitate 11 review pursuant to this section. State or local government 12 agencies and officials shall provide the committee with 13 information to facilitate such review upon request. Such 14 review may include a review of any uncodified provisions of the 15 Iowa Acts that pertain to a title subject to review as well as 16 any statutes relevant to a title subject to review that are 17 codified in another title. 18 3. The committee shall submit a report with its findings 19 and recommendations regarding the following titles of the Iowa 20 Code to the general assembly by the first day of the general 21 assembly of the following years. The report may include one or 22 more proposed bills including any statutory changes determined 23 to be necessary or advisable by the committee. 24 a. Title I, 2022. 25 b. Titles II and III, 2023. 26 c. Titles IV and VI, 2024. 27 d. Titles V and XI, 2025. 28 e. Title VII, 2026. 29 f. Title VIII, 2027. 30 g. Title IX, 2028. 31 h. Title X, 2029. 32 i. Titles XII and XIII, 2030. 33 j. Titles XIV, XV, and XVI, 2031. 34 EXPLANATION 35 -1- LSB 2594HH (4) 89 je/rn 1/ 2
H.F. 704 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 This bill requires the state government efficiency review 3 committee to conduct a comprehensive review of the Iowa Code 4 over a 10-year period. The purpose of the review shall be to 5 identify statutes that are outdated, redundant, or otherwise 6 in need of revision in order to promote efficient, economical, 7 and effective government administration. The review shall be 8 organized by title of the Iowa Code. 9 The committee may establish procedures and request 10 information from state or local government agencies and 11 officials to facilitate the review. The review may include 12 uncodified provisions of the Iowa Acts and statutes codified in 13 other titles, if relevant to a title subject to review. 14 The committee shall submit a report with its findings and 15 recommendations, which may include proposed legislation, to the 16 general assembly by the first day of the general assembly in 17 the annual timeline specified in the bill. The timeline for 18 review is as follows: 19 Title I (state sovereignty and management), 2022. 20 Titles II (elections and official duties) and III (public 21 services and regulation), 2023. 22 Titles IV (public health) and VI (human services), 2024. 23 Titles V (agriculture) and XI (natural resources), 2025. 24 Title VII (education and cultural affairs), 2026. 25 Title VIII (transportation), 2027. 26 Title IX (local government), 2028. 27 Title X (financial resources), 2029. 28 Titles XII (business entities) and XIII (commerce), 2030. 29 Titles XIV (property), XV (judicial branch and judicial 30 procedures), and XVI (criminal law and procedure), 2031. 31 -2- LSB 2594HH (4) 89 je/rn 2/ 2
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