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
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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:
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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outdated,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
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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.
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