My third ever legislative “Funnel Week” was a full week of overseeing subcommittees, voting on payments in standing committee, and getting these payments eligible for ground motion and debate. The method of a invoice as soon as it’s given to a standing committee, equivalent to Judiciary, it’s assigned to a gaggle (subcommittee) of senators the place it’s mentioned and all events take part. The subcommittee then decides whether or not or to not advance it. That is the explanation why funnel week is so busy. The subcommittee should meet earlier than Judiciary meets throughout this week, then the complete committee of Judiciary will vote on whether or not to advance the invoice to be eligible for debate. Now that this course of is full, subsequent week the Senate will begin debating. I take my accountability of voting on laws very critically. I perceive I’m voting of legal guidelines that may have an effect on our district and all Iowans in our state.
A number of of the subcommittees I participated on this week are:
- SF 2360: A invoice for an act regarding using genetic info offered to an insurer that provides medical health insurance, incapacity insurance coverage, life insurance coverage, or long-term care insurance coverage. (Commerce)
- SF 2348: A invoice for an act regarding tampering with witnesses, jurors, or reporting events, and offering penalties. (Judiciary)
- SF 2342: A invoice for an act regarding parole and probation requirements for an individual convicted of sure baby endangerment offenses. (Judiciary)
- SF 3136: A invoice for extending non-renewal & renewal discover necessities for private traces insurance coverage insurance policies from 30 to 60 days.(Commerce)
- SF 2293: A invoice altering license necessities for Reinsurance corporations working within the state Iowa. Reinsurance corporations are required by code to be permitted by the Commissioner of Insurance coverage and meet the compliance requirements set by the Iowa Division of Insurance coverage. (Commerce)
These payments aforementioned are essential to us for a lot of completely different causes. Using genetic materials as a part of the underwriting info gathered from clients for all times, incapacity, and long-term care insurance coverage is a crucial difficulty. I’m involved about this for a lot of causes equivalent to proper to privateness, gathering and sharing my private genetic materials, and predictive outcomes based mostly upon that knowledge to cost insurance coverage merchandise. It’s a concern and I moved this invoice ahead to have that debate. The 2 insurance coverage payments handed are good for all Iowans and particularly our rural communities with reference to insurance coverage availability for shoppers, and for stability of our county mutual insurance coverage corporations. A steady insurance coverage market and free market competitors is essential to a wholesome economic system.
In Judiciary I chaired the subcommittee and handed by way of to the standing committee a invoice, SF 2342. This invoice gives that an individual on parole or work launch who’s serving a sentence for baby endangerment leading to dying, or leading to severe harm, or leading to bodily harm shall not have unsupervised entry to a baby or minor. Whether or not they have, or wouldn’t have, parental permission. Within the subcommittee we heard from the grandmother whose grandson was killed by a person who was on probation for baby endangerment and tragically had unsupervised entry to their grandson. It was an especially emotional testimony that illustrated the fact and wish for this invoice. It is a bipartisan invoice with Senator Boulton, Senator Webster and I shifting it ahead and thru Judiciary for the ground.
Probably the most media pushed payments such because the modification to the governor’s precedence to reform the AEA can be adopted up in future newsletters as we head into debate. I’m additionally working with our Methods and Means Committee on SSB 3141 concerning the modification of future tax charges by way of an funding car.
Lastly, I need to acknowledge former Iowa State Consultant Ted Gassman (Winnebago) who visited the Capitol this week. Ted served within the Iowa Home from 2013 to 2021. It was a pleasant shock to have that chance to go to with Ted and present State Consultant Henry Stone.
*Please be aware* I’ve made corrections to the dates of my boards arising.
Future Boards are:
- February twenty fourth at 9:00 – Spencer Chamber Eggs & Points
- March 1st at 9:00 – Lakes Mills, 11:00 – Thompson, 2:00 – Forest Metropolis
- March 2nd at 10:00 – Algona Library
- March ninth at 8:30 – Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce
The easiest way to contact me is e-mail at [email protected] or by cell at (712) 330-5596. Have an important week!
Senator Dave Rowley, District 5
Serving: Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Palo Alto, Kossuth and Winnebago
