House File 2473 - Reprinted HOUSE FILE 2473 BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 688) (As Amended and Passed by the House April 30, 2014 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to state and local finances by making 1 appropriations, providing for fees, providing for legal 2 responsibilities, and providing for regulatory requirements, 3 taxation, and other properly related matters, and including 4 penalties and effective date and retroactive applicability 5 provisions. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 7 HF 2473 (3) 85 tm/jp/md

H.F. 2473 DIVISION I 1 STANDING APPROPRIATIONS AND RELATED MATTERS 2 Section 1. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 140, is amended by adding 3 the following new section: 4 NEW SECTION . SEC. 1A. BUDGET PROCESS FOR FISCAL YEAR 5 2015-2016. 6 1. For the budget process applicable to the fiscal year 7 beginning July 1, 2015, on or before October 1, 2014, in lieu 8 of the information specified in section 8.23, subsection 1, 9 unnumbered paragraph 1, and paragraph “a”, all departments and 10 establishments of the government shall transmit to the director 11 of the department of management, on blanks to be furnished by 12 the director, estimates of their expenditure requirements, 13 including every proposed expenditure, for the ensuing fiscal 14 year, together with supporting data and explanations as called 15 for by the director of the department of management after 16 consultation with the legislative services agency. 17 2. The estimates of expenditure requirements shall be 18 in a form specified by the director of the department of 19 management, and the expenditure requirements shall include all 20 proposed expenditures and shall be prioritized by program or 21 the results to be achieved. The estimates shall be accompanied 22 by performance measures for evaluating the effectiveness of the 23 programs or results. 24 Sec. 2. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 140, is amended by adding 25 the following new section: 26 NEW SECTION . SEC. 3A. GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 27 1. The appropriations made pursuant to section 2.12 for the 28 expenses of the general assembly and legislative agencies for 29 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 30 2015, are reduced by the following amount: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,000,000 32 2. The budgeted amounts for the general assembly for the 33 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, may be adjusted to reflect 34 unexpended budgeted amounts from the previous fiscal year. 35 -1- HF 2473 (3) 85 tm/jp/md 1/ 31

H.F. 2473 Sec. 3. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 140, section 6, is amended 1 to read as follows: 2 SEC. 6. LIMITATIONS OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS —— FY 3 2014-2015. Notwithstanding the standing appropriations 4 in the following designated sections for the fiscal year 5 beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the amounts 6 appropriated from the general fund of the state pursuant to 7 these sections for the following designated purposes shall not 8 exceed the following amounts: 9 1. For operational support grants and community cultural 10 grants under section 99F.11, subsection 3 , paragraph “d”, 11 subparagraph (1): 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 208,351 13 416,702 14 2. For regional tourism marketing under section 99F.11, 15 subsection 3 , paragraph “d”, subparagraph (2): 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 582,000 17 3. For payment for nonpublic school transportation under 18 section 285.2 : 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,560,931 20 If total approved claims for reimbursement for nonpublic 21 school pupil transportation exceed the amount appropriated in 22 accordance with this subsection, the department of education 23 shall prorate the amount of each approved claim. 24 4. For the enforcement of chapter 453D relating to tobacco 25 product manufacturers under section 453D.8 : 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,208 27 18,416 28 Sec. 4. Section 257.35, Code 2014, is amended by adding the 29 following new subsection: 30 NEW SUBSECTION . 8A. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in 31 addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to subsection 32 2, the state aid for area education agencies and the portion 33 of the combined district cost calculated for these agencies 34 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 35 -2- HF 2473 (3) 85 tm/jp/md 2/ 31

H.F. 2473 30, 2015, shall be reduced by the department of management by 1 fifteen million dollars. The reduction for each area education 2 agency shall be prorated based on the reduction that the agency 3 received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003. 4 DIVISION II 5 CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE AND BY THE STATE 6 Sec. 5. Section 8.55, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 2014, 7 is amended to read as follows: 8 a. Except as provided in paragraphs “b” , “c” , and “d” , and 9 “0e” , the moneys in the Iowa economic emergency fund shall 10 only be used pursuant to an appropriation made by the general 11 assembly. An appropriation shall only be made for the fiscal 12 year in which the appropriation is made. The moneys shall 13 only be appropriated by the general assembly for emergency 14 expenditures. 15 Sec. 6. Section 8.55, subsection 3, Code 2014, is amended by 16 adding the following new paragraph: 17 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0e. There is appropriated from the Iowa 18 economic emergency fund to the state appeal board an amount 19 sufficient to pay claims authorized by the state appeal board 20 as provided in section 25.2. 21 Sec. 7. Section 25.2, subsection 4, Code 2014, is amended 22 to read as follows: 23 4. Payments authorized by the state appeal board shall be 24 paid from the appropriation or fund of original certification 25 of the claim. However, if that appropriation or fund has since 26 reverted under section 8.33 , then such payment authorized by 27 the state appeal board shall be out of any money in the state 28 treasury not otherwise appropriated as follows: 29 a. From the appropriation made from the Iowa economic 30 emergency fund in section 8.55 for purposes of paying such 31 expenses . 32 b. To the extent the appropriation from the Iowa economic 33 emergency fund described in paragraph “a” is insufficient to 34 pay such expenses, there is appropriated from moneys in the 35 -3- HF 2473 (3) 85 tm/jp/md 3/ 31

H.F. 2473 general fund of the state not otherwise appropriated the amount 1 necessary to fund the deficiency. 2 DIVISION III 3 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS 4 Sec. 8. AIR QUALITY PROGRAM. Notwithstanding the purposes 5 provided in section 455E.11, subsection 2, paragraph “c”, there 6 is appropriated from the household hazardous waste account of 7 the groundwater protection fund to the department of natural 8 resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and 9 ending June 30, 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof 10 as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 11 For supporting the department’s air quality programs, 12 including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 13 purposes: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,400,000 15 Sec. 9. FOOD SECURITY FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS. There 16 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 17 department on aging for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 18 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following amount, or so 19 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 20 designated: 21 To award to each area agency on aging designated under 22 section 231.32 in the proportion that the estimated amount of 23 older individuals in Iowa served by that area agency on aging 24 bears to the total estimated amount of older individuals in 25 Iowa, to be used to provide congregate meals and home-delivered 26 meals to food-insecure older individuals in Iowa: 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000 28 Sec. 10. AIR QUALITY STAKEHOLDER GROUP. The director of 29 the department of natural resources shall convene a stakeholder 30 group for purposes of studying the funding of air quality 31 programs administered by the department. By December 1, 2014, 32 the department shall submit a written report to the general 33 assembly regarding the findings and recommendations of the 34 stakeholder group. 35 -4- HF 2473 (3) 85 tm/jp/md 4/ 31

H.F. 2473 Sec. 11. PERSONNEL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PAYMENTS. The 1 general assembly and the judicial branch shall not enter into 2 a personnel settlement agreement with a state employee that 3 contains a confidentiality provision intended to prevent public 4 disclosure of the agreement or any terms of the agreement. 5 Sec. 12. Section 8.9, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 2014, 6 is amended to read as follows: 7 a. All grant applications submitted and grant moneys 8 received by a department on behalf of the state shall be 9 reported to the office of grants enterprise management. The 10 office shall by January 31 December 1 of each year submit 11 to the fiscal services division of the legislative services 12 agency a written report listing all grants received during the 13 previous calendar most recently completed federal fiscal year 14 with a value over one thousand dollars and the funding entity 15 and purpose for each grant. However, the reports on grants 16 filed by the state board of regents pursuant to section 8.44 17 shall be deemed sufficient to comply with the requirements of 18 this subsection . In addition, each department shall submit 19 and the office shall report, as applicable, for each grant 20 applied for or received and other federal moneys received the 21 expected duration of the grant or the other moneys, maintenance 22 of effort or other matching fund requirements throughout and 23 following the period of the grant or the other moneys, the 24 sources of the federal funding and any match funding, any 25 policy, program, or operational requirement associated with 26 receipt of the funding, a status report on changes anticipated 27 in the federal requirements associated with the grant or other 28 federal funding during the fiscal year in progress and the 29 succeeding fiscal year, and any other information concerning 30 the grant or other federal funding that would be helpful in the 31 development of policy or budget decisions. The fiscal services 32 division of the legislative services agency shall compile the 33 information received for consideration by the standing joint 34 appropriations subcommittees of the general assembly. 35 -5- HF 2473 (3) 85 tm/jp/md 5/ 31

H.F. 2473 Sec. 13. Section 68B.3, Code 2014, is amended by adding the 1 following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. This section does not apply to sales of 3 services by a member of a board or commission as defined under 4 section 7E.4 to state executive branch agencies or subunits 5 of departments or independent agencies as defined in section 6 7E.4 that are not the subunit of the department or independent 7 agency in which the person serves or are not a subunit of a 8 department or independent agency with which the person has 9 substantial and regular contact as part of the person’s duties. 10 Sec. 14. Section 522B.1, Code 2014, is amended by adding the 11 following new subsection: 12 NEW SUBSECTION . 12A. “Policy owner” means a person who 13 is identified as the legal owner of an insurance policy or 14 contract under the terms of the insurance policy or contract, 15 or who is otherwise vested with legal title to the insurance 16 policy or contract through a valid assignment completed in 17 accordance with the terms of the insurance policy or contract 18 and is properly recorded as the legal owner of the policy or 19 contract in the records of the insurer. “Policy owner” does 20 not include a person who has a mere beneficial interest in an 21 insurance policy or contract. 22 Sec. 15. Section 522B.11, subsection 7, Code 2014, is 23 amended by adding the following new paragraphs: 24 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. Notwithstanding the holding in Pitts 25 v. Farm Bureau Life Ins. Co., 818 N.W.2d 91 (Iowa 2012), 26 an insurance producer, while acting within the scope and 27 course of the license provided for by this chapter, is not in 28 the business of supplying information to others unless the 29 requirements of paragraph “a” relating to expanded duties and 30 responsibilities are met. 31 NEW PARAGRAPH . d. Neither an insurance producer nor an 32 insurer has a duty to change the beneficiary of an insurance 33 policy or contract unless clear written evidence of the 34 policy owner’s intent to change a beneficiary of the policy 35 -6- HF 2473 (3) 85 tm/jp/md 6/ 31

H.F. 2473 or contract is presented to the insurance producer or insurer 1 in the manner required by the policy or contract prior to the 2 payment of any insurance benefits under the policy or contract. 3 Such evidence shall be provided in the same manner as a claim 4 for benefits under the policy or contract. 5 NEW PARAGRAPH . e. Notwithstanding the holding in St. 6 Malachy Roman Catholic Congregation v. Ingram, No. 12-1817 7 (Iowa Dec. 27, 2013), an insurance producer owes any duties 8 and responsibilities referred to in this subsection only to 9 the policy owner, the person in privity of contract with 10 the insurance producer, and the principal in the agency 11 relationship with the insurance producer. 12 Sec. 16. Section 602.1302, subsection 3, Code 2014, is 13 amended to read as follows: 14 3. A revolving fund is created in the state treasury for 15 the payment of jury and witness fees, mileage, costs related to 16 summoning jurors by the judicial branch, costs and fees related 17 to the management and payment of interpreters and translators 18 in judicial branch legal proceedings and court-ordered 19 programs, and attorney fees paid by the state public defender 20 for counsel appointed pursuant to section 600A.6A . The 21 judicial branch shall deposit any reimbursements to the state 22 for the payment of jury and witness fees and mileage in the 23 revolving fund. In each calendar quarter the judicial branch 24 shall reimburse the state public defender for attorney fees 25 paid pursuant to section 600A.6B . Notwithstanding section 26 8.33 , unencumbered and unobligated receipts in the revolving 27 fund at the end of a fiscal year do not revert to the general 28 fund of the state. The judicial branch shall on or before 29 February 1 file a financial accounting of the moneys in the 30 revolving fund with the legislative services agency. The 31 accounting shall include an estimate of disbursements from the 32 revolving fund for the remainder of the fiscal year and for the 33 next fiscal year. 34 Sec. 17. Section 724.1, subsection 8, Code 2014, is amended 35 -7- HF 2473 (3) 85 tm/jp/md 7/ 31

H.F. 2473 by striking the subsection. 1 Sec. 18. NEW SECTION . 724.3A Firearm suppressors. 2 Any person, trust, corporation, or other entity may possess 3 a firearm suppressor if the firearm suppressor is registered 4 and possessed in compliance with federal law and regulations. 5 Sec. 19. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 157, 6 subsection 5A, if enacted by 2014 Iowa Acts, House File 2463, 7 is amended by striking the subsection. 8 Sec. 20. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. The following provision 9 or provisions of this division of this Act, being deemed of 10 immediate importance, take effect upon enactment: 11 1. The section amending section 522B.1. 12 2. The section amending section 522B.11. 13 DIVISION IV 14 CORRECTIVE PROVISIONS 15 Sec. 21. Section 15.353, subsection 1, paragraph c, 16 subparagraph (2), if enacted by 2014 Iowa Acts, House File 17 2448, is amended to read as follows: 18 (2) The average dwelling unit cost does not exceed two 19 hundred fifty thousand dollars per dwelling unit if the 20 project involves the rehabilitation, repair, redevelopment, 21 or preservation of eligible property, as that term is defined 22 in section 404A.1, subsection 2 property described in section 23 404A.1, subsection 7, paragraph “a” . 24 Sec. 22. Section 15J.4, subsection 1, paragraph b, as 25 amended by 2014 Iowa Acts, House File 2448, section 34, if 26 enacted, is amended to read as follows: 27 b. The area was in whole or in part a designated economic 28 development enterprise zone under chapter 15E, division XVIII, 29 Code 2014, immediately prior to the effective date of this 30 division of this Act, or the area is in whole or in part an 31 urban renewal area established pursuant to chapter 403. 32 Sec. 23. Section 123.47, subsection 1A, paragraph c, 33 subparagraph (2), as enacted by 2014 Iowa Acts, Senate File 34 2310, section 1, is amended to read as follows: 35 -8- HF 2473 (3) 85 tm/jp/md 8/ 31

H.F. 2473 (2) A person under legal age who consumes or possesses any 1 alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer in connection with a religious 2 observance, ceremony, or right rite . 3 Sec. 24. Section 331.552, subsection 35, as amended by 2014 4 Iowa Acts, House File 2273, section 5, if enacted, is amended 5 to read as follows: 6 35. a. Destroy special assessment records required by 7 section 445.11 within the county system after ten years have 8 elapsed from the end of the fiscal year in which the special 9 assessment was paid in full. The county treasurer shall also 10 destroy the resolution of necessity, plat, and schedule of 11 assessments required by section 384.51 after ten years have 12 elapsed from the end of the fiscal year in which the entire 13 schedule was paid in full. This subsection paragraph applies 14 to documents described in this subsection paragraph that are in 15 existence before, on, or after July 1, 2003. 16 b. Destroy assessment records required by chapter 468 within 17 the county system after ten years have elapsed from the end of 18 the fiscal year in which the assessment was paid in full. The 19 county treasurer shall also destroy the accompanying documents 20 including any resolutions, plats, or schedule of assessments 21 after ten years have elapsed from the end of the fiscal year in 22 which the entire schedule was paid in full. This subsection 23 paragraph applies to documents described in this subsection 24 paragraph that are in existence before, on, or after July 1, 25 2014. 26 Sec. 25. Section 422.33, subsection 4, paragraph c, Code 27 2014, as amended by 2014 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2240, section 28 87, and redesignated as paragraph b, subparagraph (3), is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 (3) Subtract an exemption amount of forty thousand dollars. 31 This exemption amount shall be reduced, but not below zero, 32 by an amount equal to twenty-five percent of the amount by 33 which the alternative minimum taxable income of the taxpayer, 34 computed without regard to the exemption amount in this 35 -9- HF 2473 (3) 85 tm/jp/md 9/ 31

H.F. 2473 paragraph subparagraph , exceeds one hundred fifty thousand 1 dollars. 2 Sec. 26. Section 425.15, subsection 1, paragraph a, as 3 enacted by 2014 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2352, section 1, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 a. A veteran of any of the military forces of the United 6 States, who acquired the homestead under 38 U.S.C. §21.801, 7 21.802, prior to August 6, 1991, or under 38 U.S.C. §2101, 8 2102. 9 Sec. 27. Section 508.36, subsection 13, paragraph d, 10 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (c), as enacted by 2014 11 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2131, section 9, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 (c) Minimum reserves for all other policies of or contracts 14 subject to subsection 1, paragraph “b” . 15 Sec. 28. Section 508.36, subsection 16, paragraph c, 16 subparagraph (3), as enacted by 2014 Iowa Acts, Senate File 17 2131, section 9, is amended to read as follows: 18 (3) Once any portion of a memorandum in support of an 19 opinion submitted under subsection 2 or a principle-based 20 valuation report developed under subsection 14, paragraph “b” , 21 subparagraph (3), is cited by a company in its marketing or is 22 publicly volunteered to or before a governmental agency other 23 than a state insurance department or is released by the company 24 to the news media, all portions or of such memorandum or report 25 shall no longer be confidential information. 26 Sec. 29. Section 508.37, subsection 6, paragraph h, 27 subparagraph (8), as enacted by 2014 Iowa Acts, Senate File 28 2131, section 13, is amended to read as follows: 29 (8) For policies issued on or after the operative date of 30 the valuation manual, the valuation manual shall provide the 31 Commissioners Standard Mortality Table for use in determining 32 the minimum nonforfeiture standard that may be substituted for 33 the Commissioners 1961 Standard Industrial Mortality Table 34 or the Commissioners 1961 Industrial Extended Term Insurance 35 -10- HF 2473 (3) 85 tm/jp/md 10/ 31

H.F. 2473 Table. If the commissioner approves by regulation rule any 1 Commissioners Standard Industrial Mortality Table adopted by 2 the national association of insurance commissioners for use in 3 determining the minimum nonforfeiture standard for policies 4 issued on or after the operative date of the valuation manual, 5 then that minimum nonforfeiture standard supersedes the minimum 6 nonforfeiture standard provided by the valuation manual. 7 Sec. 30. Section 537.1301, subsection 46, as enacted by 2014 8 Iowa Acts, House File 2324, section 17, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 46. “Threshold amount” means the threshold amount, as 11 determined by 12 C.F.R. §226.3(b) §1026.3(b) , in effect during 12 the period the consumer credit transaction was entered into. 13 Sec. 31. 2014 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2257, section 15, is 14 amended by striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof 15 the following: 16 SEC. 15. REPEAL. Sections 261.17A, 261.22, 261.39, 261.41, 17 261.44, 261.48, 261.54, 261.81A, and 261.82, Code 2014, are 18 repealed. 19 Sec. 32. REPEAL. 2014 Iowa Acts, House File 2423, section 20 159, is repealed. 21 Sec. 33. CONTINGENT EFFECTIVENESS. The section of this 22 division of this Act amending section 15.353, subsection 1, 23 paragraph “c” , subparagraph (2), takes effect only if 2014 Iowa 24 Acts, House File 2453, is enacted. 25 DIVISION V 26 GENERAL ASSEMBLY PUBLICATIONS PROVISIONS 27 Sec. 34. Section 2.42, subsection 13, Code 2014, is amended 28 to read as follows: 29 13. To establish policies with regard to publishing 30 printed and electronic versions of legal publications as 31 provided in chapters 2A and 2B , including the Iowa Acts, Iowa 32 Code, Code Supplement, Iowa administrative bulletin, Iowa 33 administrative code, and Iowa court rules, or any part of those 34 publications. The publishing policies may include, but are not 35 -11- HF 2473 (3) 85 tm/jp/md 11/ 31

H.F. 2473 limited to: the style and format to be used; the frequency of 1 publication; the contents of the publications; the numbering 2 systems to be used; the preparation of editorial comments or 3 notations; the correction of errors; the type of print or 4 electronic media and data processing software to be used; the 5 number of volumes to be published; recommended revisions; 6 the letting of contracts for publication; the pricing of the 7 publications to which section 22.3 does not apply; access 8 to, and the use, reproduction, legal protection, sale or 9 distribution, and pricing of related data processing software 10 consistent with chapter 22 ; and any other matters deemed 11 necessary to the publication of uniform and understandable 12 publications. 13 Sec. 35. Section 2A.1, subsection 2, paragraph d, 14 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2014, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 Publication of the official legal publications of the state, 17 including but not limited to the Iowa Acts, Iowa Code, Code 18 Supplement, Iowa administrative bulletin, Iowa administrative 19 code, and Iowa court rules as provided in chapter 2B . The 20 legislative services agency shall do all of the following: 21 Sec. 36. Section 2A.5, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 2014, 22 is amended by striking the paragraph. 23 Sec. 37. Section 2A.5, Code 2014, is amended by adding the 24 following new subsection: 25 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. The legislative services agency shall 26 publish annually an electronic or printed version of the roster 27 of state officials. The roster of state officials shall 28 include a correct list of state officers and deputies; members 29 of boards and commissions; justices of the supreme court, 30 judges of the court of appeals, and judges of the district 31 courts including district associate judges and judicial 32 magistrates; and members of the general assembly. The office 33 of the governor shall cooperate in the preparation of the list. 34 Sec. 38. Section 2B.5, subsection 3, Code 2014, is amended 35 -12- HF 2473 (3) 85 tm/jp/md 12/ 31

H.F. 2473 by striking the subsection. 1 Sec. 39. Section 2B.5A, subsection 2, Code 2014, is amended 2 to read as follows: 3 2. In consultation with the administrative rules 4 coordinator, the administrative code editor shall prescribe a 5 uniform style and form required for a person filing a document 6 for publication in the Iowa administrative bulletin or the 7 Iowa administrative code, including but not limited to a 8 rulemaking document. A rulemaking document includes a notice 9 of intended action as provided in section 17A.4 or an adopted 10 rule for filing as provided in section 17A.5 . The rulemaking 11 document shall correlate each rule to the uniform numbering 12 system established by the administrative code editor. The 13 administrative code editor shall provide for the publication of 14 an electronic publication version of the Iowa administrative 15 bulletin and the Iowa administrative code. The administrative 16 code editor shall review all submitted documents for style 17 and form and notify the administrative rules coordinator if a 18 rulemaking document is not in proper style or form, and may 19 return or revise a document which is not in proper style and 20 form. The style and form prescribed shall require that a 21 rulemaking document include a reference to the statute which 22 the rules are intended to implement. 23 Sec. 40. Section 2B.5A, subsection 6, paragraph a, 24 subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (b), Code 2014, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 (b) A print edition version may include an index. 27 Sec. 41. Section 2B.5B, subsection 2, Code 2014, is amended 28 to read as follows: 29 2. The administrative code editor, upon direction by 30 the Iowa supreme court and in accordance with the policies 31 of the legislative council pursuant to section 2.42 and the 32 legislative services agency pursuant to section 2A.1 , shall 33 prescribe a uniform style and form required for filing a 34 document for publication in the Iowa court rules. The document 35 -13- HF 2473 (3) 85 tm/jp/md 13/ 31

H.F. 2473 shall correlate each rule to the uniform numbering system. The 1 administrative code editor shall provide for the publication 2 of an electronic publication version of the Iowa court rules. 3 The administrative code editor shall review all submitted 4 documents for style and form and notify the Iowa supreme court 5 if a rulemaking document is not in proper style or form, and 6 may return or revise a document which is not in proper style 7 and form. 8 Sec. 42. Section 2B.5B, subsection 3, paragraph b, 9 subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (b), Code 2014, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 (b) A print version shall may include an index. 12 Sec. 43. Section 2B.6, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 2014, 13 is amended to read as follows: 14 b. The Iowa Code or Code Supplement, as provided in section 15 2B.12 . 16 Sec. 44. Section 2B.12, Code 2014, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 2B.12 Iowa Code and Code Supplement . 19 1. The legislative services agency shall control and 20 maintain in a secure electronic repository custodial 21 information used to publish the Iowa Code. 22 2. The legislative services agency shall publish an annual 23 edition of the Iowa Code as soon as possible after the final 24 adjournment of a regular or special session of a general 25 assembly. However, the legislative services agency may publish 26 a new Code Supplement in lieu of the Iowa Code as soon as 27 possible after the final adjournment of a regular session of a 28 general assembly. The legislative services agency may publish 29 a new edition of the Iowa Code or Code Supplement as soon as 30 possible after the final adjournment of a special session of 31 the general assembly. 32 3. An edition of the Iowa Code or Code Supplement shall 33 contain each Code section in its new or amended form. However, 34 a new section or amendment which does not take effect until 35 -14- HF 2473 (3) 85 tm/jp/md 14/ 31

H.F. 2473 after the probable publication date of a succeeding Iowa Code 1 or Code Supplement may be deferred for publication in that 2 succeeding Iowa Code or Code Supplement . The sections shall 3 be inserted in each edition in a logical order as determined 4 by the Iowa Code editor in accordance with the policies of the 5 legislative council. 6 4. Each section of an Iowa Code or Code Supplement shall be 7 indicated by a number printed in boldface type and shall have 8 an appropriate headnote printed in boldface type. 9 5. The Iowa Code shall include all of the following: 10 a. The Declaration of Independence. 11 b. The Articles of Confederation. 12 c. The Constitution of the United States. 13 d. The laws of the United States relating to the 14 authentication of records. 15 e. The Constitution of the State of Iowa, original and 16 codified versions. 17 f. The Act admitting Iowa into the union as a state. 18 g. The arrangement of the Code into distinct units, as 19 established by the legislative services agency, which may 20 include titles, subunits of titles, chapters, subunits of 21 chapters, and sections, and subunits of sections. The distinct 22 units shall be numbered and may include names. 23 h. All of the statutes of Iowa of a general and permanent 24 nature, except as provided in subsection 3 . 25 i. A comprehensive method to search and identify its 26 contents, including the text of the Constitution and statutes 27 of the State of Iowa. 28 (1) An electronic version may include search and retrieval 29 programming, analysis of titles and chapters, and an index and 30 a summary index. 31 (2) A print version shall include an analysis of titles and 32 chapters, and may include an index and a summary index. 33 6. The Iowa Code may include all of the following: 34 a. A preface. 35 -15- HF 2473 (3) 85 tm/jp/md 15/ 31

H.F. 2473 b. A description of citations to statutes. 1 c. Abbreviations to other publications which may be referred 2 to in the Iowa Code. 3 d. Appropriate historical references or source notes. 4 e. An analysis of the Code by titles and chapters. 5 f. Other reference materials as determined by the Iowa 6 Code editor in accordance with any policies of the legislative 7 council. 8 7. A Code Supplement shall include all of the following: 9 a. The text of statutes of Iowa of a general and permanent 10 nature that were enacted during the preceding regular or 11 special session, except as provided in subsection 3 ; an 12 indication of all sections repealed during that session; 13 and any amendments to the Constitution of the State of Iowa 14 approved by the voters since the adjournment of the previous 15 regular session of the general assembly. 16 b. A chapter title and number for each chapter or part of a 17 chapter included. 18 c. A comprehensive method to search and identify its 19 contents, including the text of statutes and the Constitution 20 of the State of Iowa. 21 (1) An electronic version may include search and retrieval 22 programming and an index and a summary index. 23 (2) A print version may include an index and a summary 24 index. 25 8. 7. The Iowa Code or Code Supplement may include 26 appropriate tables showing the disposition of Acts of the 27 general assembly, the corresponding sections from edition to 28 edition of an Iowa Code or Code Supplement , and other reference 29 material as determined by the Iowa Code editor in accordance 30 with policies of the legislative council. 31 8. In lieu of or in addition to publishing an annual 32 edition of the Iowa Code, the legislative services agency, 33 in accordance with the policies of the legislative council, 34 may publish a supplement to the Iowa Code, as necessary or 35 -16- HF 2473 (3) 85 tm/jp/md 16/ 31

H.F. 2473 desirable, in a manner similar to the publication of an annual 1 edition of the Iowa Code. 2 Sec. 45. Section 2B.13, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 3 1, Code 2014, is amended to read as follows: 4 The Iowa Code editor in preparing the copy for an edition 5 of the Iowa Code or Code Supplement shall not alter the sense, 6 meaning, or effect of any Act of the general assembly, but may: 7 Sec. 46. Section 2B.13, subsection 1, paragraph f, Code 8 2014, is amended to read as follows: 9 f. Transfer, divide, or combine sections or parts of 10 sections and add or amend revise headnotes to sections and 11 subsections section subunits . Pursuant to section 3.3 , the 12 headnotes are not part of the law. 13 Sec. 47. Section 2B.13, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 14 2014, is amended to read as follows: 15 a. The Iowa Code editor may, in preparing the copy for 16 an edition of the Iowa Code or Code Supplement , establish 17 standards for and change capitalization, spelling, and 18 punctuation in any provision for purposes of uniformity and 19 consistency in language. 20 Sec. 48. Section 2B.13, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 21 2014, is amended to read as follows: 22 a. The Iowa Code editor shall seek direction from the senate 23 committee on judiciary and the house committee on judiciary 24 when making Iowa Code or Code Supplement changes. 25 Sec. 49. Section 2B.13, subsection 5, Code 2014, is amended 26 to read as follows: 27 5. The Iowa Code editor may prepare and publish comments 28 deemed necessary for a proper explanation of the manner of 29 printing publishing a section or chapter of the Iowa Code 30 or Code Supplement . The Iowa Code editor shall maintain a 31 record of all of the corrections made under subsection 1 . The 32 Iowa Code editor shall also maintain a separate record of the 33 changes made under subsection 1 , paragraphs “b” through “h” . 34 The records shall be available to the public. 35 -17- HF 2473 (3) 85 tm/jp/md 17/ 31

H.F. 2473 Sec. 50. Section 2B.13, subsection 7, paragraph a, Code 1 2014, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. The effective date of an edition of the Iowa Code or 3 of a supplement to the Iowa Code Supplement or an edition 4 of the Iowa administrative code is its publication date. A 5 publication date is the date the publication is conclusively 6 presumed to be complete, incorporating all revisions or 7 editorial changes. 8 Sec. 51. Section 2B.13, subsection 7, paragraph b, 9 subparagraph (1), Code 2014, is amended to read as follows: 10 (1) For the Iowa Code or a supplement to the Iowa Code 11 Supplement , the publication date is the first day of the next 12 regular session of the general assembly convened pursuant to 13 Article III, section 2, of the Constitution of the State of 14 Iowa. However, the legislative services agency may establish 15 an alternative publication date, which may be the date that 16 the publication is first available to the public accessing the 17 general assembly’s internet site. The legislative services 18 agency shall provide notice of such an alternative publication 19 date on the general assembly’s internet site. 20 Sec. 52. Section 2B.17, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 21 2014, is amended to read as follows: 22 b. For statutes, the official versions of publications 23 shall be known as the Iowa Acts, the Iowa Code, and the Code 24 Supplement for supplements for the years 1979 through 2011 . 25 Sec. 53. Section 2B.17, subsection 4, paragraph c, Code 26 2014, is amended to read as follows: 27 c. The Iowa Code shall be cited as the Iowa Code. The 28 Code Supplement Supplements to the Iowa Code published for the 29 years 1979 through 2011 shall be cited as the Code Supplement. 30 Subject to the legislative services agency style manual, the 31 Iowa Code may be cited as the Code of Iowa or Code and the 32 Code Supplement may be cited as the Iowa Code Supplement, with 33 references identifying parts of the publication, including 34 but not limited to title or chapter, section, or subunit of a 35 -18- HF 2473 (3) 85 tm/jp/md 18/ 31