legislation Iowa House Passes Bill to Ease Charging for Misrepresenting Service Animals 2025-03-14
The Iowa House unanimously passed legislation that would strike the requirements for law enforcement to give a prior warning and for the person to know their animal is not a service animal before charging them with misrepresenting an animal as a service animal. The bill aims to strengthen protections for people with legitimate service animals. The legislation was brought forward by a constituent, Terry Reams, a veteran and service animal advocate.
legislation Iowa House Advances Bill to Protect Contract Attorneys Representing Indigent Clients 2025-03-14
The Iowa House passed a bill 91-5 that would provide the same protection against financial liability for contract attorneys appointed to represent those who cannot afford legal representation as public defenders. The sponsor argued this would help address the public defender shortage in the state by incentivizing more attorneys to participate in indigent defense. However, some lawmakers argued that adequately funding indigent defense is the better solution.
legislation Iowa House Advances Bill to Extend Biofuel Tax Incentives 2025-03-14
The Iowa House advanced a bill to extend state-level tax incentives for the production and sale of ethanol and biodiesel in Iowa. The bill would extend the E15 plus gasoline promotion tax credit and other biofuel tax credits, providing more certainty for retailers and producers. Industry groups argued the incentives are crucial to support the biofuels industry in the state, especially with uncertainty around new federal tax credits.
Des Moines, Iowa. 
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