Below is a list of bills ABI’s public policy team has been tracking that are of interest to members:
WORKFORCE-RELATED LEGISLATION
SF 2275/HF 2279 - Workforce/Tort Reform: Gov. Kim Reynolds’ comprehensive workforce bill aims to help Iowans who are unemployed rejoin the workforce more quickly. This aligns with ABI’s top policy priority in 2022, which is modernizing Iowa’s employment insurance system and turning it into a re-employment system. The bill would reduce the maximum number of weeks a person can qualify for unemployment benefits from six months to four months. It would also add a one-week waiting period before a person can qualify for benefits. Division 2 of the legislation addresses tort reform through hard caps on noneconomic damages for medical malpractice cases. The tort reform division also sets hard caps on cases against the owner or operator of a commercial motor vehicle.
SSB 3123/HSB 682 - Governor’s Second Workforce Bill: This legislation contains additional workforce priorities Gov. Reynolds highlighted in her Condition of the State address. Some provisions of this bill include establishing requirements for work-based learning programs and directing licensing boards to establish procedures to expedite the professional licensing process for a person who is a spouse of an active duty member of the military. The Senate State Government Committee passed this bill with an amendment this week. The House Economic Growth...
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