Iowa Rep. John Forbes (D)

IA - Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee

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Ranking Member

IA - Administration and Rules (House)

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IA - Appropriations (House)

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IA - Commerce (House)

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IA - Human Resources (House)

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IA - Transportation (House)

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IA - Ways and Means (House)

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IA - Health Policy Oversight Committee

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IA - Studies Committee

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IA - House Appropriations Information Technology Subcommittee (House)

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IA - HF77 A bill for an act making an appropriation to the Iowa resources enhancement and protection fund.

IA - HF98 A bill for an act establishing an Iowa center for suicide prevention in the department of education and making an appropriation.

IA - HF99 A bill for an act authorizing the school budget review committee to grant supplemental aid or establish a modified supplemental amount for a school district with an unusual increase in students eligible for free and reduced price meals and including applicability provisions.

IA - HF114 A bill for an act relating to water quality by increasing the sales and use tax rates and conditioning the use of moneys from the natural resources and outdoor recreation trust fund, and including effective date provisions.

IA - HF133 A bill for an act relating to the income eligibility requirements for state child care assistance.

IA - HF135 A bill for an act relating to long-term services and supports and certain capitation rates under the Medicaid program, and including effective date provisions.

IA - HF140 A bill for an act relating to the regulation of persons, including commercial establishments, keeping nonagricultural animals, providing for fees and appropriations, and making penalties applicable.

IA - HF163 A bill for an act prohibiting employers and employment agencies from seeking the criminal record or criminal history from applicants for employment under certain circumstances, establishing a criminal history employment application task force, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.

IA - HF175 A bill for an act relating to insurance coverage for dispensing prescription contraceptives in certain quantities.

IA - HF208 A bill for an act relating to substance use disorder prevention and treatment, including creating an excise tax on the gross receipts of certain controlled substances sold at wholesale and an opioid abuse prevention and treatment fund, making appropriations, and providing penalties.

IA - HF221 A bill for an act relating to the compassionate use of medical cannabis Act, reclassifying marijuana, including tetrahydrocannabinols, from a schedule I controlled substance to a schedule II controlled substance, providing for civil and criminal penalties and fees, and including effective date provisions.

IA - HF346 A bill for an act relating to solar energy storage capacity and ownership or purchase requirements applicable to certain electric utilities.

IA - HF376 A bill for an act relating to Medicaid program coverage for certain populations, and including effective date provisions.

IA - HF383 A bill for an act relating to public school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2019, specifying citation references, modifying provisions relating to the property tax replacement payments, and including effective date provisions.

IA - HF394 A bill for an act relating to school district finance by modifying provisions relating to the calculation of the regular program state cost per pupil, establishing a supplementary weighting plan for certain mandatory school district transportation costs, and including effective date provisions.

IA - HF440 A bill for an act relating to delayed deposit services by limiting the annual percentage rate for fees and requiring a delayed deposit repayment option in certain circumstances and making penalties applicable.

IA - HF467 A bill for an act relating to cigarettes, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapor products, including taxation of such products.

IA - HF493 A bill for an act relating to the circumstances for which supplemental aid or a modified supplemental amount may be approved by the school budget review committee and including applicability provisions.

IA - HF555 A bill for an act relating to Medicaid managed care including the provision of certain services and payment for services.

IA - HF559 A bill for an act relating to the compassionate use of medical cannabis Act, reclassifying marijuana, including tetrahydrocannabinols, from a schedule I controlled substance to a schedule II controlled substance, providing for civil and criminal penalties and fees, and including effective date provisions.

IA - HF565 A bill for an act establishing a first responders loan repayment program and fund and making an appropriation.

IA - HF613 A bill for an act relating to criteria for and funding of approved local preschool programs and including effective date and applicability provisions.

IA - HF630 A bill for an act relating to mental health supports and services for children and adults, including the establishment of a mental health professional fellowship program.

IA - HF724 A bill for an act establishing an agriculture climate adaptation advisory task force and providing for an agriculture climate adaptation report.

IA - HF2049 A bill for an act requiring school employee training and protocols relating to childrens mental health, requiring that suicide prevention information be included on secondary student identification cards, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

IA - HF2080 A bill for an act relating to cigarettes, tobacco products, and vapor products, including the taxation of such products, and making penalties applicable.

IA - HF2103 A bill for an act exempting from the state sales tax the purchase price of tangible personal property or specified digital products sold and services furnished to a nonprofit food bank.

IA - HF2182 A bill for an act relating to an electric vehicle charging station grant program and fund, and making appropriations.

IA - HF2284 A bill for an act relating to state child care assistance, including income eligibility and waiting list guidelines and copayment requirements.

IA - HF2290 A bill for an act providing small businesses with income, franchise, moneys and credits, and gross premiums tax credits for providing child care benefits to employees of the small business, and including applicability date provisions.

IA - HF2327 A bill for an act relating to preexisting condition protections and including applicability provisions.

IA - HF2342 A bill for an act appropriating moneys to the Iowa resources enhancement and protection fund.

IA - HF2351 A bill for an act relating to property law by modifying provisions relating to rental properties, manufactured home communities, mobile home parks, and manufactured mobile home communities, modifying provisions governing actions relating to such properties, making penalties applicable, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

IA - HF2426 A bill for an act relating to state and school antiharassment and antibullying policies, providing for a competitive grant program to provide related training, and providing for a school climate and bullying prevention work group. Effective date:

IA - HF2465 A bill for an act relating to pharmacy benefit managers and the cost of prescription drug benefits, and including applicability provisions.

IA - HF2545 A bill for an act relating to the establishment of a grant program and grant fund administered by the department of human services to provide grants for new or expanded licensed child care centers and new or expanded registered child development homes.

IA - HF2546 A bill for an act relating to the child and dependent care credit available against the individual income tax, and including retroactive applicability provisions.

IA - HF2577 A bill for an act establishing a loan repayment program and fund for eligible individuals in high-demand jobs, including certified nurse aides, child care workers, and direct care workers, to be administered by the college student aid commission, and making an appropriation.

IA - HF2578 A bill for an act establishing a small business revolving loan program and small business revolving loan fund within the economic development authority to award low-interest loans to eligible small businesses.

IA - HF2579 A bill for an act relating to the treatment of adoptive parent employees and making penalties applicable.

IA - HF2604 A bill for an act establishing a local government public safety grant fund and making an appropriation.

IA - HF2605 A bill for an act relating to the connecting Iowa farms, schools, and communities broadband grant fund and making appropriations.

IA - HF2606 A bill for an act providing for grants to eligible political subdivisions for rehabilitation and remediation of buildings that are public nuisances or are abandoned for community use, and making appropriations.

IA - HF2609 A bill for an act relating to the individual income tax credits for volunteer fire fighters, volunteer emergency medical services personnel members, and reserve peace officers by increasing the amounts of the credits, and including retroactive applicability provisions.

IA - HF2610 A bill for an act relating to the workforce housing tax incentives program.

IA - HF2645 A bill for an act relating to a program that assists schools and school districts in purchasing fresh farm produce, making appropriations, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.

IA - HR21 A resolution recognizing and congratulating the Grand View University Vikings wrestling team on winning the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Wrestling National Championship for the eighth consecutive year. Adopted by House.

IA - HR26 A resolution recognizing Megan Gustafson for her outstanding academic and college basketball career at the University of Iowa. Adopted by House.

IA - HR27 A resolution of the Iowa General Assembly, on the occasion of Earth Day, 2019, recognizing the threat of climate change and committing to necessary and appropriate legislative action to improve air quality, combat climate change, mitigate its effects, and position our economy for sustainable growth and job creation.

IA - HR102 A resolution celebrating July 2, 2019, as the 100th anniversary of the State of Iowa ratifying the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

IA - HR110 A resolution recognizing the importance of Minor League Baseball in Iowa and demanding that Major League Baseball abandon its efforts to eliminate Major League Baseball parent-club affiliation with certain franchises located in Iowa.

IA - HR111 A resolution urging the Governor of Iowa to take all necessary actions for the State of Iowa to become a member of the United States Climate Alliance.

IA - HCR105 A concurrent resolution celebrating July 2, 2019, as the 100th anniversary of the State of Iowa ratifying the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.