(Des Moines, Iowa) – Iowa District 18 Republican Representative Tom Moore, from Griswold, has filed papers to run for re-election.

This week is the end of the second and final funnel at the Iowa Capitol. Moore said “With the deadline approaching this Friday, the legislature has been busy making a final push to get legislation approved. The second funnel is designed to keep both the House and Senate focused on bills that still can be passed this year. For bills to remain eligible for consideration, all of the bills in the legislature – except for bills that deal with budgeting – must be approved by a committee in the House and Senate.”

(R) Rep. Tom Moore

Among the bills that passed, was House File 2475 adds that municipal utility board members may only be removed by impeachment. The bill passed by a vote of 82-10. Another bill pertains to ATV’s.

The ATV/UTV must have headlights, taillights, turn signals, and mirrors. The amendment also prohibits the DNR from using funds from the ATV Grant Program for law enforcement or signage outside of designated OHV parks.

It grandfathers in existing authorizing ordinances and allows counties to prohibit operation on certain county roads if they have a written agreement with a local ATV/UTV club. The agreements are valid for 5 years. Cities are allowed to regulate the operation of registered ATV/UTVs on city-controlled streets and are prohibited from charging a fee to operate the ATV/UTV within the city. The bill passed by a vote of 64-29.

Moore says there’s also a bill that passed, which deals with mental health professionals.

Iowa ranks 44th in the nation for psychiatrists per capita. The bill passed by a vote of 96-0.