(Des Moines, IA) – Week three of the Iowa Legislative schedule concluded Friday, and District 21 Republican Representative Tom Moore, in his weekly summary of Iowa House legislation, said House Republicans released a slate of tough-on-crime legislative proposals to ensure Iowa does not become a haven for career criminals. The first bill, which is awaiting a bill number, is the House Republicans Career Criminals bill. Moore said “We are implementing a “Three-and-Done” Strike System. If you choose a lifestyle of crime, you choose to lose your ability to live freely in our society.”

The second bill, which will run through the Public Safety Committee, is a pretrial accountability and bail reform act.

The third bill, HSB631, will create a dashboard to provide Iowans with objective data on how judges exercise their discretion.

Representative Moore said also, this past week the Education Committee passed 6 bills out of committee:

HSB 555 – Clinical experiences for all students must include 15 practicum hours focused on differentiation of instruction and support for special populations including ELL, special education, instructional implementation and IEP progress monitoring. Students in teacher prep programs must take an assessment to measure mastery and give the chance for remediation. Vote 15-7. Moore said “I was a NO vote. I am not against instruction for the ELL, but I am against the portion that makes the assessment mandatory.”

HSB 558 – Establishes a seal of civics excellence program to recognize student excellence in Civics. Vote 22-0

Thursday’s (1/29/26) HHS Appropriations Subcommittee meeting. Tom Moore is the Vice Chair of the committee. (Photo from Moore’s electronic newsletter)

HSB 594 – Changes the 1/2 unit of U.S. government requirement to 1 unit of U.S. government. Moore said “This was a bill I introduced last session.” Vote 16-6

HF 2079 – A public school must accept legal tender as a form of payment for entry to an interscholastic athletic contest. Over the past years Republicans have begun to hear about Iowans being turned away at the gate if they wanted to pay with cash. Moore said “House Republicans do not want to take away the ability of someone to walk into a game with cash to support their school and their community.” Vote 22-0

HF 2012 – Allows Iowa residents to receive a tuition grant for attending a CTP program. Vote 19-3

The Health and Human Services Committee passed 5 bills out of committee:

HSB 503 – Broadens the ability for the court to determine a child to be a CINA if the parent is unable to secure treatment and their efforts have been exhausted and unsuccessful. Vote 12-5

HF 2072 – Prohibits non-compete agreements for physicians at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Vote 17-0

HF 2094 – Requires the state to double the number of inpatient psychiatric beds at each state mental health institute and to apply for a waiver of the federal IMD exclusion. Vote 17-0

HF 2125 – Revises the professional title of a physician assistant to a physician associate. Vote 17-0

HSB 501 – Changes the references in Iowa Code from “pregnant person” to “pregnant female.” Vote 12-5.