2013 legislative bill action now complete

(DES MOINES) - Gov. Terry E. Branstad today signed the following legislation into law:

House File 604: An Act relating to the funding of, the operation of, and appropriation of moneys to the college student aid commission, the department for the blind, the department of education, the economic development authority, the department of workforce development, and the state board of regents, and providing for related matters.

View transmittal letter explaining item vetoes.

House File 638: An Act relating to and making appropriations to state departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and the technology reinvestment fund, providing for related matters, and including effective date provisions.

View transmittal letter explaining item vetoes.

House File 648: An Act relating to state and local finances making transfers and appropriations and including effective date and applicability provisions.

View transmittal letter explaining item vetoes.

Senate File 396: An Act relating to government operations and efficiency and other related matters, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

View transmittal letter explaining item vetoes.

Senate File 406: An Act relating to involuntary commitments for persons with substance-related disorders, mental illness, and intellectual disabilities, and providing for the creation of an office of mental health advocate in the department of human rights and including effective date provisions.

View transmittal letter explaining item vetoes.

Senate File 430: An Act relating to appropriations to the department of cultural affairs, the economic development authority, the board of regents and certain board of regents institutions, the department of workforce developments, the Iowa finance authority, and the public employment relations board, providing for other properly related matters, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.

View transmittal letter explaining item vetoes.

Senate File 446: An Act relating to appropriations for health and human services and including other related provisions and appropriations, providing penalties, and including effective, retroactive and applicability date provisions.

View transmittal letter explaining item vetoes.

Senate File 447: An Act relating to appropriations to the justice system and including effective dates.

View transmittal letter explaining item vetoes.

Senate File 452: An Act relating to state and local finances by making appropriations, providing for fees, providing for legal responsibilities, providing for certain employee benefits, and providing for properly related matters, and including effective date and retroactive and other applicability provisions.

View transmittal letter explaining item vetoes.

Gov. Branstad has signed all transmittal letters linked above. This concludes legislative action by Gov. Branstad for the 2013 legislative session.

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