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House
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597
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
597
BY
ANDREWS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
numbering
of
bills
introduced
by
the
1
general
assembly,
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
SHORT
TITLE.
This
Act
shall
be
known
and
may
be
1
cited
as
the
“One
Bill,
One
Number
Act”.
2
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
2.34
Numbering
of
legislative
bills
3
and
resolutions.
4
1.
A
bill
or
resolution,
in
whatever
form,
that
has
been
5
introduced
in
a
chamber
of
the
general
assembly
and
assigned
6
a
file
number
shall
retain
that
file
number
for
the
duration
7
of
the
legislative
process
and
shall
not
be
assigned
any
other
8
file
number,
including
during
consideration
by
committees
and
9
subcommittees
and
debate
in
either
chamber
of
the
general
10
assembly.
A
bill
or
resolution
introduced
in
a
chamber
shall
11
not
receive
a
number
by
the
chamber
other
than
a
file
number.
12
2.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
limit
the
ability
13
of
a
legislator,
legislative
committee,
or
chamber
of
the
14
general
assembly
to
amend
or
substitute
a
bill
or
resolution.
15
3.
The
legislative
council
and
legislative
services
agency
16
shall
adopt
policies
and
procedures
as
necessary
to
implement
17
the
provisions
of
this
section,
including
by
modifying
bill
18
tracking
systems
and
legislative
reporting
mechanisms.
19
4.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
this
20
section
be
liberally
construed
to
provide
clarity
for
21
legislators
and
members
of
the
public
in
tracking
bills
and
22
participating
in
state
government.
23
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
24
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
This
bill
requires
that
a
bill
or
resolution
that
has
been
29
introduced
in
a
chamber
of
the
general
assembly
and
assigned
30
a
file
number
retain
that
number
and
be
assigned
no
other
31
file
number
for
the
duration
of
the
legislative
process.
The
32
bill
does
not
limit
the
ability
of
legislators,
legislative
33
committees,
or
chambers
of
the
general
assembly
to
amend
34
or
substitute
a
bill
or
resolution.
The
bill
requires
the
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legislative
council
and
legislative
services
agency
to
adopt
1
policies
and
procedures
necessary
to
implement
the
bill,
2
including
by
modifying
bill
tracking
systems
and
legislative
3
reporting
mechanisms.
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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