Iowa Governor Signs 12 New Bills Into Law In One Day

Governor Reynolds had a busy Friday.

According to a press release from Governor Kim Reynolds' office, she signed 12 bills into law on Friday.

Here are the dozen that are becoming Iowa law:

SF 397: an act relating to assaults and penalties for them, including assaults on people with certain jobs, inmate assaults on Department of Corrections employees

SF 166: relates to bank utilization of filing services offered by the Secretary of State

SF 266: deals with gift card fraud, forgery, and theft and penalties for it

SF 460: act relating to home inspections: people who are authorized to perform them, requirements for independent home inspections, and applicable penalties

HF 924: makes legal age to carry and own handguns 18 years old

HF 647: deals with where certain criminal trials can be held

HF 860: does not allow state and local regulations on fuel-powered equipment based on the equipment's fuel source

HF 857: relates to solicitation from financial institutions using prescreened trigger lead info from consumer reports

HF 363: deals with who decides on a final deposition of remains

HF 314: allows certain adoption proceedings to have a waiver of preplacement investigations and reports

HF 309: relates to the review of the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing of certain deficient practices by nursing facilities

HF 367: allows for family interactions if the parents fail to comply with a court order (supervised or unsupervised) unless the child is at serious risk

It's been an active legislative session for Iowa. There are still several bills floating around and we'll keep you updated as they progress.