Senate passes package of bills on school activities, licensure, HOA disclosures and child‑welfare changes

The Senate convened April 6 and approved a package of bills returned from the House, taking final action and ordering immediate messages to the House.

Senate File 176, which allows students who open‑enroll in online schools to participate in co‑curricular or extracurricular activities offered by their resident district — up to two activities per academic term rather than two per school year — was considered with House Amendment 5056; Senator Taylor (Senator from Sioux) described the change as moving from an annual to a per‑term limit. The chamber concurred with the amendment and the bill passed the Senate (ayes 47, nays 0).

Senate File 2184, described by Senator Warmie (Senator from Story) as a physician licensure reform bill, returned with House Amendment 5130, which removed proposed changes to continuing‑education credit requirements for licensed physicians and administrative medical licensees. The Senate concurred and passed the bill (ayes 47, nays 0).

Senate File 2207, advanced by Senator Westrich (Senator from Wapoloo), moves the deadline for state departments and agencies to submit proposed legislation to the Legislative Services Agency from 45 to 60 days before the session and requires that the governor's bills also be submitted to LSA at least 60 days prior to session (except in the year of a governor's initial inauguration). The House amendment (5131) was concurred in; the transcript recorded the roll call as 32 ayes and 15 nays.

Senate File 2448, explained by Senator Bussello (Senator from Polk), updates homeowners association disclosure requirements for buyers and adds protections for sellers when an inspection identifies unprovided information; the House amendment added additional disclosure items concerning future dues and assessments. The Senate concurred and passed the bill (ayes 47, nays 0).

Later in the session the Senate took final action on multiple House files, including House File 2532 (probate and trust changes), House File 2357 (statutory/codifier corrections), House File 524 (which restricts minors' use of tanning devices unless a parent or guardian provides in‑person written consent), House File 2256 (narrow exemption in the child abuse definition for parents who cannot access appropriate behavioral‑health treatment) and House File 2523 (affirming parental consent rights for minor children's evaluation and treatment). Where roll‑call totals were recorded in the transcript the bills were declared to have passed by a constitutional majority; the Senate ordered immediate messages to the House for the bills passed earlier in the day.

The agenda concluded with a point of personal privilege from Senator Bisignano (Senator from Polk) and an adjournment until Tuesday, April 7 at 9 a.m.

Votes at a glance (as recorded in the transcript): SF 176 — passed (47–0); SF 2184 — passed (47–0); SF 2207 — passed (32–15); SF 2448 — passed (47–0); HF 2532 — passed (47–0); HF 2357 — passed (47–0); HF 524 — declared passed (roll‑call recorded in transcript); HF 2256 — passed (47–0); HF 2523 — passed (47–0).