2024 IA Legislative Scorecard

HF2662 creates the Iowa Film Production Incentive Program, offering up to 30% rebates for film, TV, and documentary production expenses in Iowa, with a $10 million total rebate limit. Productions must have a $1 million budget and meet other requirements.

The Iowa State House of Representatives passed HF2662 on March 26, 2024 by a vote of 87 to 8. We have assigned pluses to the nays because government should not intervene in the marketplace by selectively granting tax incentives to specific industries. Furthermore, the film industry generally supports woke, Marxist ideology. Taxpayers should not be financially responsible for supporting movie productions that are associated with leftists.

HF2626 amends Iowa's tax code to exclude capital gains from the sale of bullion, coins, or currency from an individual’s taxable income, while including any capital losses from such sales. Bullion is defined as gold, silver, platinum, or palladium bars or medallions valued based on their metal content. Coins or currency refer to those made of metal or paper used as legal tender.

The Iowa State House of Representatives passed HF2626 on March 19, 2024 by a vote of 64 to 30. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because this bill is an important step toward restoring constitutional money and returning to the gold standard in compliance with Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution.

SF2340 criminalizes illegal reentry, with penalties based on prior offenses; allows deportation orders; and grants immunity to officials enforcing the law, except for misconduct. It also bans deferred or suspended sentences for these convictions.

The Iowa State House of Representatives passed SF2340 on March 19, 2024 by a vote of 64 to 30. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because this bill takes a strong stance against illegal reentry, reinforcing immigration laws that protect American sovereignty. By imposing penalties and curbing unlawful migration, SF2340 helps counter policies that facilitate mass migration and undermine our Republic's constitutional foundations. It also safeguards the rule of law by ensuring that immigration-law violations are met with consequences, rather than leniency, which would further erode border security and national integrity.

HF2575 replaces "human pregnancy" with "unborn person" in Iowa law and increases penalties for harming or killing an unborn person during crimes, with life sentences for killing unborn deaths.

The Iowa State House of Representatives passed HF2575 on March 7, 2024 by a vote of 58 to 36. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because the right to life is the most fundamental, God-given, and unalienable right asserted in the Declaration of Independence and guaranteed by the 5th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. People, whether born or not, fall under those same God-given protections.

SF2096 repeals a 1987 law mandating gender balance, political diversity, and racial representation in appointments to state boards and commissions, rolling back these "woke" requirements.

The Iowa State House of Representatives passed SF2096 on February 26, 2024 by a vote of 62 to 33. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because repealing this law promotes true equality by treating all individuals the same, regardless of gender, race, or political affiliation. As stated in the Declaration of Independence, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." This bill helps ensure that everyone is treated equally under the law.