With the Iowa Legislature now in its seventh week and the first funnel day behind us, the Business Record wanted to take a look at what remains on the table this session.

To make it past the first funnel, which was last Friday, a bill must have received a subcommittee hearing and received a vote in full committee. Bills that didn’t meet those criteria are ineligible to move forward.

Among the bills that survived the first funnel day:

• Both the Senate and House versions of bills proposing tax cuts survived. The bills vary slightly but both seek a reduction in the state’s individual income tax, with the House version looking to create a 4% flat tax phased in over four years, and the Senate version looking to create a flat tax of 3.6% The Senate version also seeks to lower the state’s corporate tax rate, while the House version does not address corporate taxes. Both also would eliminate taxes on retirement income.

• House Study Bill 631 would reduce the unemployment benefit period from 26 weeks to 16 weeks, create a one-week waiting period before someone would become eligible to receive unemployment, and reduce the period that unemployment would be paid for someone who is laid off due to their employer going out of business from 39 weeks to 26 weeks. The bill also proposes caps on jury verdicts for medical tort claims and on claims against commercial trucking operators.

• House File 2128 requires most Iowa gas stations to offer E15 ethanol blend fuel.

• Senate File 2268 increases the number of 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds allowed in the care of an individual child care provider. The Senate passed the bill Monday.

• House File 2127 allows child care providers to voluntarily ask Child Care Assistance program participants to pay the difference to meet market rates.

• House Study Bill 693 allows the maximum benefit amount under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for families with eligible members.

• Senate Study Bill 3080 gives taxpayer funds to families wanting to place their student in a private school.

• House Study Bill 706 requires schools to post all educational materials online for parents to review along with the district’s policy for challenging materials. A companion bill in the Senate, Senate File 2198, allows parents to sue a district or a teacher if they disagree with their decision.

• Senate Study Bill 3146 and House File 2309 would ban transgender girls from competing in girls’ sports. The House passed its version of the bill Monday.

• House File 647 would ban businesses, schools and government agencies from requiring workers or students to be vaccinated. It also would prohibit mask mandates.

• House File 2085 would allow anyone with a bachelor’s degree to receive a temporary teaching license if they complete an alternative certification program.

This session’s second funnel day is March 18. For bills to survive past that date, Senate bills have to be reported out of a House committee and House bills must be reported out of a Senate committee.

This year’s session is scheduled to conclude on April 19, the day per diem expenses to lawmakers end.