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Iowa Bills Fail to Make the Cut

Iowa Bills Fail to Make the Cut

By: Channel 9 Eyewitness News
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ Bill that failed to meet an Iowa Legislature deadline include:

_ Gay marriage: Measure would begin process of amending state constitution to prohibit gay marriage.

_ Mandatory safety helmets: Minors would be required to wear a safety helmet while riding a mo-ped.

_ Abolishing Education Department: The Department of Education would be eliminated and replaced by a state board of education.

_ Guns on school grounds: People with a permit to carry a weapon could do so on school grounds.

_ Medical marijuana: People with chronic illnesses and severe pain could get 2 ounce of legal marijuana from a nonprofit dispensary.

_ Internet poker: Internet poker games would be legal in homes, casinos and racetracks but regulated by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission.

_ Webcam abortions: Doctors would be prohibited from prescribing abortion medication via a webcam consultation.

_ Traffic cameras: Municipalities wanting to place a new traffic camera would apply for a permit from the Department of Transportation. Local governments would also need to justify existing cameras.

_ Death penalty: People convicted of first-degree murder in which a victim was kidnapped or sexually abused or if the victim was a child could be sentenced to death.

_ No-fault divorce: Parents of minor children would be prohibited from divorce unless one partner committed adultery, a felony and sent to prison, sexually abused the children or spouse or had abandoned the family for at least a year.

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