Directors of state agencies visit appropriations subcommittees to explain theirdepartment goals, budget needs, and to answer legislators questions. The Iowa Department of Revenue director Craig Paulsen and deputy director Mory Mosiman speak about IT upgrades and improvements made in their taxpayer call center. A House subcommittee passes a billthat would fine drivers for using electronic communication devices. In the Senate, a subcommittee advances a billexpanding veterans drug treatment courts.