Week 9 Legislative Update

Week 9 Legislative Update

Another week crossed off the session calendar as lawmakers prepare for the second legislative funnel, which is next Friday. For policy bills to remain eligible after the 20th, they will need to pass one chamber and have made it through full committee in the other....
Week 9 Legislative Update

Week 8 Legislative Update

This Week in the Iowa Legislature With the first funnel deadline now behind them, lawmakers returned and shifted their attention to floor debate and negotiations on major policy issues. We saw movement on some of the session’s hot topics including immigration policy...
Week 9 Legislative Update

Week 7 Legislative Update

This Week in the Iowa Legislature With the first funnel deadline now behind them, lawmakers returned and shifted their attention to floor debate and negotiations on major policy issues. We saw movement on some of the session’s hot topics including immigration policy...
Week 9 Legislative Update

Week 6 Legislative Update

This Week in the Iowa Legislature And just like that, the first legislative funnel is behind us—marking an important milestone in the 2026 Iowa legislative session. During the first six weeks, legislators introduced nearly 1,500 bills and held hundreds of subcommittee...
Week 9 Legislative Update

Week 5 Legislative Update

This Week in the Iowa Legislature Happenings at the Capitol continued at a steady pace during the fifth week of the 2026 session. This week lawmakers spent a considerable amount of time in committee deliberations and behind-the-scenes negotiations that will determine...