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Sine Die: 2023 Legislative Session
The 2023 General Assembly adjourned Sine Die at 12:04 pm in the Senate and 12:33pm in the House on May 4. While a large amount of the energy this session was focused on Governor Reynolds’ policy...
Week 15 Legislative Update
This week in the Iowa Legislature After nearly a month of no floor debate, the Iowa Senate returned on Monday pulling an all-nighter filled with fiery debate. Senators considered several bills and...
Week 14 Legislative Update
This week in the Iowa Legislature The pace of the legislative session shifted to more of a crawl this week. The chambers are deadlocked in negotiations on a budget target and property tax...
Week 13 Legislative Update
This week brought a noticeable shift in the pace at the Capitol. With policy committees largely done with their work for the session, the focus is now on Ways and Means and Appropriations bills,...
Week 12 Legislative Update
This week in the Iowa Legislature The second funnel week is over, and hundreds of bills are now ineligible for further consideration by the Legislature until the 2024 session. Compared to past...
Week 11 Legislative Update
This week in the Iowa Legislature The week started off slow as the legislative systems were all down on Monday preventing the House from holding their scheduled floor debate. However, they made up...
Week 10 Legislative Update
This week in the Iowa Legislature The legislature was slow to start this week with little work taking place on Monday. Things picked up Tuesday and Wednesday with floor debate in both the House and...
Week 9 Legislative Update
This week in the Iowa Legislature State lawmakers spared no time jumping into floor action after a very busy funnel week. On Monday afternoon, the House passed a few noncontroversial bills on the...
Week 8 Legislative Update
This week in the Iowa Legislature Funnel week is finally over! This past week was a busy one finally wrapping up after 1 am this morning as the first funnel deadline comes to a close. Numerous bills...
Week 7 Legislative Update
This week in the Iowa Legislature It was a very busy seventh week at the Capitol with bills moving nonstop through the subcommittee and committee process. Next week is Funnel Week, which means the...
Week 6 Legislative Update
This week in the Iowa Legislature The 6th week of the 2023 Legislative Session kept lawmakers busy on a variety of topics including government reorganization, tax policy, and the death penalty. Both...
Week 5 Legislative Update
This week in the Iowa Legislature Republicans in both chambers were able to pass another longtime priority during the fifth week of the 2023 session. The week started with Governor Kim Reynolds...