Archive for April 2025

April 21, 2025 Legislative Update The Senate held floor debate every day last week, passing primarily non-controversial bills. The House debated on Tuesday and Thursday, and held meetings for both the Ways and Means and Appropriations Committees on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Governor Reynolds announced she directed the Department of Health and Human Services to submit…

April 14, 2025 Legislative Update Last Week: Governor Reynolds announced a special election to fill House District 78 would be held on April 29th following the resignation of Representative Sami Scheetz on April 1st. Scheetz resigned from the Iowa House of Representatives after being appointed to fill a vacancy on the Linn County Board of…

April 7, 2025 Legislative Update Neither the House nor the Senate held floor debate last week. Policy committees met and advanced legislation from the opposite chamber prior to the second funnel deadline. Legislation that failed to advance out of a policy committee in the opposite chamber from which it originated is no longer eligible for…

April 1, 2025 Legislative Update Both the House and Senate held floor debate last week passing policy legislation to the opposite chamber before the upcoming second funnel deadline. Both the House and Senate held subcommittee meetings on Wednesday to discuss the property tax reform legislation introduced earlier this month. The companion bills, Senate Study Bill…