Legislative Updates
March 17, 2025 Legislative Update
March 17, 2025 Legislative Update Last Week The House and Senate both held floor debate last week, passing primarily non-controversial legislation to the other chamber. On Wednesday, Republican Blaine Watkins won the special election to fill House District 100 following the passing of Representative Martin Graber. Watkins won 52% of the vote, defeating Democrat Nannette…
Read MoreMarch 10, 2025 Legislative Update
March 10, 2025 Legislative Update March 7th marked the first legislative deadline of the 91st General Assembly; legislation introduced in either the House or Senate must have received committee support to remain eligible for the remainder of the session. Bills assigned to either the Appropriations or Ways and Means Committee are exempt from the funnel deadline.…
Read MoreMarch 3, 2025 Legislative Update
March 3, 2025 Legislative Update The majority of work done this week related to legislation to make changes to the Iowa Civil Rights Act after legislation was introduced late last week. Subcommittee and Committee meetings were held in both the House and Senate before the bill was taken up on the floor Thursday afternoon. Iowans…
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2025 Legislative Update
February 24, 2025 Legislative Update Both the House and the Senate held floor debate this week; advancing legislation out of its originating committee prior to the first funnel deadline on March 7th remains the priority for both chambers. The final deadline for legislators to request individually sponsored bills passed; however, committee chairs and leadership can still…
Read MoreFebruary 17, 2025 Legislative Update
February 17, 2025 Legislative Update On February 7th, Gov. Reynolds issued a proclamation setting Tuesday, March 11, 2025, as the date for a special election in Iowa House District 100 following the death of Representative Martin Graber.  On Monday, Governor Reynolds signed an executive order establishing the Iowa DOGE taskforce to identify ways of maximizing return on taxpayer investment, leveraging emerging…
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2025 Legislative Update
February 10, 2025 Legislative Update February 14th is the final day for legislators to request bill drafts from the Legislative Services Agency. The House cancelled all subcommittee and committee meetings on Tuesday following the passing of their colleague Representative Martin Graber. Graber was first elected to the Iowa House in 2021 and was serving in…
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