Iowa

A summary of the State of Iowa's response to COVID-19.

Week Nine ends with the filing deadline for the June Primary and a flurry of activity related to COVID-19

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Following the first funnel, this week we predictably saw an uptick in floor action in both chambers and a couple of debates that lasted into the evening.

We're through the first funnel and now the race to get existing legislation through the next deadline begins.

We're in week of 5 of the 15-week legislative session. By next Friday, any policy bill that has not made it out of a committee is no longer eligible for debate this session otherwise known as "dead."

While week four of the Iowa General Assembly was extremely active with legislation being both introduced and acted upon, it will most likely not be remembered for that. Rather, it will be remembered as the week of the 2020 Iowa Caucuses

With the Iowa Caucus nearly upon us, the Iowa Legislature continued an impressive pace in week three of the 2020 legislative session. 213 bills and resolutions were introduced this week, which brings the total number of bills to 545.

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The second year of the 88th General Assembly convened on Monday, January 17, 2020.

The 2020 session of the 88th General Assembly (GA) began Monday, January 13th. This weekly legislative report will summarize what you need to know from the week's activity at the Capitol.

On Monday, October 7, 2019, the Iowa House Republicans held leadership elections triggered by Rep. Linda Upmeyer's announcement that she would step down as Speaker and not seek re-election in 2020.