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Iowa 2022 Legislative Session: End of Session Report

By Sydney J. Gangestad and Tim R. Coonan
May 25, 2022
  • Iowa
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Five weeks beyond the 100th calendar day of the session, the 2022 session of the 89th General Assembly of Iowa has adjourned sine die. Originally slated to end on April 20, stalled negotiations on Education Savings Plans (ESAs) as proposed by the Governor and approved by the Senate largely led to the delay. Ultimately, agreement on the issue was not reached but the Governor and supporters in both chambers pledged to revisit the issue next year.

Once it was decided that the chambers wouldn’t reach a consensus on the ESA issues it didn’t take long to wrap up the budget and resolve the remaining policy issues. The last few days of session saw another round of tax reform, a compromise on the bottle bill that was 40 years in the making, and a number of increases and decreases in budget priorities. We will provide a comprehensive review of all legislation of interest from this legislative session once the Governor’s 30-day veto period has expired. Please find highlights from the 2022 legislative below.

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Sydney J. Gangestad

About Sydney J. Gangestad

Sydney is an attorney and lobbyist with over seven years of public policy experience. In her various policy roles, she has developed a fundamental understanding of the legislative process and a non-partisan and bi-partisan approach to lobbying to help advance clients’ legislative agendas.

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Tim R. Coonan

About Tim R. Coonan

Tim Coonan is a lawyer with a fundamental understanding of the legislative process and a proven track record of success, regardless of which party is control. He is Chair of the Dentons Davis Brown Government Relations Department with over 15 years of lobbying experience before the Iowa Legislature and executive branch agencies and nearly 25 years of public policy experience including three years doing policy work in Washington D.C. with Williams and Jensen PLLC.

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