by Dustin Hite This week is the first post-funnel week, and we spent most of the week busy in debate on the House floor. Many of the bills passed unanimously or near unanimously. We passed bills ensuring that worker’s compensation pays for prosthetics which are necessary due to a work related injury; strengthening laws and […]
by Jennifer Konfirst A ROUGH START TO SESSION We’ve been in session for just over a month now and it’s been a rough start. We were elected to represent everyone in our districts, not just those who agree with us. In the first six weeks, it seems some of my colleagues have forgotten that. Instead […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey Week six is funnel week and is the first legislative deadline of the session. It certainly is one of the busiest weeks of the year. With the exception of bills in Appropriations, Ways and Means, and Government Oversight committees, the rest of the Senate bills need to be out of their […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom This was one of the busiest weeks of the year. By the end of this week Senate bills need to be out of committees in order for them to be debated by the full Senate and considered in the House of Representatives, with the exception of bills in the Appropriations, Ways […]
by Distin Hite This week is funnel week, and quite a bit has happened since my last newsletter. The first funnel is the point in the session where a bill must make it through its committee on one side of the legislature or it is dead. This doesn’t apply to bills in Ways and Means […]
by Holly Brink Week 6 Update Hello all! The Iowa Legislature has two funnel weeks throughout the session every year, and this week was the first funnel week. Funnel week simply means that there are two deadlines in each session to keep the legislature on task and remain focused on priority items. In order for […]
Des Moines – Today, Senator Ken Rozenboom, R-Oskaloosa, announced his decision to run for re-election in Senate District 19. Senator Rozenboom had announced his retirement from the Senate in December following the approval of the redistricting plan that placed Senator Rozenboom and Senator Dickey in the same district. Senator Rozenboom will now move to Senate […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom The Senate continues with subcommittee and committee work on a number of issues. I chaired a subcommittee on Tuesday to discuss SF 2152, a bill related to the amount of land owned by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). In 2018 we required the DNR to submit a report to General […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey It’s Super Bowl week and the opening week of the XXIV Winter Olympics! That means mom is watching figure skating 24/7 and dad is in his wood shop. This week has been so busy, I have not enjoyed the festivities of either event. Hopefully this weekend will allow for some time […]
Week 5 Update Hello Friends! Week 5 in the Iowa House was a short but busy week; the House did not convene on Monday due to the Statewide Midterm Caucuses. This week was extra busy as it was filled with a plethora of subcommittee and committee meetings preparing for funnel week, which is next week. […]
