by Ken Rozenboom Before I review the week’s activity in the Senate I want to mention the great news we received this week as we learned that Iowa is ranked number one in the country for opportunity according to US News & World Report. This rating specifically measures affordability, economic opportunity and equality. Expanding opportunities […]
by Rep. Holly Brink Hello Friends, The first funnel is over, so we have entered into a new season of the session. The only committees that met this week were Ways and Means, Appropriations, and Government Oversight. A large focus this week was given towards passing dozens of bipartisan bills in debate every day. Those […]
(DES MOINES) — On Thursday, March 11, Iowa House Republicans passed House File 797 to expand the injuries covered under the 411 system for law enforcement and firefighters. Under current law, 411 law enforcement officers and firefighters are covered if they sustain a single-instance injury while on the job. However, they are not covered if […]
(DES MOINES) — On March 3, 2021, Representative Holly Brink (R-Oskaloosa) of House District 80 and Rep. Dustin Hite (R-New Sharon) of House District 79 voted in support of a COVID-19 relief package, Senate File 364 with an amendment, to deliver $128 million in tax relief to Iowa taxpayers and businesses affected by COVID-19. SF […]
by Sen Ken Rozenboom The eighth week of this year’s session was the first “funnel week” in the legislature. For us this means that all Senate policy bills must have passed through committee in order to be considered for the rest of the year. Next week will include some committee meetings, but the focus will […]
by Rep. Dustin Hite It has been a busy funnel week here in the legislature. Committees have been working to advance bills by the end of the week so the legislation is still able to be considered this session. If bills do not make it out of committee this week, they will not move forward […]
by Rep. Holly Brink Hello Friends, The Iowa Legislature is about halfway through the 2021 Legislative Session, and we are moving right along. The end of this week marks the end of the “first funnel” so only bills that have passed out of their originating committee in the House or the Senate will still be […]
by Ken Rozenboom Next week is the first funnel week of this legislative session, meaning all Senate policy bills need to be out of Senate committees in order to be considered for the rest of the year. This deadline forces us to focus on the bills that have enough support to advance through the process. […]
by Dustin Hite Week 7 of the legislative session was packed full with committee and subcommittee meetings as we prepare for funnel week next week. One of the subcommittee’s I chaired this week was for HF 47, a bill introduced by Representative Lohse, relating to the filing requirements for the business property tax credit. The […]
by Holly Brink Week 7 Update Hello Friends, The 7th week of session finally contained some good weather; spring is coming soon. The busy week kept me inside though with long debates Tuesday and Wednesday and committees throughout the week. Below are some key points of what happened this week and what is coming up […]
