DES MOINES – Senator Ken Rozenboom, R-Oskaloosa, was presented on Tuesday with the Herbert Hoover Uncommon Public Service Award in the Iowa Senate. “It’s an honor to be part of a group of such distinguished and accomplished individuals who have received this award,” said Senator Rozenboom. “Each year when this award is presented I am […]
by Rep. Dustin Hite This week has been a rather eventful one in the Iowa House. I have been the floor manager of several bills which saw debate this week. However, this week I am not going to talk about policy or bills, or anything that has gone on at the Statehouse. Instead, I want […]
by Sen. Ken Rozenboom In the Iowa Senate, floor debate has taken up most of our time in week ten of the 2019 legislative session. We are already over halfway through the session and while we’ve been busy, there is still much to accomplish in the next few weeks. As we continue to consider major […]
by Rep. Holly Brink 3/22/2019 Hello Friends, Moving along from last week, the House committees has begun to assign Senate files for consideration. Early this week I met for my first Senate file subcommittee meeting for Senate File 316. SF 316, if signed by Governor Reynolds, would establish an interim study committee to conduct a […]
by Rep. Holly Brink Hello Friends, After all of our preparation since the beginning of the session, we have finally come to the point where every state representative of Iowa makes their case for their constituents back home: the House floor debates. From Monday to Thursday, we engaged in spirited conversations over several bills that […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom Week nine of the 2019 legislative session was busy on the Senate floor as we debated and passed over 30 bills out of the chamber. Senate File 274 protects the freedom of speech on college campuses in Iowa. This bill, which passed the Senate with bi-partisan support, provides common-sense, proactive protections […]
by Rep. Dustin Hite Debate season is in full swing at the State Capitol. This is the time in session when bills are presented in front of the entire House for consideration. If a bill passes through the House, it then goes to the Senate, and vice versa. After a bill has been debated on […]
(DES MOINES) – On Monday, Rep. Dustin Hite (R-New Sharon) successfully floor managed his first legislation in the Iowa House, passing two bills following floor debate. House File 514 clarifies that a person convicted with three or more OWIs can be charged as a habitual offender. This legislation will make Iowa’s roads safer by holding […]
Agriculture House File 311–Removing Personal Identification Numbers from IDALS Forms Proposes to eliminate a requirement solely applicable in the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) for the regulation of commercial establishment (pet animal breeders, sellers, and distributors) that applicants for ‘commercial establishment’ must submit to the department their personal identification number (social security number) […]
by Ken Rozenboom State legislators work on a wide array of issues. In this week’s newsletter I want to focus on two bills that I’ve directed throughout the committee process, and are eligible for debate on the floor of the Senate. As the chairman of the Natural Resources and Environment Committee I drafted Senate Study […]
