2025 Bill Tracker Updated

The LWVIA tracks a wide variety of bills during each legislative session. This year not only did the Legislature introduce a record number of bills, they passed 70+ bills in the final three days of session, most with massive strike-after amendments. The LWVIA Bill Tracker is now fully updated with end-of-session actions. We will continue…

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Session Ends!

The 2025 Iowa Legislative Session ended this morning (May 15) at 5 a.m. Collectively the House and Senate passed all nine budget bills, the federal block grant bill, opioid settlement spending, a ban on the use of eminent domain for carbon pipelines, Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) reform, sports wagering revenue spending, the Governor’s rural health…

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Late Resolution on Gay Marriage

Sen. Sandy Salmon (R-Bremer) introduced a concurrent resolution yesterday (May 7) that conveys the Iowa Legislature’s deep displeasure with the courts over gay marriage. Senate Concurrent Resolution 12 states that the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same sex marriage throughout the country was antithetical to the US Constitution. The resolution states that “Obergefell…

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We Have Budget Targets!

Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Senate have agreed to a budget target for next year.  The House followed suit this afternoon and released its own target, which was slightly higher ($36 million more).  In the famous words of former US Senator Tom Harkin, this less than 1% difference is “pencil dust.”  While that difference…

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