Iowa

This week the Iowa House and Senate leadership determined the legislative session will continue its suspension until at least April 30 and the Governor issued her sixth emergency disaster proclamation.

Governor Reynolds issues a third proclamation on Sunday - including additional mandatory closures and more regulatory relief for Iowans impacted by COVID-19.

SBA loans and state-based disaster assistance are now available for businesses impacted by COVID-19.

Governor Reynolds issued a second State of Public Health Disaster Emergency Declaration Friday, March 20, effective immediately. The declaration provides additional regulatory relief to Iowans impacted by the COVID-19 public health disaster

A summary of the State of Iowa's response to COVID-19.

Week Nine ends with the filing deadline for the June Primary and a flurry of activity related to COVID-19

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Following the first funnel, this week we predictably saw an uptick in floor action in both chambers and a couple of debates that lasted into the evening.

We're through the first funnel and now the race to get existing legislation through the next deadline begins.

We're in week of 5 of the 15-week legislative session. By next Friday, any policy bill that has not made it out of a committee is no longer eligible for debate this session otherwise known as "dead."

While week four of the Iowa General Assembly was extremely active with legislation being both introduced and acted upon, it will most likely not be remembered for that. Rather, it will be remembered as the week of the 2020 Iowa Caucuses

With the Iowa Caucus nearly upon us, the Iowa Legislature continued an impressive pace in week three of the 2020 legislative session. 213 bills and resolutions were introduced this week, which brings the total number of bills to 545.