Iowa

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.

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The second year of the 88th General Assembly convened on Monday, January 17, 2020.

The 2020 session of the 88th General Assembly (GA) began Monday, January 13th. This weekly legislative report will summarize what you need to know from the week's activity at the Capitol.

On Monday, October 7, 2019, the Iowa House Republicans held leadership elections triggered by Rep. Linda Upmeyer's announcement that she would step down as Speaker and not seek re-election in 2020.

Effective July 1, 2019, injuries in the workplace from idiopathic and unexplained falls will be subject to a new law.

After a number of long days and late nights, the First Session of the 88th General Assembly of Iowa adjourned sine die on Saturday, April 27, 2019-the 105th day of session, five days ahead of the scheduled adjournment date.

At the close of Week 14, with 2 weeks left until the scheduled adjournment date of May 3rd, both House and Senate Majority Leadership teams are signaling that the session is nearly complete.

Budget bills and confirmations were the focus of activity this week at the Capitol.

With the end of week 12 came the end of the second funnel and the last chance for many policy bills to continue being considered this session.

Week 11 brought a balanced amount of floor and committee work, with a pause on Wednesday for two special recognitions.