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HF 2501Died when the session ended · February 14, 2024

Establishing a legislative services agency committee

Topics:State government

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 14, 2024
  2. Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
  3. Next: House committee
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary A new committee made up of 25 members from the Senate and House would oversee the Legislative Services Agency. This group will decide how many staff members are needed to finish work quickly and recommend pay for the agency's lawyers. Every year, they must send a report to the state legislature with their findings.1

Read the official explanation

This bill creates a legislative services agency (LSA) committee consisting of 12 members of the senate and 13 members of the house of representatives, apportioned according to party balance. The bill requires the committee to recommend salaries for LSA legal staff and determine the number of LSA staff needed to complete bill and fiscal note requests within 48 hours. The committee must submit an annual report to the general assembly by November 1 that includes the committee’s findings and recommendations.

Full bill text2

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§2.70

How the Code works3