Learn · A game
From idea to law
Steer a bill through the Iowa Legislature, one choice at a time. The rules are the real ones1.
- The idea
- Committee
- The floor
- The Senate
- The Governor
What happened: Not how it works: the Legislative Services Agency drafts every bill and amendment. Try again.
Decision 4
Getting it written
A bill has to be written in legal language, as instructions for changing the Iowa Code. Who writes it?
Learn more: Who works at the Legislature
Your bill so far (3 choices)
- You have an idea: A grant: state money to help districts buy cameras. A spending bill. Spending bills are exempt from the funnel, and the Governor can veto single items in them.
- Getting it written: Write it yourself and file it. Not how it works: the Legislative Services Agency drafts every bill and amendment. Try again.
- Getting it written: Write it yourself and file it. Not how it works: the Legislative Services Agency drafts every bill and amendment. Try again.