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From idea to law

Steer a bill through the Iowa Legislature, one choice at a time. The rules are the real ones¹.

What happened: The first funnel passes before the committee approves it.

The end: it didn’t become law

Missed the first funnel

It didn’t clear a House committee by the first funnel, so it can’t move this session. Its idea could still come back as an amendment to a live bill.

Your bill so far (6 choices)

You have an idea: A rule: new school buses must have stop-arm cameras. A policy bill. It will face both funnel deadlines.
Getting it written: Ask the Legislative Services Agency to draft it. Nonpartisan staff at the Legislative Services Agency draft it and give it an LSB drafting number.
Who sponsors it?: Yours, with a few cosponsors. It’s introduced as a House File and sent to a committee.
Which committee?: Ways and Means. The Speaker sends it to Education instead: a school rule goes to the committee for its subject. Ways and Means is each chamber’s tax committee.
The subcommittee: Ask parents and a bus driver to come and speak, and others to send written comments. Each speaks for two minutes. The subcommittee recommends passing it.
The full committee and the first funnel: Hold out for the original and try again later. The first funnel passes before the committee approves it.