Recaps › 2025 session

The week of Monday, March 3, 2025

What happened at the Capitol, March 3, 2025 to March 9, 2025, in the 91st General Assembly’s 2025 session.

283

bills filed

floor votes

sent to the Governor

signed into law

Passed the House · 5

HF 178 Relating to the penalty for speeding in excess of twenty miles per hour over the limit
HF 259 Relating to public notice requirements for meetings of a governmental body
HF 532 Enacting the dietitian licensure compact
SF 162 Relating to the Iowa public employees’ retirement system’s notification requirements to me…
SF 278 Relating to robotics extracurricular activities, including requiring the department of edu…

Passed the Senate · 0

No bills passed the Senate.

Approved in committee · 140

HF 320 Relating to the right to try Act
HF 340 Relating to the practice of dental assistants without registration by the dental board
HF 364 Relating to a standing appropriation to the department of health and human services to mak…
HF 449 Relating to screening children for commercial sexual exploitation in certain circumstances
HF 49 Relating to a barbering and cosmetology establishment training program
HF 589 Creating the compassion and care for medically challenging pregnancies Act
SF 474 Relating to services and support for youth, including treatment, physical assessments, and…
SF 475 Imposing a tax on certain products containing nicotine or nonnicotine substances, creating…

132 more

SF 476 Relating to the personal needs allowance under the medical assistance program
SF 477 Relating to qualifications for a certificate as a certified public accountant and includin…
HF 102 Relating to school personnel training, emergency care planning, authorizations for assisti…
HF 149 Modifying provisions related to the harassment or bullying of students enrolled in school …
HF 284 Modifying provisions related to public libraries that are eligible to receive state assist…
HF 334 Authorizing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to employ chapl…
HF 347 Relating to consideration of the educational setting of a minor child in a child custody p…
HF 414 Concerning conflicts of interest involving a county attorney
HF 433 Relating to national wild turkey federation special registration plates, providing fees, a…
HF 452 Relating to human trafficking, including screening children, civil statutes of limitations…
HF 463 Establishing human trafficking prosecution units
HF 464 Relating to court-ordered substance use disorder evaluations for persons convicted of oper…
HF 480 Relating to beneficial use in the context of water allocation
HF 505 Relating to noodling licenses
HF 543 Providing for access to feminine hygiene products in public school restrooms and making an…
HF 556 Relating to health insurers’ credentialing process
HF 593 Relating to groundwater hazard statement requirements
HF 62 Relating to obscene material available on devices and imposing civil liability on certain …
HF 627 Relating to annual percentage rates for delayed deposit service transactions
HF 81 Relating to obscene materials involving minors, and providing penalties
HF 86 Relating to aid, processes, and services for children in, adopted from, or in need of fost…
HF 95 Relating to the use of blue lights on vessels operating on waters under the jurisdiction o…
SF 138 Relating to elective social studies courses emphasizing religious scripture that school di…
SF 172 Relating to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention
SF 375 Relating to the maximum power output for low-speed electric bicycles and pedestrian convey…
SF 487 Relating to employer recordkeeping and auditing requirements for purposes of unemployment …
SF 488 Relating to vehicle registration plates, including registration plate frames and Gadsden f…
SF 489 Requiring the department of transportation to ensure equal representation for the developm…
SF 491 Prohibiting the use of remotely piloted aircraft flying over farm property, and making pen…
SF 492 Relating to the acquisition of certain vehicles by a vehicle recycler, and making penaltie…
SF 493 Prohibiting political subdivisions from using certain moneys to hire lobbyists or pay inst…
SF 494 Prohibiting the regulation of certain residential gardens by state agencies and local gove…
SF 495 Relating to nuisance actions against sports or exposition venues
SF 496 Relating to county and city regulation of pet licenses and fees
SF 497 Concerning county and city administration, and including effective date and applicability …
SF 498 Relating to county and city landscaping regulation in commercial and multifamily residenti…
SF 499 Relating to certain emergency services provided by a city
SF 503 Relating to government bodies for purposes of open records, and making penalties applicabl…
SF 504 Relating to unemployment insurance taxes on employers
SF 506 Relating to raw farm products for purposes of increased gross weight for motor vehicles tr…
SF 507 Restricting county and city diversity, equity, and inclusion programs
SF 511 Relating to Iowa’s urban renewal law and urban revitalization law by establishing provisio…
HF 105 Relating to the definition of medical cannabidiol
HF 112 Relating to the maximum annual gross income for an enterprise to qualify as a targeted sma…
HF 127 Relating to county supervisors, concerning county supervisor representation plans and coun…
HF 140 Providing for the direct shipment of alcoholic liquor, providing fees, and including effec…
HF 162 Requiring employees of the department of transportation to provide a specimen for alcohol …
HF 201 Relating to harassment by the dissemination, publication, distribution, or posting of pers…
HF 206 Relating to motor vehicle window tint, and making penalties applicable
HF 234 Establishing the armed forces reserve component scholarship program within the college stu…
HF 238 Relating to pipelines transporting liquefied carbon dioxide, including permit renewal and …
HF 241 Relating to utilities commission member attendance at hearings and informational meetings
HF 242 Relating to procedures to review the exercise of eminent domain, and providing fees
HF 265 Relating to fire fighter training and certification
HF 278 Relating to parental authorization for minors to create accounts on social media platforms…
HF 292 Relating to persons eligible for special registration plates with a veteran processed embl…
HF 3 Relating to the collection of fines issued for excessive speed violations detected by an a…
HF 331 Implementing requirements related to organizations that sponsor or administer extracurricu…
HF 365 Establishing a cause of action for murder in the first degree by causing the death of anot…
HF 37 Relating to the salary of county attorneys in certain counties
HF 38 Authorizing cities to establish self-supported entertainment areas
HF 43 Establishing the criminal offense of unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit…
HF 442 Providing for the disclosure of lead service lines in real estate disclosures
HF 461 Modifying provisions related to notices that school officials are required to send when a …
HF 469 Relating to state services and benefits provided to veterans, including state grants, publ…
HF 47 Relating to confidential records including booking photographs
HF 519 Relating to the disposition of firearms and ammunition deposited with the department of pu…
HF 539 Relating to the law enforcement academy, including military veterans with active duty mili…
HF 596 Relating to the recounting and contesting of elections, and providing penalties
HF 599 Relating to regional representation and residency requirements for members of the state tr…
HF 608 Relating to county hospital operation of a child care facility
HF 613 Relating to the maximum driving distance for persons issued a special minor’s restricted d…
HF 614 Requiring the state transportation commission to prioritize the improvement of United Stat…
HF 618 Relating to digital networks utilized by transportation network companies
HF 632 Relating to civil liability actions against motocross facilities
HF 68 Modifying provisions related to open enrollment policies and English-language learners
HF 69 Relating to the sale, possession, and consumption of alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer on pu…
HF 692 Relating to deer hunting privileges of disabled veterans, and making penalties applicable
HF 729 Relating to a railway tracks overpass and underpass fund, and making appropriations
HF 73 Requiring persons to pass a written test and obtain an education certificate prior to oper…
HF 89 Relating to reasonable and prudent following distances while a person is operating a motor…
SF 152 Relating to state driver’s license requirements for certain persons with a military driver…
SF 180 Relating to the right to refuse certain medical services for reasons of conscience
SF 221 Relating to child abuse and employees and agents of public schools and nonpublic schools
SF 294 Relating to temporary orders of child custody in dissolution proceedings
SF 366 Requiring school employees to be put on administrative leave in certain specified circumst…
SF 512 Relating to statutes of limitations in civil actions
SF 513 Prohibiting a court from ordering payment of a postsecondary education subsidy for a child…
SF 515 Relating to consideration of the educational setting of a minor child in a child custody p…
SF 516 Directing the department of education to convene a working group to study the impact of te…
SF 519 Establishing a school of intellectual freedom at the university of Iowa
SF 520 Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to community college and …
SF 521 Relating to payment of reasonable attorney fees for contempt relative to a dissolution of …
SF 522 Providing for programs and regulations related to agriculture, including crop production, …
SF 523 Relating to the establishment or modification of legal custody of a child
SF 524 Relating to awarding the costs in administrative hearings or court proceedings involving t…
SF 525 Relating to student nutrition, including by modifying the curricula provided to students e…
HF 191 Relating to the intentional emission of air contaminants into the atmosphere
HF 237 Relating to sanctions on intervenors in contested cases before the Iowa utilities commissi…
HF 366 Relating to government ethics of employees of a state agency, and making penalties applica…
HF 373 Relating to legal representation for children who are placed in, or may be placed in, fost…
HF 491 Concerning common carriers and including effective date and applicability provisions
HF 594 Relating to discrimination in the provision of financial services, and providing civil pen…
HF 610 Relating to persons allowed to intervene in proceedings under the Iowa utilities commissio…
HF 669 Relating to the expungement of certain criminal history records of victims of human traffi…
HF 713 Relating to probate law, including providing notice to named beneficiaries and a process f…
HF 728 Relating to police, fire department, and other emergency vehicles
SF 105 Relating to mandatory minimum sentences relating to the control, possession, receipt, or t…
SF 128 Relating to immunization information requested on a medical examiner report used for inves…
SF 140 Relating to satellite absentee voting stations
SF 251 Relating to the appointment of an ombudsman assistant for investigating complaints related…
SF 266 Relating to theft, forgery, and fraud involving a gift card, and providing penalties
SF 407 Relating to the membership of district judicial nominating commissions
SF 540 Relating to the administration of elections
SF 541 Relating to the administration of elections
SF 542 Relating to the suspension of child support and medical support in certain circumstances
SF 544 Relating to salaries and allowances of state elected officials, and including effective da…
SF 545 Providing for the implementation of battery stewardship plans, making appropriations, and …
SF 546 Relating to oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the authority of the de…
SF 547 Relating to area agencies on aging, dementia service specialists, and a dementia services …
SF 548 Relating to the use of personal flotation devices on personal watercraft
SF 549 Creating boat permits for boat liveries, and including retroactive applicability provision…
SF 550 Relating to voter registration, including voter registration file maintenance, application…
SF 552 Relating to a review of anti-obesity medications by the department of health and human ser…
SF 553 Relating to restrictions on the acquisition of real property by the department of natural …
SF 554 Relating to the delegation of custodial rights and duties with respect to a child
SF 555 Relating to the size requirement of a farm unit for purposes of receiving special turkey a…
SF 563 Relating to the licensure of crematory operators and funeral establishments, and making pe…
SF 6 Relating to the provision of information relating to immunization exemptions
HF 277 Removing birth centers from the meaning of institutional health facility
HF 36 Relating to interpretation of law in administrative and judicial proceedings under the Iow…
HF 88 Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to private instruction, w…

Closest votes

SF 162 A bill for an act relating to the Iowa public employees’ retirement sy…
House · March 4, 2025 · 88–7
HF 178 A bill for an act relating to the penalty for speeding in excess of tw…
House · March 4, 2025 · 90–5
HF 259 A bill for an act relating to public notice requirements for meetings …
House · March 4, 2025 · 94–1

Most lobbied

HF 714 Relating to restrictions on the acquisition of real property by the de…
21 organizations took a side
SF 360 Relating to the administration of gene-based vaccines, and providing p…
20 organizations took a side
HSB 186 Relating to medication abortions including required informed consent a…
20 organizations took a side
HF 712 Relating to liability for injuries caused by vaccines
20 organizations took a side
SSB 1195 Relating to homelessness including unauthorized use of public land, sa…
19 organizations took a side

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