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The week of Monday, March 10, 2025

What happened at the Capitol, March 10, 2025 to March 16, 2025, in the 91st General Assembly’s 2025 session.

108
bills filed
82
floor votes
1
sent to the Governor
1
signed into law

Signed into law · 1

  • SF 171 Modifying provisions related to the effective date of school district enlargements, reorga… · March 12, 2025

Sent to the Governor · 1

  • SF 171 Modifying provisions related to the effective date of school district enlargements, reorga…

Passed the House · 52

  • HF 181 Prohibiting open containers of beverages containing tetrahydrocannabinol in the passenger …
  • HF 248 Relating to the treatment of adoptive parent employees and making penalties applicable
  • HF 297 Relating to certain emergency services provided by a city
  • HF 298 Relating to the placement of a child who is the subject of a pending delinquency petition …
  • HF 299 Relating to the provision of information relating to immunization exemptions
  • HF 300 Enacting the physician assistant licensure compact
  • HF 306 Relating to the dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to minors and providing p…
  • HF 310 Relating to assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations including a health care pro…
  • HF 314 Authorizing the waiver of preplacement investigations and reports in certain adoption proc…
  • HF 315 Relating to budget adjustments by school districts affected by a natural disaster
  • HF 316 Relating to career education, including middle school career exploration and industry-reco…
  • HF 703 Concerning information regarding certain state and federal student loan programs
40 more
  • SF 42 Modifying the costs eligible for emergency medical services fund expenditures, and includi…
  • HF 363 Relating to the final disposition of remains
  • HF 367 Relating to family interactions during an ongoing child in need of assistance proceeding
  • HF 380 Designating the acquisition of certain vehicles or vehicle equipment as a general county p…
  • HF 381 Relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, …
  • HF 393 Relating to the Iowa school performance profiles published by the department of education,…
  • HF 397 Relating to the address confidentiality program
  • HF 398 Relating to the duties of the director of the department of corrections, the board of corr…
  • HF 472 Creating a special motion for expedited relief in actions involving the exercise of the ri…
  • HF 513 Relating to participation in high school extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests…
  • SF 166 Relating to bank utilization of filing services offered by the secretary of state
  • HF 386 Providing for a study of transitioning certain medical schools in Iowa from four-year prog…
  • HF 390 Relating to physical examinations of personnel working in licensed or registered child car…
  • HF 515 Relating to school districts that share the operational functions of a school resource off…
  • HF 516 Relating to medical residency and fellowship positions, including priority for admission t…
  • HF 523 Relating to the ability of peace officers to file a petition for emergency protective orde…
  • HF 530 Authorizing a member of the general assembly, judicial officer, attorney general, deputy a…
  • HF 533 Relating to the midwest interstate passenger rail compact, and including effective date pr…
  • HF 546 Relating to initial appearance minimum bond amounts for certain criminal offenses
  • HF 547 Enacting the respiratory care interstate compact
  • HF 548 Relating to the recycling of battery electric motor vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric m…
  • HF 549 Relating to the review of an officer-involved shooting case by a county attorney
  • HF 573 Relating to filing applications and custody of the respondent in an involuntary commitment…
  • HF 578 Relating to the office of the consumer advocate
  • HF 579 Relating to certain amounts of school district funding for programs for at-risk students, …
  • HF 602 Relating to testimony by a minor witness using two-way, closed-circuit equipment
  • SF 153 Relating to driver age qualifications for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers operati…
  • SF 213 Relating to library services provided by the department of administrative services
  • HF 317 Relating to indigent defense and the appointment of counsel by the court
  • HF 441 Concerning the functions of the employment appeal board; the workers’ compensation commiss…
  • HF 615 Relating to the offense of intentional misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal …
  • HF 643 Requiring the department of health and human services to reimburse a county for the tempor…
  • HF 644 Relating to the delegation of custodial rights and duties with respect to a child
  • HF 647 Relating to the place of trial for certain criminal offenses
  • HF 648 Relating to a licensed sedation provider host permit for a dentist
  • HF 652 Concerning county and city regulation of real property and the powers granted to a board o…
  • HF 710 Relating to roofs on private docks and required insurance
  • HF 776 Relating to matters under the purview of the department of inspections, appeals, and licen…
  • HF 783 Implementing requirements related to organizations that sponsor or administer extracurricu…
  • SF 377 Prohibiting the consideration of the deployment, implementation, or use of a motor carrier…

Passed the Senate · 30

  • SF 277 Modifying provisions related to compulsory education, truancy, and chronic absenteeism
  • SF 295 Relating to the disposition of real property on the capitol complex, and including effecti…
  • SF 308 Relating to disclosure to the general assembly of information concerning nongovernmental e…
  • SF 377 Prohibiting the consideration of the deployment, implementation, or use of a motor carrier…
  • SF 393 Relating to discovery and postconviction procedure
  • SF 397 Relating to assaults, including assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations and inm…
  • SF 413 Relating to requirements for, and regular meetings of, the board of directors of a state b…
  • SF 42 Modifying the costs eligible for emergency medical services fund expenditures, and includi…
  • SF 472 Relating to retention and recertification elections for public employee collective bargain…
  • SF 512 Relating to statutes of limitations in civil actions
  • SF 75 Relating to county supervisors, concerning county supervisor representation plans and coun…
  • SF 93 Relating to qualifications to serve as a commissioner or an executive director for a count…
18 more
  • HF 298 Relating to the placement of a child who is the subject of a pending delinquency petition …
  • SF 137 Relating to short course law enforcement training requirements
  • SF 153 Relating to driver age qualifications for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers operati…
  • SF 176 Relating to participation in cocurricular and extracurricular activities offered by school…
  • SF 253 Creating a lifetime fur harvester license for disabled veterans
  • SF 296 Allowing police service dogs to receive emergency veterinary medical services while on dut…
  • SF 314 Relating to the license application form for real estate brokers and salespersons, and bro…
  • SF 319 Relating to certain cost controls for health care services
  • SF 427 Relating to requirements for licensure as a professional land surveyor
  • HF 180 Relating to the criminal offense of grooming and the sex offender registry, and making pen…
  • HF 181 Prohibiting open containers of beverages containing tetrahydrocannabinol in the passenger …
  • HF 182 Relating to controlled substances, including certain controlled substances schedules and p…
  • SF 266 Relating to theft, forgery, and fraud involving a gift card, and providing penalties
  • SF 384 Relating to notices required for the closure of railway crossings for repairs or upgrades,…
  • SF 395 Relating to illegal gaming, and making penalties applicable
  • SF 462 Relating to weapons, including mandatory minimum sentences relating to the control, posses…
  • SF 566 Creating a study committee on the administration of the court debt system
  • SF 603 Relating to workforce compensation and training, unemployment insurance, and other functio…

Approved in committee · 64

  • HF 43 Establishing the criminal offense of unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit…
  • HF 452 Relating to human trafficking, including screening children, civil statutes of limitations…
  • HF 461 Modifying provisions related to notices that school officials are required to send when a …
  • HF 539 Relating to the law enforcement academy, including military veterans with active duty mili…
  • HF 68 Modifying provisions related to open enrollment policies and English-language learners
  • SF 169 Relating to record access by members of cooperative associations providing utility service
  • SF 26 Relating to budgets of local emergency management agencies and including applicability pro…
  • SF 359 Limiting liability for food dealers and owners of commercial vehicles who donate food to a…
56 more
  • SF 363 Relating to the Iowa health and wellness plan and member community engagement requirements…
  • SF 431 Relating to retention of fees for public improvement contracts
  • SF 565 Providing for the continuation of health insurance in certain circumstances for the surviv…
  • SF 566 Creating a study committee on the administration of the court debt system
  • SF 567 Relating to property law by modifying provisions related to forcible entry and detainer ac…
  • SF 568 Relating to certain state highways not designated as part of the interstate road system, i…
  • SF 569 Concerning county and city regulation of real property and the powers granted to a board o…
  • SF 570 Creating a specialty business court, providing fees, and including effective date and appl…
  • SF 571 Relating to defense subpoenas in criminal cases, and providing penalties
  • SF 572 Prohibiting the licensure of certain entities of the People’s Republic of China, the Russi…
  • SF 573 Relating to motor vehicle glass repair, replacement, and insurance, making penalties appli…
  • SF 575 Relating to health care including a funding model for the rural health care system; the el…
  • SF 576 Relating to bonds for general contractors
  • SF 577 Relating to critical infrastructure sabotage, and making penalties applicable
  • SF 579 Relating to local laws implementing the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965, local civil rights …
  • SF 580 Relating to monetary donations that may be received and gifted by local officials and loca…
  • SF 581 Relating to the reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties
  • SF 582 Relating to matters under the purview of the department of health and human services, incl…
  • SF 583 Relating to school safety by requiring the creation of school safety assessment teams and …
  • SF 584 Concerning alcoholic beverage control
  • SF 585 Relating to energy systems by modifying electric power generation, energy storage, and tra…
  • SF 586 Relating to third-party litigation funding and including applicability provisions
  • SF 587 Relating to solicitation by a financial institution using prescreened trigger lead informa…
  • SF 588 Concerning local government notice requirements on certain actions
  • SF 589 Relating to solid waste collection and disposal by establishing a maximum rate increase ch…
  • SF 591 Relating to the natural hazard mitigation financing program, the disaster recovery housing…
  • SF 592 Relating to county and city regulation of accessory dwelling units
  • SF 593 Providing for the preparation and filing of a district parcel record that identifies all p…
  • SF 594 Requiring the state fire marshal to conduct a study on the consolidation of fire protectio…
  • SF 595 Related to the regulation of construction, including state building codes, contractor lice…
  • SF 597 Relating to the rights and obligations of certain state and local government entities in e…
  • SF 598 Relating to the assessment of certain development property, and including effective date a…
  • SF 600 Relating to storm water drainage system services by creating exemptions for service charge…
  • SF 601 Relating to timelines for online information availability concerning the discontinuance of…
  • HF 469 Relating to state services and benefits provided to veterans, including state grants, publ…
  • HF 632 Relating to civil liability actions against motocross facilities
  • SF 222 Relating to workforce training, unemployment insurance, adult education, and other functio…
  • HF 105 Relating to the definition of medical cannabidiol
  • 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 596 Relating to the recounting and contesting of elections, and providing penalties
  • 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 604 Relating to the measurement of units sold for purposes of cigarette and tobacco regulation…
  • SF 605 Relating to state income tax withholdings on winnings from sports wagering, and including …
  • SF 606 Relating to electronic filing of sales and use tax returns, and including effective date p…
  • SF 607 Relating to unemployment insurance taxes on employers
  • HF 485 Exempting from the state sales and use tax the sales price of adaptive driving equipment s…
  • HF 94 Relating to individual income taxation by exempting certain amounts received from nonquali…
  • SF 608 Regulating the marketing of grain, by providing for fees paid by grain dealers and warehou…

Closest votes

  • SF 472 A bill for an act relating to retention and recertification elections …
    Senate · March 10, 2025 · 32–15
  • SF 512 A bill for an act relating to statutes of limitations in civil actions…
    Senate · March 10, 2025 · 33–14
  • SF 393 A bill for an act relating to discovery and postconviction procedure.(…
    Senate · March 10, 2025 · 33–14
  • SF 295 A bill for an act relating to the disposition of real property on the …
    Senate · March 10, 2025 · 33–14
  • SF 75 A bill for an act relating to county supervisors, concerning county su…
    Senate · March 10, 2025 · 35–12

Most lobbied

  • HF 920 Relating to the double up food bucks program and making an appropriati…
    19 organizations took a side
  • HF 905 Relating to the establishment of the work without worry program under …
    17 organizations took a side
  • SF 363 Relating to the Iowa health and wellness plan and member community eng…
    16 organizations took a side
  • HF 852 Relating to pharmacy benefits managers, pharmacies, and prescription d…
    13 organizations took a side
  • SF 592 Relating to county and city regulation of accessory dwelling units
    12 organizations took a side

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