Recaps › 2025 session

The week of Monday, March 17, 2025

What happened at the Capitol, March 17, 2025 to March 23, 2025, in the 91st General Assembly’s 2025 session.

19
bills filed
83
floor votes
0
sent to the Governor
0
signed into law

Passed the House · 54

  • HF 510 Relating to petitions for special elections to fill vacancies in city offices
  • HF 524 Relating to the regulation of tanning facilities, and making penalties applicable
  • HF 544 Relating to matters before the Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board, including campai…
  • HF 640 Concerning self-storage facilities, including acceptances and defaults of rental agreement…
  • HF 704 Relating to the Iowa propane education and research council, and including applicability p…
  • HF 711 Relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including establi…
  • HF 777 Relating to applications for a motor vehicle salvage certificate of title by an insurer wi…
  • HF 778 Relating to qualifications for a certificate as a certified public accountant and includin…
  • HF 779 Relating to persons eligible for special registration plates with a veteran processed embl…
  • HF 793 Relating to fire fighter training and certification
  • HF 890 Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to community college and …
  • HF 190 Relating to the administration of the statewide summative assessment of student progress t…
42 more
  • HF 269 Prohibiting certain requirements for students and faculty at regents institutions relating…
  • HF 295 Relating to accreditation of postsecondary educational institutions, prohibiting adverse a…
  • HF 401 Providing for general education requirements for undergraduate students at regents institu…
  • HF 437 Establishing a center for intellectual freedom at the university of Iowa
  • HF 440 Relating to tuition, degree programs, employment, and related matters pertaining to studen…
  • HF 522 Relating to the therapeutic classroom incentive program by authorizing the expenditure of …
  • HF 782 Relating to electronic devices in schools, including student access during instructional h…
  • HF 784 Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to mathematics instructio…
  • HF 787 Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the…
  • HF 856 Prohibiting public entities from engaging in certain activities relating to diversity, equ…
  • HF 865 Modifying provisions related to the harassment or bullying of students enrolled in school …
  • HF 870 Relating to students who attend a course in religious instruction that is provided by a pr…
  • SF 603 Relating to workforce compensation and training, unemployment insurance, and other functio…
  • SF 75 Relating to county supervisors, concerning county supervisor representation plans and coun…
  • HF 189 Relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extrac…
  • HF 389 Relating to student abuse by school employees
  • HF 624 Relating to the farm tenancy net income exclusion available against the individual income …
  • HF 806 Relating to peer review committees and organ procurement organizations
  • HF 848 Relating to the state transportation commission, including by expanding the number of memb…
  • HF 851 Relating to student nutrition, including by modifying the curricula provided to students e…
  • HF 857 Relating to solicitation by a financial institution using prescreened trigger lead informa…
  • HF 860 Prohibiting state and local regulations on fuel-powered equipment based on the equipment’s…
  • HF 869 Providing for the conduct of licensed veterinarians when involved in certain legal matters…
  • HF 875 Relating to health insurers’ credentialing process
  • HF 879 Relating to critical infrastructure sabotage, and making penalties applicable
  • HF 886 Relating to the improvement of United States highway 30, including prioritization by the s…
  • HF 894 Relating to the release of liens on snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and water vessels
  • HF 895 Relating to regional transit districts
  • SF 266 Relating to theft, forgery, and fraud involving a gift card, and providing penalties
  • SF 470 Relating to prior authorization for dental care services, notice to dental care providers …
  • SF 605 Relating to state income tax withholdings on winnings from sports wagering, and including …
  • HF 385 Relating to discharge of involuntarily committed persons from a facility or a hospital
  • HF 470 Relating to alcoholic beverages, including license authorizations, bond requirements, and …
  • HF 509 Relating to Hawki coverage for the treatment of autism spectrum disorder applied behavior …
  • HF 570 Relating to probation, including discharge credits, educational credits, and workforce cre…
  • HF 572 Establishing the criminal offense of the smuggling of persons, and providing penalties
  • HF 649 Relating to human trafficking including services and prostitution, and making penalties ap…
  • HF 805 Relating to the practice of dental assistants without registration by the dental board
  • HF 858 Relating to concussion and brain injury training for coaches
  • HF 864 Requiring persons who operate certain internet sites, applications, or a segment of an int…
  • HF 889 Relating to government employee paid leave
  • SF 233 Relating to the right to try Act

Passed the Senate · 29

  • SF 106 Relating to the conveyance of firearms in or on certain vehicles
  • SF 140 Relating to satellite absentee voting stations
  • SF 257 Relating to the display of a validation sticker on a vehicle registration plate
  • SF 311 Relating to city civil service employees and related procedures and including effective da…
  • SF 315 Relating to pharmacy benefits manager reverse auctions and group insurance for public empl…
  • SF 407 Relating to the membership of district judicial nominating commissions
  • SF 469 Creating an emeritus license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and …
  • SF 470 Relating to prior authorization for dental care services, notice to dental care providers …
  • SF 491 Prohibiting the use of remotely piloted aircraft flying over farm property, and making pen…
  • SF 22 Relating to the use of an electronic device in a voice-activated or hands-free mode while …
  • SF 233 Relating to the right to try Act
  • SF 378 Relating to speed limits, including the speed limit range for which certain excessive spee…
17 more
  • SF 514 Relating to temporary orders of child custody in dissolution proceedings
  • SF 523 Relating to the establishment or modification of legal custody of a child
  • SF 583 Relating to school safety by requiring the creation of school safety assessment teams and …
  • SF 594 Requiring the state fire marshal to conduct a study on the consolidation of fire protectio…
  • SF 601 Relating to timelines for online information availability concerning the discontinuance of…
  • SF 605 Relating to state income tax withholdings on winnings from sports wagering, and including …
  • SF 256 Relating to disputed land boundaries and corners including acquiesced boundaries and corne…
  • SF 27 Relating to required information in the electronic database used by the department of tran…
  • SF 273 Relating to mandatory reporting to the board of educational examiners of licensed school e…
  • SF 288 Relating to students who are pregnant or who recently gave birth who attend state institut…
  • SF 448 Relating to department of education school bus driver authorization and approved courses o…
  • SF 459 Prohibiting the use of ranked choice and instant runoff voting in elections in this state
  • SF 513 Prohibiting a court from ordering payment of a postsecondary education subsidy for a child…
  • SF 521 Relating to payment of reasonable attorney fees for contempt relative to a dissolution of …
  • SF 573 Relating to motor vehicle glass repair, replacement, and insurance, making penalties appli…
  • SF 603 Relating to workforce compensation and training, unemployment insurance, and other functio…
  • SJR 9 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of a…

Approved in committee · 11

  • SF 193 Relating to the fee for duplicates or other evidence of interstate fuel use tax permits or…
  • SF 21 Authorizing the abatement of property taxes owed on property owned by the surviving spouse…
  • SF 387 Relating to alcoholic beverages, including license authorizations and fee determinations, …
  • SF 612 Relating to state and local taxation and regulations by changing certain tax credits, ciga…
  • SF 613 Concerning the regulation and support of leisure activities, including by providing for ga…
  • SF 614 Relating to the administration of the tax by the department of revenue by modifying provis…
  • HF 525 Relating to vehicle registration plates, including registration plate frames and Gadsden f…
  • HF 581 Establishing a scenic byways enhancement fund, including by providing for voluntary contri…
3 more
  • HF 754 Relating to health care including a funding model for the rural health care system; the el…
  • HF 796 Relating to the double up food bucks program, the supplemental nutrition assistance progra…
  • SF 512 Relating to statutes of limitations in civil actions

Closest votes

  • SF 407 A bill for an act relating to the membership of district judicial nomi…
    Senate · March 17, 2025 · 31–15
  • SF 603 A bill for an act relating to workforce compensation and training, une…
    Senate · March 19, 2025 · 32–15
  • SF 140 A bill for an act relating to satellite absentee voting stations. Effe…
    Senate · March 17, 2025 · 33–13
  • SF 459 A bill for an act prohibiting the use of ranked choice and instant run…
    Senate · March 19, 2025 · 34–13
  • SF 514 A bill for an act relating to temporary orders of child custody in dis…
    Senate · March 18, 2025 · 35–13

Most lobbied

  • SF 603 Relating to workforce compensation and training, unemployment insuranc…
    13 organizations took a side
  • SF 599 Relating to work requirements for the Iowa health and wellness plan, p…
    13 organizations took a side
  • HSB 310 Relating to a moratorium on economic development program funding for t…
    11 organizations took a side
  • HSB 318 Relating to fuel taxation by extending tax credits for E-15 gasoline a…
    9 organizations took a side
  • HF 967 Relating to benefits and contributions for members of the Iowa public …
    9 organizations took a side

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