Recaps › 2025 session

The week of Monday, April 14, 2025

What happened at the Capitol, April 14, 2025 to April 20, 2025, in the 91st General Assembly’s 2025 session.

bills filed

floor votes

sent to the Governor

signed into law

Signed into law · 12

HF 309 Relating to the review by the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing of certain… · April 18, 2025
HF 314 Authorizing the waiver of preplacement investigations and reports in certain adoption proc… · April 18, 2025
HF 363 Relating to the final disposition of remains · April 18, 2025
HF 367 Relating to family interactions during an ongoing child in need of assistance proceeding · April 18, 2025
HF 647 Relating to the place of trial for certain criminal offenses · April 18, 2025
HF 857 Relating to solicitation by a financial institution using prescreened trigger lead informa… · April 18, 2025
HF 860 Prohibiting state and local regulations on fuel-powered equipment based on the equipment’s… · April 18, 2025
HF 924 Relating to the minimum age for acquiring or carrying weapons · April 18, 2025
SF 166 Relating to bank utilization of filing services offered by the secretary of state · April 18, 2025
SF 266 Relating to theft, forgery, and fraud involving a gift card, and providing penalties · April 18, 2025
SF 397 Relating to assaults, including assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations and inm… · April 18, 2025
SF 460 Relating to home inspections, including persons authorized to perform home inspections and… · April 18, 2025

Sent to the Governor · 12

HF 309 Relating to the review by the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing of certain…
HF 314 Authorizing the waiver of preplacement investigations and reports in certain adoption proc…
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 647 Relating to the place of trial for certain criminal offenses
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 924 Relating to the minimum age for acquiring or carrying weapons
SF 166 Relating to bank utilization of filing services offered by the secretary of state
SF 266 Relating to theft, forgery, and fraud involving a gift card, and providing penalties
SF 397 Relating to assaults, including assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations and inm…
SF 460 Relating to home inspections, including persons authorized to perform home inspections and…

Passed the House · 26

HF 805 Relating to the practice of dental assistants without registration by the dental board
HF 806 Relating to peer review committees and organ procurement organizations
HF 876 Providing for the disclosure of lead service lines in real estate disclosures and includin…
HF 919 Relating to children’s specialty hospital designations for certain nonprofit organizations…
HF 969 Concerning retirement contributions of and benefits associated with cancer diagnoses of me…
HF 979 Relating to vehicles operating with a permit for excessive size or weight, and providing f…
SF 427 Relating to requirements for licensure as a professional land surveyor
SF 574 Relating to retention of fees for public improvement contracts
HF 1000 Providing for the establishment of a veterans service organization grant program, and maki…
HF 1008 Relating to the creation of land redevelopment trusts
HF 901 Relating to the law enforcement academy, including military veterans with active duty mili…
HF 989 Relating to animal feeding operations, by providing for the regulation of anaerobic digest…

14 more

HF 990 Relating to the issuance of medical cannabidiol registration cards and licensure of medica…
HF 992 Relating to the fee for duplicates or other evidence of interstate fuel use tax permits or…
HF 994 Concerning quarterly reports on and payments of beer barrel and wine gallonage taxes, and …
HF 995 Relating to the issuance of a medical cannabidiol registration card to a person who is not…
HF 996 Providing a sales tax exemption for the furnishing of parking facilities services
SF 148 Relating to special landowner turkey hunting licenses
SF 175 Incorporating provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth …
SF 277 Modifying provisions related to compulsory education, truancy, and chronic absenteeism
SF 311 Relating to city civil service employees and related procedures and including effective da…
SF 369 Requiring students to pass the United States citizenship and immigration services naturali…
SF 398 Relating to closing costs for a debt secured by an interest in land
SF 423 Relating to deer hunting, including deer depredation and the purchasing of a youth deer hu…
SF 619 Relating to the natural hazard mitigation financing program, the disaster recovery housing…
SJR 9 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of a…

Passed the Senate · 41

HF 306 Relating to the dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to minors and providing p…
HF 316 Relating to career education, including middle school career exploration and industry-reco…
HF 441 Concerning the functions of the employment appeal board; the workers’ compensation commiss…
HF 470 Relating to alcoholic beverages, including license authorizations, bond requirements, and …
HF 516 Relating to medical residency and fellowship positions, including priority for admission t…
HF 532 Enacting the dietitian licensure compact
HF 547 Enacting the respiratory care interstate compact
HF 573 Relating to filing applications and custody of the respondent in an involuntary commitment…
HF 645 Relating to nuisance actions against racing facilities and racetracks
HF 879 Relating to critical infrastructure sabotage, and making penalties applicable
HF 928 Relating to the recounting and contesting of elections, and providing penalties
SF 369 Requiring students to pass the United States citizenship and immigration services naturali…

29 more

SF 617 Relating to the veterans trust fund
HF 190 Relating to the administration of the statewide summative assessment of student progress t…
HF 390 Relating to physical examinations of personnel working in licensed or registered child car…
HF 393 Relating to the Iowa school performance profiles published by the department of education,…
HF 437 Establishing a center for intellectual freedom at the university of Iowa
HF 652 Concerning county and city regulation of real property and the powers granted to a board o…
HF 870 Relating to students who attend a course in religious instruction that is provided by a pr…
HF 875 Relating to health insurers’ credentialing process
HF 887 Removing birth centers from the meaning of institutional health facility
HF 894 Relating to the release of liens on snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and water vessels
HF 901 Relating to the law enforcement academy, including military veterans with active duty mili…
HF 903 Relating to partial payments during construction of a farm-to-market road
SF 606 Relating to electronic filing of sales and use tax returns, and including effective date p…
SJR 11 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to requirements f…
HF 303 Relating to prior authorization and utilization review organizations
HF 383 Relating to the controlled substance crystalline polymorph psilocybin. Vetoed 6-11-25
HF 471 Modifying provisions related to school concussion and brain injury policies
HF 472 Creating a special motion for expedited relief in actions involving the exercise of the ri…
HF 643 Requiring the department of health and human services to reimburse a county for the tempor…
HF 776 Relating to matters under the purview of the department of inspections, appeals, and licen…
HF 862 Relating to the representation of boards of supervisors and county officials by outside co…
SF 474 Relating to services and support for youth, including treatment, physical assessments, and…
SF 604 Relating to the measurement of units sold for purposes of cigarette and tobacco regulation…
SF 612 Relating to state and local taxation and regulations by changing certain tax credits, ciga…
SF 619 Relating to the natural hazard mitigation financing program, the disaster recovery housing…
HF 295 Relating to accreditation of postsecondary educational institutions, prohibiting adverse a…
HF 398 Relating to the duties of the director of the department of corrections, the board of corr…
HF 706 Relating to open meetings and open records, providing penalties, and making penalties appl…
SF 625 Relating to gambling regulation, including enforcement, license fees, tax rates, and the u…

Approved in committee · 31

HF 179 Providing for the licensing of food processing plants, including certain operations locate…
HF 28 Relating to the creation of land redevelopment trusts
HF 565 Establishing a partial exemption on property taxes for certain residential properties sold…
HF 772 Providing for an annual authorization fee to be collected by the college student aid commi…
HF 831 Relating to human trafficking, including the establishment of human trafficking prosecutio…
HF 982 Relating to the natural hazard mitigation financing program, the disaster recovery housing…
SF 465 Relating to matters under the purview of the economic development authority and the Iowa f…
SF 57 Requiring the department of health and human services to reimburse a county for the tempor…

23 more

HF 110 Excluding overtime pay from the individual income tax, and including applicability provisi…
HF 211 Creating a radon mitigation system tax credit available against the individual and corpora…
HF 257 Prohibiting counties from charging a fee to operate a registered all-terrain vehicle or of…
HF 268 Exempting cash tips from the individual income tax, and including applicability provisions
HF 328 Relating to county recorder fees and land record information systems management
HF 394 Relating to certain state highways not designated as part of the interstate road system, i…
HF 550 Creating a grocer reinvestment program, a local produce processing grant program, and a gr…
HF 756 Relating to matters under the purview of the department of management, making appropriatio…
HF 757 Relating to matters under the purview of the department of health and human services, incl…
HF 913 Providing for the continuation of health insurance in certain circumstances for the surviv…
HF 962 Modifying the child and dependent care credit available against the individual income tax,…
HF 963 Exempting the sale of laundry soap or detergent from the sales tax
HF 964 Exempting the sale of toilet paper from the sales tax
HF 965 Relating to the adoption tax credit available against the individual income tax, and inclu…
HF 966 Exempting the sale of dietary supplements from the sales tax
HF 967 Relating to benefits and contributions for members of the Iowa public employees’ retiremen…
SF 613 Concerning the regulation and support of leisure activities, including by providing for ga…
SF 624 Relating to the opioid settlement fund, making appropriations, and including effective dat…
SF 626 Relating to federal moneys and regulations, including the appropriation of federal moneys …
SF 627 Authorizing length of service award programs for volunteer fire fighters, volunteer emerge…
SF 628 Relating to transportation and other infrastructure-related appropriations to the departme…
SF 629 Providing for an expedited filing service for filers of business documents administered by…
SF 631 Concerning quarterly reports on and payments of beer barrel and wine gallonage taxes, and …

Closest votes

HF 862 A bill for an act relating to the representation of boards of supervis…
Senate · April 16, 2025 · 30–17
HF 398 A bill for an act relating to the duties of the director of the depart…
Senate · April 17, 2025 · 32–15
HF 295 A bill for an act relating to accreditation of postsecondary education…
Senate · April 17, 2025 · 32–15
SJR 11 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the S…
Senate · April 15, 2025 · 32–15
HF 390 A bill for an act relating to physical examinations of personnel worki…
Senate · April 15, 2025 · 32–15

Most lobbied

HF 1008 Relating to the creation of land redevelopment trusts
15 organizations took a side
SSB 1229 Excluding interchange fees imposed upon certain taxes at points of sal…
13 organizations took a side
HF 982 Relating to the natural hazard mitigation financing program, the disas…
10 organizations took a side
HSB 311 Authorizing the use of revenues from the district management levy to p…
8 organizations took a side
HF 1011 Relating to human trafficking, including the establishment of human tr…
6 organizations took a side

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