Articles Tagged: Iowa House

Republicans say legislation is needed to preserve the Iowa caucuses’ first-in-the-nation status

Weapons must be out of sight; driver must have permit to carry under provisions.

Iowa cities would not be allowed to ban residents from owning specific dog breeds under a bill House lawmakers passed Tuesday.

Legislation that would require Iowa caucus participants to vote in-person — which would effectively kill Iowa Democrats’ plan for mail-in caucusing in 2024 — was introduced this week in the Iowa House by Republican state lawmaker Bobby Kaufmann, the son of Republican Party of Iowa state chairman Jeff Kaufmann.

Members of the House Ways and Means tax policy committee amended the bill to prohibit companies from collecting data on children under 18 without “verifiable parental consent.”

Iowa House to weigh asset tests after passage by Senate

Estimate comes from nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency

Some bills won’t make it this year

House and Senate Republicans differ on approach

Education policy dealing with graphic materials and the teaching of gender identity passed, but a bill regulating carbon capture pipelines did not

Lawmakers to hold public hearing on a bill that would alter eligibility requirements for Iowans to qualify for food and health care assistance.

Iowa Republican House lawmakers have proposed a measure that would require parental consent before children under the age of 18 can use social media.

Rob Sand, the lone Democrat to hold statewide office, said if Republicans want to target him directly, they should hurl insults, not advance legislation he said will harm Iowa taxpayers.

The legislation that has stalled in previous years appears to have more momentum this session.

Bill advances that would apply asset tests to applicants