Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

Iowa lawmakers gave final passage to a bill that will open more jobs to teenagers in the state, sending the bill to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk to be signed into law.

Iowa attorneys would get paid more to represent indigent defendants to address a severe shortage that’s led to grueling caseloads.

Iowa House lawmakers approved bipartisan changes to a controversial bill to relax some of Iowa’s child labor laws. The amended bill is now headed to the Senate for final approval.

The bill expands eligibility for state assistance for child care, but increases work requirements for the program.

The proposal would limit local government spending that results from increases in property assessments

Iowa lawmakers gave final, unanimous approval Monday to a bill that sets guidelines for disciplining disruptive and violent students in public K-12 schools.

The bill, as amended, no longer requires that caucus participants register with a party at least 70 days in advance of the caucuses. Instead, parties could determine their own participation rules for their caucuses.

With the state budgeting process underway, lawmakers are hoping to finish that up and pass lingering policy bills by the end of the week.

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Legislators are focused on two proposals, but are running out of time to come to an agreement this session.

Projecting what the Iowa Legislature will and will not get done in its upcoming final days

They think revised bill is more likely to pass Iowa Senate

Bills would direct more money to the Iowa governor’s office, maternal health care and foreign animal disease preparedness, and away from water quality monitoring.

“The bill is the greatest pro-corruption bill and the worst perversion of checks and balances in Iowa’s history because it lets state government hide documents from auditors, and ends judicial review of such decisions,” Auditor Rob Sand said afterwards.

Under a bill advanced by Iowa lawmakers Wednesday, more families would qualify for child care assistance, but they would also be required to work more hours to receive such assistance.