Articles Tagged: Iowa Senate

Legislation in the Iowa House and Senate would prohibit unauthorized camping on public lands, a move advocates for people experiencing homelessness argue would “criminalize homelessness.”

After years of House Republicans taking the lead, Senate Republicans have introduced sweeping legislation that would address pipeline regulations and landowner rights

Nearly a year after Iowa saw historic flooding and tornadoes, legislation proposed by Gov. Kim Reynolds would help fund and streamline the assistance process for rebuilding after natural disasters for impacted Iowans.

The appropriation in the Iowa House legislation would be contingent on the U.S. Department of Agriculture approving a waiver for SNAP exemptions that could strike nearly two-thirds of food products at a grocery store from eligibility.

The general state funding increase would be the lowest in at least five years; Republicans say the proposals are sustainable, while Democrats say they are woefully inadequate

The Iowa Department of Public Safety says under current law there is no legal mechanism by which to charge individuals for sharing their sports betting accounts with others or making bets on another’s behalf.

Medical practitioners, health care institutions and patients would be given broader allowance for consciously objecting to receiving or administering certain forms of medical care under proposed legislation in the Iowa legislature.

Opponents say it targets drag shows and venues

Schools would be required to prohibit students from having phones during instructional time under a bill from Gov. Kim Reynolds that was advanced by lawmakers.

Under a bill being considered in the Iowa Senate, Bayer -- the maker of glyphosate-based Roundup -- would be shielded from lawsuits claiming the company failed to warn consumers of health risks if the product label complies with federal labeling requirements.

Iowa school districts would be barred from taking disciplinary action against teachers who don’t use a student’s preferred name or pronouns under legislation being considered by state lawmakers.

Iowa cities, counties and school districts would be prohibited from using taxpayer funding to pay statehouse lobbyists under legislation considered in the Iowa Senate.

Iowa Senate Republican lawmakers are once again trying to push forward legislation that would disband citizen review boards that provide oversight of local law enforcement like the ones created in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.

The previous senator for District 35, Chris Cournoyer, resigned in December to become lieutenant governor. Two years remain of Cournoyer’s four-year term.

Jack Whitver will continue to lead Republicans in the Iowa Senate as treatment on his brain tumor continues, Iowa Senate Republicans announced Tuesday.