September 5, 2021 Senate Staff Blog, Issues, Transparency & accountability, Voting Rights 0 Access details for three Iowa Redistricting virtual public input meetings will be available in mid-September at https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/meetings/ …
Thursday, September 2, new conference statement from Iowa Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls: “COVID isn’t going away because Kim Reynolds and Iowa Republicans aren’t doing anything to make it go away. Our return to normal continues to be pushed further …
September 1, 2021 Senate Staff Blog, Health care, Issues, News releases 0 Statement by Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls on Texas Abortion Ban “Earlier this week, Governor Reynolds issued a statement saying, ‘I believe and trust in Iowans to make the …
Sen Zach Wahls on what Iowa needs to do now for local school students: https://youtu.be/rdyhqj6qzQc Thursday, August 26, news conference statement by Senator Zach Wahls: Youtube: https://youtu.be/rdyhqj6qzQc Right now, Iowans want two things from our local …
For Immediate Release: August 24, 2021 State Senator Janet Petersen of Des Moines has organized a joint letter to Governor Kim Reynolds urging specific steps to make Iowa schools safer. The letter is signed by all 18 Democratic members of the Iowa …
Statement by Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls As prepared for delivery on August 19, 2021: “You just heard from Kim Reynolds, who had an opportunity to denounce Marjorie Taylor Greene’s radical conspiracies. She didn’t do that. That’s because Kim …
Community colleges are well-positioned to help Iowans and our economy bounce back from the pandemic. Since 1964, Iowa’s community colleges have provided education, training and services to students, businesses and communities throughout the state. As times …
The federal American Rescue Plan is the biggest piece of anti-poverty legislation in more than 50 years. It’s putting money into Iowans’ pocketbooks and lifting thousands of Iowa children out of poverty. One of the key features, an expanded Child Tax …
We fully agree with the opinion piece written by Iowa State Senator Janet Petersen. Our applause for her willingness to champion window legislation, which will protect the vulnerable and hold child predators and the institutions who enable them accountable …
Iowa Senate News Release For Immediate Release: July 6, 2021 Senate Democratic Leader appoints Jazmin Newton to redistricting panel Newton is an attorney, small business owner, community leader and social advocate. Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls …
SF 366 – Department of Revenue policy bill SF 366 makes a number of changes to existing tax policy, mostly clarifying current practices or making technical corrections to the administration and collection of taxes. Division I – A third-party developer tax …
SF 574 – Confidential information, veteran property tax credits and exemptions SF 574 by Ways and Means clarifies language in HF 2382, enacted in 2020, that addressed the collection of names of veterans through property tax information maintained by …
SF 230 – Salvaged vehicles SF 230 changes the threshold from 50% to 70% of the fair market value before a vehicle is considered a wrecked or salvaged vehicle. [2/3: 46-0 (Excused: Hogg, Lykam, Nunn; one vacancy)] SF 231– Special minor farm permit SF 231 …
SF 314 – DAS technical bill expanding designee authorizing ability SF 314 will allow an executive branch department director to authorize a designee to approve electronic travel authorization request forms. [2/23: 48-0 (Excused: Nunn, Shipley)] SF 185 – …
SF 353 – Drainage district projects: Repairs or improvements SF 353 establishes a cost threshold for when an engineer’s report must be filed by a drainage district board. The new threshold will be the greater of $50,000 or the adjusted competitive bidding …
HF 758 – Documentation requirements for affidavits HF 758 removes the word “substantially” so all counties have the same list of required documents for affidavits for real estate. Previously, Iowa law listed documentation for affidavits in real estate, and …
June 23, 2021 Senate Staff Blog 0 HF 558 – Minimum age for amusement ride attendants HF 588 establishes a minimum age and training requirements for attendants who control amusement rides. Under this bill, an attendant who controls rider restraints or the …
SJR 7 – Proposed Firearms Constitutional Amendment SJR 7 – Iowa’s Constitution currently does not include language on the right to possess arms. SJR 7 proposes an amendment to the Iowa Constitution conferring the right of the people to keep and bear arms. …
SF 296 – Pharmacists providing vaccines; Collaborative Pharmacy Practice SF 296 allows pharmacists to administer an immunization or vaccination for COVID-19 to patients 18 and older. It also states that pharmacists may, in consultation with the Department …
June 23, 2021 Senate Staff Blog, Ethics Committee, Votes 0 SCR 3 – Joint Lobbying Rules SCR 3updates Senate rules governing lobbyists. This resolution governs the 89th General Assembly. [2/3: 47-0 (Excused: Hogg, Lykam, Nunn; one vacancy)] Ethics-All-bill- …
