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EIGHTH WEEK OF LEGISLATIVE SESSION The Legislature has now completed the eighth week of session, and activity continues to pick up as both chambers engage

SEVENTH WEEK OF LEGISLATIVE SESSION The week after funnel week is noticeably slower paced than the previous two weeks. The legislature has primarily been in

SIXTH WEEK OF LEGISLATIVE SESSION This week marked the first legislative “funnel” deadline. To remain eligible for consideration, a bill must pass out of a

FIFTH WEEK OF LEGISLATIVE SESSION The week before Funnel Week is typically chaotic, as legislators rush to hold subcommittees on bills they want to advance

FOURTH WEEK OF LEGISLATIVE SESSION The fourth week of session was short but extremely busy. Between the House and Senate, there were more than 150

THIRD WEEK OF LEGISLATIVE SESSION The third week of session was another short but busy week. President Trump visited Des Moines on Tuesday, and many

SECOND WEEK OF LEGISLATIVE SESSION The second week was short but jampacked. The legislature observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday and was not

FIRST WEEK OF LEGISLATIVE SESSION The first week of the legislative session is largely ceremonial. This is the second year of the two-year General Assembly.

NEW NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE CHAIR Sen. Annette Sweeney (RIowa Falls) will again chair the Senate’s Natural Resources and Environment Committee, while Rep. Devon Wood (RNew