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Immigration 3/14
Email template for all legislators is: <first name>.<last name>@ legis.iowa.gov Phone numbers are: House Switchboard is 515-281-3221 Senate Switchboard is 515-281-3371 These bills have survived the first funnel. SF2187 ( OPPOSE ) Requires verification of citizenship and immigration status of those applying or renewing a drivers license. Passed the Senate and is now in the House Transportation Committee . HF2296 ( OPPOSE ) Act restricts counties and cities from issuing
Mariah Tang
2 days ago1 min read
LGBTQ+ 3/14
Email template for all legislators is: <first name>.<last name>@ legis.iowa.gov Phone numbers are: House Switchboard is 515-281-3221 Senate Switchboard is 515-281-3371 These bills have survived the first funnel. HF2338 ( OPPOSE ) Bill is known as the “don’t say gay” legislation. Extends current law to include 7th through 12th graders. Prohibits school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionna
Mariah Tang
2 days ago1 min read
Affordability 3/14
Unlike the federal government, Iowa has a constitutional requirement to enact a balanced budget. In recent years, this budget deficit has been offset by using Iowa’s emergency reserve funds. Reserve funds are a temporary one time fix and likely will be exhausted in the next few years, if revenues do not recover and expenditures continue to grow. What does this balanced budget requirement look like “in action” from 2025 to 2026 and what is the forecast into 2027? The Iowa R
Mariah Tang
2 days ago2 min read
Education 3/14
Several key opposition bills have moved out of committee and are now eligible for debate and voting in both chambers. You are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO CALL to protest these bills before an official floor vote! HF621 / SF2263 ( OPPOSE ) GUN CONTROL ON SCHOOL GROUNDS The bill would allow a person, with a valid permit to carry, to have a gun in their vehicle in the driveways and parking lots of school grounds. Click on the bill for more details. This bill is eligible for debate
Mariah Tang
2 days ago5 min read
Education 3/8
Many of the bills detailed last week remain in the same status, so most will be reviews of the previous week. There are several bills, not technically considered to be education bills, but they are related to education. Again, the library bills are of great importance, it is just one more step taking away local control and subverting freedoms. I have also included a gun “safety” bill below. Finally, the chaplain bill is still lingering. There are some very dangerous bills li
indivisiblecria
Mar 84 min read
Affordability 3/8
Appropriation bills will not appear until much later in the Legislative Session. The links for the subcommittees navigate to their focused website, where you can look at committee information including upcoming meetings and agendas. If you have focus areas you care strongly about, bookmark and check weekly! Appropriation Subcommittees continued to meet. NOTE: Significant discussion is expected regarding the overall state budget as revenues are not keeping pace with expend
indivisiblecria
Mar 81 min read
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