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02/18/2026 4:00 PM Adjourned RM 116

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SSB 3088 w. amend. Senator Taylor: A bill for an act relating to criminal investigation, including the extension of DNA submission requirements to persons arrested for a felony or aggravated misdemeanor, and making appropriations to support the investigation of cold cases.

SF 586 Senator Bousselot: A bill for an act relating to third-party litigation funding and including applicability provisions.(Formerly SF 54.)

SF 2157 Senator Bousselot: A bill for an act relating to malicious prosecution arising from civil actions between private parties.

SSB 3115 w. amend. Senator Schultz: A bill for an act relating to abortions including informed consent, dispensing abortion-inducing drugs, and reporting abortion-inducing drug complications.

SSB 3156 Senator Dickey: A bill for an act relating to assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations and harassment against public utility employees or contractors, and making penalties applicable.

SSB 3167 w. amend. Senator Reichman: A bill for an act relating to interviews conducted with a child subsequent to a report of child abuse.

SSB 3161 Senator Bousselot: A bill for an act relating to victim’s rights including the definition of victim.

SSB 3147 Senator Schultz: A bill for an act requiring the supreme court to establish a judicial officer and state court administrator compensation and benefits plan and including effective date provisions.

SSB 3155 Senator Schultz: A bill for an act relating to judicial officers, including magistrate appointments in judicial election districts, senior magistrates, and judicial officer compensation, and including effective date provisions.

SF 2161 Senator Webster: A bill for an act defining coercive control and including it in the definition of domestic abuse.

SF 2263 Senator Schultz: A bill for an act relating to the carrying, transportation, and possession of weapons, and including effective date provisions.

SF 2257 Senator Schultz: bill for an act relating to firearm eligibility requirements.

SSB 3165 Senator Westrich: A bill for an act providing for certain business entities acting under the jurisdiction of the secretary of state by providing for the removal of information from a filing based on a sworn affidavit and administrative dissolution based on the response to interrogatories.

Any other bills that are ready

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02/17/2026 2:00 PM Adjourned RM 116

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https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/subCommitteeAssignments?groupID=697&ga=91

HF 1036 w. amend. Senator Westrich: A bill for an act relating to human trafficking, including screening children, civil statutes of limitations, an annual stakeholder meeting and report, depositions of victims, restitution, restorative facilities and protective services, and investigation and prosecution, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 908, HF 452.)

SSB 3158 w. amend. Senator Shipley: A bill for an act creating the uniform family law arbitration Act.

SSB 3157 Senator Shipley: A bill for an act relating to probate and trust matters, including time limitations on actions, attorney fees, trust code proceedings and notice requirements, damages for wrongful death, and filing deadlines, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

SSB 3151 Senator Westrich: A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections that adjust language to reflect current practices, correct grammar, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and establish Code editor directives.

SSB 3089 w. amend. Senator Bousselot: A bill for an act relating to victim protections including victim counselors, protective orders, sex offender registration, rights of sexual abuse victims, mental competency and civil commitment, restitution, and victim rights.

SSB 3159 Senator Shipley: A bill for an act relating to public improvement contracts, including notice requirements.

SSB 3160 Senator Shipley: A bill for an act providing for the conversion of partnerships into other forms of domestic or foreign organizations, and providing for fees.

SSB 3076 Senator Taylor: A bill for an act establishing the state public defender’s pilot project to implement innovative models of child welfare legal representation as the project to preserve families.

SF 2055 Senator Webster: A bill for an act relating to the Iowa rules of criminal procedure including commitment hearings following an acquittal based on insanity.

Any other bills that are ready

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02/10/2026 3:00 PM Adjourned RM 116

**REVISED AGENDA

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SSB 3035 Senator Webster: A bill for an act relating to controlled substances schedules and precursor substances reporting requirements, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.

SF 2099 Senator Evans: A bill for an act relating to animal torture, and providing penalties.

HF 523 Senator Shipley: A bill for an act relating to the ability of peace officers to file a petition for emergency protective orders on behalf of persons seeking relief from domestic abuse.(Formerly HF 108.)

HF 1036 with amendment Senator Westrich: A bill for an act relating to human trafficking, including screening children, civil statutes of limitations, an annual stakeholder meeting and report, depositions of victims, restitution, restorative facilities and protective services, and investigation and prosecution, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 908, HF 452.)

SF 2070 Senator Bousselot: A bill for an act relating to the commission on uniform state laws.

SSB 3087 with amendment Senator Webster: A bill for an act relating to the safety of persons in certain professions involved with the judicial system, including authorizing a judicial officer, attorney general, deputy attorney general, or assistant attorney general to be issued a professional permit to carry weapons, and establishing the criminal offenses of threatening and the malicious sharing of personal information of a judicial officer or a judicial officer’s immediate family, and providing penalties.

SSB 3088 with amendment Senator Taylor: A bill for an act relating to criminal investigation, including the extension of DNA submission requirements to persons arrested for a felony or aggravated misdemeanor, and making appropriations to support the investigation of cold cases.

SF 2001 with amendment Senator Green: A bill for an act relating to the sale or offer for sale of certain firearm devices, and making penalties applicable.

Any other bills that are ready

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02/03/2026 3:00 PM Adjourned RM 116

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HF 940 with amendment Senator Bousselot: A bill for an act relating to civil law, including providing notice to named beneficiaries in probate law, a process for named beneficiaries to obtain ownership of property held by others in probate law, and authorizing spouses to amend premarital agreements, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 713.)

SF 2040 Senator Shipley: A bill for an act relating to the final disposition of human remains.

SF 2013 with amendment Senator Green: A bill for an act designating kratom as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable.

SSB 3020 with amendment Senator Rowley: A bill for an act relating to the authority of an attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney for health care.

SSB 3019 Senator Bousselot: A bill for an act relating to real estate transfer tax, including declarations of value.

HF 571 Senator Taylor: A bill for an act relating to protections for medical practitioners, health care institutions, and health care payors including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower activities, and free speech, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 139.)

Any other bills that are ready

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01/26/2026 3:00 PM Adjourned RM 116

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SF 2020 Senator Lofgren: A bill for an act requiring an initial appearance before a magistrate on new felony charges by a person on felony probation or parole.

SF 2019 Senator Shipley: A bill for an act relating to invasion of privacy, including attempts to invade privacy, and making penalties applicable.

SSB 3018 w. amend. Senator Reichman: A bill for an act relating to intimidation with a dangerous weapon, and making penalties applicable.

SF 2021 Senator Lofgren: A bill for an act relating to the sex offender registry including duration of registration, photograph requirements, and modifications.

SF 2012 Senator Taylor: A bill for an act establishing the offense of assault by criminal groping, and providing penalties.

SF 2039 Senator Bousselot: A bill for an act providing for intervention by members of the general assembly in proceedings for judicial review of agency action under the Iowa administrative procedure Act.

SSB 3021 Senator Taylor: A bill for an act relating to sexual exploitation of a minor and deferred and suspended sentences.

SF 81 Senator Evans: A bill for an act relating to paternity and the obligation of parents for support of children.

Any other bills that are ready

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01/13/2026 2:00 PM Adjourned RM 116

Organizational

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04/23/2025 6:00 PM Adjourned Room 116

Following State Government

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Governor Appointment:

Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Council: David McDaniel

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04/02/2025 2:30 PM Adjourned RM 116

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Governor Appointments:

Iowa State Civil Rights Commission: Jack Baumann, Samuel Kooiker, Holly White, Cheryl Elsloo

Board of Corrections: James Kersten, Rebecca Williams

Human Rights Board: Anthony Chavez, Elizabeth Coonan, Peggy La, Timothy Perkins, Whitney Smith McIntosh

State Judicial Nominating Commission: Joshua Boyer, Isaac DeFord

Commission on Judicial Qualifications: Rebecca Boyer

Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Council: Jana Abens, Melissa Henderson, Daniel Jansen, Vicky Long Hill, Kevin Schneider, Sadie Weekley

Board of Parole: Dana Wingert, Jesse Rincon

HF 869 Senator Dawson: A bill for an act providing for the conduct of licensed veterinarians when involved in certain legal matters involving the alleged mistreatment of animals, including by providing for immunity from administrative, civil, or criminal liability when acting in good faith; providing for administrative, civil, or criminal liability when not acting in good faith; and making penalties applicable.(Formerly HSB 245.)

HF 317 Senator Bousselot: A bill for an act relating to indigent defense and the appointment of counsel by the court. (Formerly HSB 13.)

HF 306 Senator Shipley: A bill for an act relating to the dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to minors and providing penalties. (Formerly HF 64.)

HF 549 Senator Webster: A bill for an act relating to the review of an officer-involved shooting case by a county attorney.(Formerly HF 42.)

HF 530 Senator Schultz: A bill for an act authorizing a member of the general assembly, judicial officer, attorney general, deputy attorney general, or an assistant attorney general to be issued a professional permit to carry weapons. (Formerly HSB 166.)

HF 793 Senator Shipley: A bill for an act relating to fire fighter training and certification. (Formerly HF 265.)

HF 310 Senator Webster: A bill for an act relating to assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations including a health care provider, and making penalties applicable.(Formerly HSB 9.)

HF 363 Senator Shipley: A bill for an act relating to the final disposition of remains. (Formerly HSB 16.)

HF 649 Senator Webster: A bill for an act relating to human trafficking including services and prostitution, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 189.)

HF 901 Senator Westrich: A bill for an act relating to the law enforcement academy, including military veterans with active duty military police experience and former federal law enforcement officers. (Formerly HF 539.)

HF 924 Senator Webster: A bill for an act relating to the minimum age for acquiring or carrying weapons. (Formerly HSB 262.)

HF 573 Senator Taylor: A bill for an act relating to filing applications and custody of the respondent in an involuntary commitment proceeding.(Formerly HF 139.)

HF 572 Senator Garrett: A bill for an act establishing the criminal offense of the smuggling of persons, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 15.)

Any other bills that are ready

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03/06/2025 11:30 AM Adjourned RM 116

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https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/subCommitteeAssignments?groupID=697&ga=91

*REVISED: SSB 1099 NOT SSB 1009

SSB 1099 Senator Dawson: (with amendment) A bill for an act relating to school safety by requiring the creation of threat assessment teams and authorizing information sharing between certain governmental agencies.

SF 35 Senator Evans: A bill for an act relating to harassment by the dissemination, publication, distribution, or posting of personal information, and making penalties applicable.

SF 266 Senator Webster: A bill for an act relating to theft, forgery, and fraud involving a gift card, and providing penalties.

SSB 1199 Senator Dawson: A bill for an act creating a study committee on the administration of the court debt system.

SF 407 Senator Garrett: A bill for an act relating to the membership of district judicial nominating commissions.

SF 105 Senator Reichman: A bill for an act relating to mandatory minimum sentences relating to the control, possession, receipt, or transportation of a firearm or offensive weapon by a felon and providing penalties.

Any other bills that are ready

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03/04/2025 2:30 PM Adjourned RM 116

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SF 182 Senator Taylor: A bill for an act relating to consideration of the educational setting of a minor child in a child custody proceeding.

SF 294 Senator Evans: A bill for an act relating to temporary orders of child custody in dissolution proceedings.

SF 241 Senator Green: A bill for an act prohibiting a court from ordering payment of a postsecondary education subsidy for a child under a dissolution of marriage temporary order or final judgment or decree, and providing for application to existing orders, judgments, and decrees.

SF 374 Senator Rowley: A bill for an act relating to payment of reasonable attorney fees for contempt relative to a dissolution of marriage proceeding.

SSB 1124 Senator Taylor: (with amendment) A bill for an act relating to the establishment or modification of legal custody of a child.

SF 54 Senator Rowley: (with amendment) A bill for an act regulating litigation financing contracts, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

SSB 1179 Senator Bousselot: A bill for an act relating to statutes of limitations in civil actions.

SSB 1123 Senator Taylor: (with amendment) A bill for an act relating to the suspension of child support and medical support in certain circumstances.

SSB 1005 Senator Lofgren: (with amendment) A bill for an act relating to awarding the costs in administrative hearings or court proceedings involving the collection of tax, penalties, and interest by the department of revenue.

SF 180 Senator Taylor: A bill for an act relating to the right to refuse certain medical services for reasons of conscience.

Any other bills that are ready

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02/26/2025 11:00 AM Adjourned RM 116

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SF 62 Senator Shipley: A bill for an act relating to railway special agents.

SSB 1125 Senator Schultz: A bill for an act relating to the sharing of identifying information of persons prohibited from acquiring a pistol or revolver by court order.

SF 137 Senator Webster: A bill for an act relating to short course law enforcement training requirements.

SSB 1057 Senator Dawson: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of an accused to confront children and other witnesses.

SF 220 Senator Taylor: A bill for an act relating to protections for medical practitioners, health care institutions, and health care payors including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower activities, and free speech, and providing penalties.

SSB 1096 Senator Dawson: A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of grooming and the sex offender registry, and making penalties applicable.

SF 418 Senator Schultz: A bill for an act relating to sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person’s sex on certain vital records, gender identity under the Iowa civil rights Act, and school curricula related to gender theory.

Any other bills that are ready

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02/19/2025 4:00 PM Adjourned RM 116

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https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/subCommitteeAssignments?groupID=697&ga=91

SSB 1098 – Senator Dawson: A bill for an act prohibiting open containers of beverages containing tetrahydrocannabinol in the passenger area of motor vehicles on highways, and making penalties applicable.

SSB 1058 – Senator Rowley: A bill for an act relating to assaults, including assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations and inmate assaults on department of corrections employees, and providing penalties.

SSB 1009 – Senator Dawson: A bill for an act relating to discovery and postconviction procedure.

SSB 1051 – Senator Bousselot: A bill for an act relating to pesticides, by providing for tort liability.

SSB 1126 – Senator Lofgren: A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and provide for Code editor directives.

SSB 1097 – Senator Dawson: A bill for an act relating to illegal gaming, and making penalties applicable.

Any other bills that are ready

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02/11/2025 2:00 PM Adjourned RM 116

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https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/subCommitteeAssignments?groupID=697&ga=91

SF 22 Senator Lofgren: A bill for an act relating to the use of an electronic device in a voice-activated or hands-free mode while driving, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.

SF 5 Senator Green: (w. amendment) A bill for an act relating to invasion of privacy, and making penalties applicable.

SF 47 Senator Reichman: A bill for an act creating a special motion for expedited relief in actions involving the exercise of the right of freedom of speech and of the press, the right to assemble and petition, and the right of association, and including applicability provisions.

SF 81 Senator Evans: A bill for an act relating to paternity and the obligation of parents for support of children.

SF 106 Senator Schultz: A bill for an act relating to the conveyance of firearms in or on certain vehicles.

SSB 1002 Senator Shipley: A bill for an act relating to medical income assistance trust fees.

SF 31 Senator Westrich: (w. amendment) A bill for an act allowing emergency medical care providers to diagnose and treat severe injuries suffered by police service dogs while on duty.

SSB 1003 Senator Webster: (w. amendment) A bill for an act providing for an expedited filing service for filers of business documents administered by the secretary of state, and providing fees.

SSB 1008 Senator Bousselot: (w. amendment ) A bill for an act relating to family interactions during an ongoing child in need of assistance proceeding.

Any other bills that are ready

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02/04/2025 2:00 PM Cancelled RM 116

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01/28/2025 2:00 PM Adjourned RM 116

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SSB 1007 - Senator Taylor – (w. amendment) A bill for an act relating to the placement of a child who is the subject of a pending delinquency petition in a supervised apartment living arrangement pursuant to a consent decree, and the circumstances under which the placement is paid by the state.

SSB 1005- Senator Lofgren – (w. amendment SSB 1005.3) A bill for an act relating to awarding the costs in administrative hearings or court proceedings involving the collection of tax, penalties, and interest by the department of revenue.

SF 32- Senator Westrich - A bill for an act relating to sexual exploitation of a minor, and making penalties applicable.

SSB 1006- Senator Taylor - A bill for an act authorizing the waiver of preplacement investigations and reports in certain adoption proceedings.

SF 18- Senator Shipley - A bill for an act relating to excuse from jury service for persons at least seventy-five years of age.

SSB 1001- Senator Taylor - A bill for an act relating to the place of trial for certain criminal offenses.

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01/23/2025 11:00 AM Cancelled RM 116

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01/14/2025 2:00 PM Adjourned Room 116

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Adoption of Rule 39 as committee rules

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