2013 End of Session Report
The following is the House Republican Caucus Staff’s end of session report:
*Note: All information is current as of May 22, 2013
The following is the House Republican Caucus Staff’s end of session report:
*Note: All information is current as of May 22, 2013
The steady march of more normal soil and water conditions moved even farther west in the past week, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported Thursday.
Roughly the western half of the state, 53 percent of the acres, are at least abnormally dry. Just 6 .4 percent of the state is in moderate to severe, drought, and none of it is classified as extreme.
Parts of central Iowa remain abnormally dray, but some is ranked as normal conditions.
The severe drought is limited to a sliver along the Missouri River counties.
The National Weather Service’s long-term forecast through July 31 expects the drought to continue to ease.
Many farmers expect to start planting this weekend or early next week, according to the office of Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey.
From the Des Moines Register
By Perry Beeman
Below is a list of bills being debated today, with Caucus Staff’s analysis attached:
Below is a list of bills being debated today, with Caucus Staff’s analysis attached:
With the first funnel over the House has narrowed down the bills that are still alive for consideration this session.
To see a list of the “Funnel Survivors” view the list below, organized by committee, of all bills that survived the first funnel in the House.
The 2012 legislative session has made its way through the first funnel. Click below to see a list of bills that made it through.
Posted below is the analysis of the omnibus budget bill proposed by House Republicans. The current schedule for the bill is to have it go through committee on Monday June 6 and then be debated on the floor on Tuesday June 7.

On Wednesday, May 4, 2011, the House passed Senate File 531 without amendment by an 81-aye to 13-nay vote. It finalizes legislative action on this bill. Earlier in the week on, the Senate passed Senate File 531 by a 48-aye to 1-nay vote. SF 531 makes a number of biofuels tax credit program changes. These include:
House Republican committee assignments are now assembled for 2011. Click the links below to view lists in PDF.
(DES MOINES) – Speaker-Elect Kraig Paulsen (R-Hiawatha) today announced the final committee chairs for the 84th General Assembly.