Suspending Session

By John Pemble

Published March 17, 2020 at 2:27 PM CDT

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Iowa's Capitol on the day a resolution is passed to suspend the 2020 session for at least 30 days. A Legislative Council can shorten or extend this suspension.

With the coronavirus reaching community spread, Gov. Kim Reynolds and legislative leaders are suspending the 2020 legislative session. In order to do this, first the House and Senate must meet to pass some spending measures and a resolution. In this podcast episode, we bring you the final day of the session before they pause for 30 days.

Suspending Session

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