Legislative Briefs

The Iowa House passed a bill that would prohibit the use of eminent domain for the construction of pipelines to carry carbon dioxide.

A law enforcement officer who intentionally ignores a detainer request from federal immigration officials could be investigated by the attorney general under a bill advanced by the Iowa House Wednesday.

The Iowa Senate passed a bill to prevent lawsuits that claim a pesticide company failed to warn consumers of health risks, as long as the product has a federally-approved label.

People as young as 18 years old could carry handguns in the state under a bill that passed out of the Iowa House Tuesday. Currently, Iowans have to be at least 21 to carry a gun, unless they have a professional permit.

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services could not disqualify people from being foster parents due to their beliefs on sexual orientation or gender identity, according to a proposal that passed out of the Iowa Senate Tuesday.

A “Freedom to Garden Act” has passed the Iowa Senate unanimously. The bill would forbid state and local governments from regulating vegetable gardens on property the gardener owns or rents.

Schools would have to make rules limiting students' access to their cellphones under a bill unanimously passed out of the Iowa Senate Monday.

Hiding or sheltering someone who’s not a U.S. citizen to encourage them to stay in the country illegally would count as smuggling under a bill passed by the Iowa House Thursday.

The Iowa House passed Gov. Kim Reynolds’ bill Thursday that would offer paid parental leave to state employees.

Public schools would be required to let nonpublic school students play on their sports teams if the student’s school doesn’t offer the activity under legislation passed by the Iowa House Wednesday.