FLOOR & COMMITTEE ACTION:
SR 3 – Senate Rules
SR 3 is the permanent rules for the Senate in the 88th General Assembly. Prior to passage of these rules, the Senate is operating under temporary rules (those from the 87th General Assembly). In addition to updating the General Assembly number from 87th to 88th, there are non-substantive updates and notable changes, including:
- Changing the affirmative voting word to “yea” (from “aye”) to be consistent with the Iowa Constitution.
- Adding that Senators may introduce school groups, not just the President of the Senate.
- Clarifying that a committee doesn’t have to meet just to announce subcommittee assignments; those will be put in the journal.
- Adding that a committee cannot consider legislation until a public subcommittee is held.
- Clarifying that the Secretary of the Senate is not the supervisor of caucus or leadership staff.
- Extending the time to assign subcommittees for Governor’s appointees to three days (from one).
- Making funnel deadlines earlier in the second year of the General Assembly.
[Committee 2/7: 9-0 (Absent: Feenstra, Jochum); Floor 2/13: vv]
SCR 5 – Joint Rules
SCR 5 is the joint rules for the House and Senate. The sole change is updating the 87th General Assembly to the 88th General Assembly.
[Committee 2/7: 9-0 (Absent: Feenstra, Jochum); Floor 2/13: vv]