Iowa Legislature Wraps Session with New Laws Pending

Iowa Legislature wraps session with new laws pending

Iowa lawmakers wrapped up their legislative session and sent several bills to the governor's desk.

Iowa Legislature wraps up session

DES MOINES — It took them more than 34 hours over a marathon session that spanned two days, but Iowa state lawmakers completed their work for the year Sunday after majority Republicans reached an agreement on property tax legislation.

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The Iowa State Capitol as seen May 3. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Republican legislative leaders and Gov. Kim Reynolds celebrated the approval of many of their priorities for the 2026 legislative session on issues including property taxes, crime and healthcare as lawmakers wrapped up their work for the year. Over the weekend, lawmakers sent a $9.6 billion state budget to the governor’s desk, as well as legislation restricting a…