| JANUARY 12 |
First day of session. (Iowa Code
Sec.2.1) |
FEBRUARY 20
(Friday of sixth week) |
Final day for individual legislator
requests for bill drafts to the Legislative Services Agency
(Senate Rule 27 and House Rule 29) |
MARCH 13**
(Friday
of 9th week) |
Final date for Senate bills to be
reported out of Senate committees and House bills out of House
committees. (Joint Rule 20) |
MARCH 23 - 27
(11th week) |
Senate considers only Senate bills and
unfinished business and House considers only House bills and
unfinished business. (Joint Rule 20) |
MARCH 30 - APRIL 10
(12th and 13th weeks) |
Debate not limited by rule. |
APRIL 10**
(Friday of 13th week) |
Final date for House bills to be
reported out of Senate committees and Senate bills out of House
Committees. (Joint Rule 20) |
APRIL 13 - 17
(14th week) |
Senate considers only House bills and
unfinished business and House considers only Senate bills and
unfinished business. (Joint Rule 20) |
APRIL 20
(Beginning of the 15th week) |
Amendments need not be filed on
the day preceding floor debate. (House Rule 31.8) |
APRIL 20
(Beginning of the 15th week) |
Only the following bills are eligible
for consideration by Joint Rule 20 unless otherwise indicated:
- Appropriations Bills
- Ways and Means Bills
- Government Oversight Bills
- Legalizing Acts
- Bills co-sponsored by Majority and Minority Leaders of one
House
- Companion bills sponsored by Senate and House Majority Leaders
- Conference Committee Reports
- Concurrent or Simple Resolutions
- Bills passed by both Houses in different forms
- Bills on the Veto Calendar (Joint Rule 23)
- Administrative Rules Review Committee Bills
- Committee Bills related to delayed Administrative Rules [Iowa Code Sec. 17A.8 (9)]
- Joint Resolutions nullifying Administrative Rules
- Unfinished Business
|
| MAY 1 |
110th calendar day of the session (Per
diem expenses end) [Iowa Code Sec.2.10(1)] |
| **The March 13 and April 10 committee
deadlines do not apply to Appropriations Bills, Ways and Means
Bills, Government Oversight Bills, bills co-sponsored by Majority
and Minority Leaders of one House, Companion Bills sponsored by the
Majority Leaders of both Houses after consultation with the
respective Minority Leaders, Conference Committee Reports,
Concurrent or Simple Resolutions, Joint Resolutions nullifying
Administrative Rules, Legalizing Acts, Administrative Rules Review
Committee Bills, and Committee Bills related to delayed
Administrative Rules [Iowa Code Sec. 17A.8 (9)].
|
Legislative Information Office - October 10, 2008
lioinfo@legis.state.ia.us
www.legis.state.ia.us
(515) 281-5129 |
