{"id":2435135,"date":"2025-05-15T15:58:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T19:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-lawmakers-wrap-up-21-hour-final-day-of-2025-session-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T16:00:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:00:14","slug":"iowa-lawmakers-wrap-up-21-hour-final-day-of-2025-session-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-lawmakers-wrap-up-21-hour-final-day-of-2025-session-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa lawmakers wrap up 21-hour final day of 2025 session &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fiowa-lawmakers-wrap-up-21-hour-final-day-of-2025-session-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2435135&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-impeachment-updates-house-reconvenes-to-debate-trump-impeachment\/\" title=\"Live impeachment updates: ... reconvenes to debate Trump impeachment\">final day<\/a> of Iowa&#8217;s 2025 legislative session, lawmakers concluded a lengthy 21-hour session marked by the passage of numerous bills. the session,wich extended overnight and concluded at 6:31 a.m. on Thursday, involved significant debate, with the Iowa Senate working for 20 hours and the House for 22 hours. Governor Kim Reynolds (R-IA) acknowledged both victories and challenges within her legislative agenda, framing the session as a success overall. Key achievements included new restrictions on cellphone use in schools and while driving, adjustments to unemployment insurance, and the introduction of paid parental leave for state workers. However, her proposals on childcare and energy policies did not advance.<\/p>\n<p>A notable shift occured with the removal of legal protections for transgender individuals by altering the state&#8217;s Civil Rights Act. while Republican leaders celebrated property <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White ... Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">tax reform<\/a>, which aims for substantial cuts over five years, Democrats expressed dissatisfaction, arguing that the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >session favored special interests<\/a> over the needs of working families, failing to address rising costs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Iowa lawmakers wrap up 21-hour final day of 2025 session<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2112331\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iowa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Iowa\">Iowa<\/a> lawmakers completed a marathon 21-hour final day of their 2025 session with a litany of bills.<\/p>\n<p>The Iowa legislature faced a busy final day on Thursday, with the state Senate taking 20 hours and the state House taking 22 hours. The session ended at 6:31 a.m. on Thursday after carrying on throughout the night. Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) received some wins and losses in her legislative agenda, but she portrayed the session as a triumph overall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3412361\/supreme-court-nationwide-injunction-solution-trump-birthright-citizenship-order\/\">Supreme Court uncertain about solution to nationwide injunction &#8216;epidemic&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3412135\/sage-steele-joe-biden-democrats-apologize-lying\/\">Sage Steele calls on Democrats to apologize for lying about Biden: &#8216;Only way we heal&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3412312\/democratic-attorneys-general-rally-birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-arguments\/\">Democratic attorneys general rally for birthright citizenship after Supreme Court arguments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fireworks fill the sky near the Iowa Statehouse during Iowa Statehood Day, Dec. 28, 1996, in Des Moines. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall, file)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m proud of the work we did this session to expand on the strong foundation we&rsquo;ve built over the last several years in health care, education, and tax reform,&rdquo; she said in a statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegazette.com\/article\/iowa-lawmakers-signal-support-for-bill-to-correct-north-liberty-public-notice-mistake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">obtained by<\/a> the <em>Gazette<\/em>. &ldquo;To keep taxes low and ensure Iowans keep more of what they earn, we passed a responsible, balanced budget that puts taxpayers first and keeps Iowa on a strong, fiscally sustainable path. Some have claimed Iowa is facing a deficit. Let&rsquo;s be clear: this isn&rsquo;t a deficit &mdash; it&rsquo;s the result of the state collecting more from taxpayers than it needed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, Reynolds racked up wins on limiting cellphone use in schools and while driving, reducing unemployment insurance on businesses, and paid parental leave for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-endorses-derek-schmidt-in-race-to-unseat-kansas-democrat-gov-laura-kelly\/\" title=\"Trump Endorses Derek Schmidt in Race to Unseat Kansas Democrat Gov. Laura Kelly\">state government workers<\/a>. Her proposals on childcare and energy policy failed to pass.<\/p>\n<p>The legislature, dominated by Republicans, experienced a significant victory in removing legal protections for transgender people by removing gender identity from the state&rsquo;s Civil Rights Act.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">State Rep. David Young (R) talks with State Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R), right, during the opening day of the Iowa Legislature, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Republican Rep. Bobby Kaufmann spearheaded property tax reform, which, by the end, he said was &ldquo;80% there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The fact that it&rsquo;s going to take us two years, two sessions, one general Assembly, to achieve what is the single biggest cut in property taxes in the history of Iowa, $2 billion over the course of five years, puts us well ahead of the pace of previous major pieces of legislation, when you&rsquo;re redoing a system that has been in place since the mid &lsquo;70s,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-backs-republican-covid-19-package-after-mcconnell-rejects-bipartisan-proposal\/\" title=\"Trump backs Republican COVID-19 package after McConnell rejects bipartisan proposal\">told reporters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3408753\/randy-feenstra-files-run-iowa-governor-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"RANDY FEENSTRA FILES TO RUN FOR IOWA GOVERNOR\">RANDY FEENSTRA FILES TO RUN FOR IOWA GOVERNOR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Democrats were left unsatisfied.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Working Iowans lost and special interests won,&rdquo; Democratic House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst told reporters Wednesday. &ldquo;When we look at this session, we&rsquo;ve seen so many bills that have been introduced and passed because leadership or special interests want these bills. But when it comes to lowering costs, not a single bill was passed, and I mean not a single bill that will lower costs for Iowa families.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2112331\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2112331\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iowa lawmakers concluded a 21-hour final day of their 2025 session<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2435138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP23009677181721.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[47900,35467,5626,3673,32076],"class_list":["post-2435135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-2025-session","tag-final-day","tag-iowa","tag-lawmakers","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP23009677181721.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2435135"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2435140,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435135\/revisions\/2435140"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2435138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2435135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2435135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2435135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}