DES MOINES, Iowa — State lawmakers have officially adjourned until Monday, and the second funnel deadline has passed, ...

If you’ve been reading Iowa Capital Dispatch’s stories from the Legislature the past couple of weeks, you’ve likely noticed a focus on the “funnel.” Here’s a quick explanation: A: The “funnel” is a ...

A MAJOR DEADLINE JUST RESHAPED WHAT COULD BECOME LAW HERE IN OUR STATE. THE SECOND FUNNEL HAS COME AND GONE AT THE STATE HOUSE, NARROWING LAWMAKERS FOCUS FOR THE FINAL STRETCH OF SESSION. KCCI ...

Bills restricting the governor's powers, limiting tuition and cutting property taxes survived a key deadline, a bill ...

The Iowa Legislature's first “funnel” deadline is finished — and so are hundreds of proposed bills that failed to make the cut. Republican bills placing new restrictions on local libraries, public ...

State lawmakers have finished their first 'funnel' of the 2026 legislative session. The 'funnel' is a deadline where bills have to make it out of a subcommittee and committee in at least one chamber ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Legislature's second funnel deadline is Friday, which means some bills will move on and others will die. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle discussed legislative ...

DES MOINES — State lawmakers head into the home stretch of the 2026 session of the Iowa Legislature now, having just passed the second and final “funnel” deadline. The funnel continued to winnow the ...

About midway through the legislative session, Iowa lawmakers reached the second funnel deadline, requiring most bills to advance out of one chamber and be approved by a committee in the other to ...

Deadlines are quickly approaching at the state Capitol as bills move through both chambers in preparation for the funnel week deadline next week.