Message from the IBA President 

Fellow IBA Members, 

This article is to inform the membership how to easily find and follow legislation of concern to the IBA.

 

1. Go to:
http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Legislation.html      

2. This brings up a screen that will be headed: The Iowa Legislature, General Assembly, Track Legislation. You can find the bills under "find a bill".

3. Just pick the way you want to find the bill. It is easiest to find them by the bill number. Click on "By the Number" andyou get another screen with a subtitle of Display Bills. Choose the kind of bill you are looking for (Example SF1) is a Senate File.

4. Click on Senate File (SF) Select Bill. You will get a list of SF Numbersand you simply choose the one you want by clicking on it.    You may have to read through several pages to find the part you are interested in because legislators and government divisions are very good about hiding controversial issue.

Another way to track a Bill is by going to "Committees" on the left side.  This brings up a screen with a subtitle of Committees (both Senate & House).  As most of the bills we will be concerned about will fall under Natural Resources and Environment click on it (under which ever Legislative body you wish).  This brings up a screen of Standing Committee Members for that Committee.  If you go down the page to Legislation and click on Bills in Committee it will give you a list of the bills in the committee, their number and what members of the Natural Resources committee the bill has been assigned to.  You can also check there for amendments to those bills and if there is any Study Bills in committee.

 

From time to time we may send out a mass e-mail asking members to contact their legislators about a bill.  You can go to the home page of the web site above and click on the House or Senate e-mail address and get the addresses of your legislators.  It is usually best if you see them face to face but most of them will acknowledge an e-mail.

 

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