Bob Kressig Newsletter April 15, 2021
Greetings to you all! We are nearing the end of the 2021 legislative session with only two weeks left, if we finish within the 110 days scheduled. This week, only certain bills were eligible [...]
April 2021
Bob Kressig Newsletter April 8, 2021
Greetings to you all! We ended the 13th week of the legislative session. This week the House only considers Senate bills, joint resolutions and unfinished business. In the Senate they only consider House bills, joint [...]
Bob Kressig Newsletter April 2, 2021
Greetings to you all! We have completed the 12th week of the 89th General Assembly. APRIL 2nd is also the 2nd funnel date which means that for Senate bills and joint resolutions they need to be reported [...]
March 2021
Bob Kressig Newsletter March 26, 2021
Greetings to you all! As we end the 11th week of the legislative session lengthy debates continue to happen, they are not limited by rule during the legislative weeks 11 and 12. I continue to [...]
Bob Kressig Newsletter March 18, 2021
We’ve begun the 10th week of the 2021 legislative session, so we’re moving toward the 2nd funnel date, which means that bills that haven’t passed out of the House or Senate will not move forward during [...]
Bob Kressig Newsletter March 11, 2021
Greetings to you all! We begin the 9th week of the legislative session, which is the first week after the first funnel deadline. Many of the standing committees are not meeting, instead much of the [...]
Bob Kressig Newsletter March 4, 2021
Greetings to you all! We began our 8th week of the legislative session and we are nearing the first funnel on Friday. The funnel deadline says that bills that haven’t been passed through the committee [...]
February 2021
Bob Kressig Newsletter February 25, 2021
Greetings to you all! This week is the start of the 7th week and things are picking up at the Capitol. Monday I had a Commerce Committee meeting dealing with Iowa appraisal standards and appraiser [...]
Bob Kressig Newsletter February 19, 2021
Greetings to you all. I hope everyone has stayed warm and safe despite the extremely cold weather and hopefully we see warmer weather soon. Monday I had a Commerce Committee meeting that passed a [...]
Bob Kressig Newsletter February 12, 2021
Greetings to you all, Wearing a mask and social distancing is still a priority for me to keep myself and the people around me safe. Hopefully with additional access to vaccinations we can begin to reclaim [...]