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2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 1D - IOWA STANDARD TIME › Section 1D.1 - Standard time and daylight saving time.

1D.1 Standard time and daylight saving time.
The standard time in this state is the solar time of the ninetieth meridian of longitude west of Greenwich, England, commonly known as central standard time, except that from 2:00 ante meridiem of the first Sunday of April in every year until 2:00 ante meridiem of the last Sunday of October in the same year, standard time shall be advanced one hour. The period of time so advanced shall be known as “daylight saving time”.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §122A.1]
89 Acts, ch 83, §25
C93, §1D.1
2015 Acts, ch 29, §1
Referred to in §1D.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 1D - IOWA STANDARD TIME › Section 1D.2 - Effect of time change.

1D.2 Effect of time change.
In all laws, statutes, orders, decrees, rules, and regulations relating to the time of performance of any act by any officer or department of this state, including the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the state government, or any county, city or district thereof, relating to the time in which any rights shall accrue or determine, or within which any act shall or shall not be performed by any person subject to the jurisdiction of this state and in all the public schools and institutions of this state, or of any county, city or district thereof, and in all contracts and choses in action made or to be performed in this state, the time shall be the time established in section 1D.1.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §122A.2]
C93, §1D.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.1 - Sessions — place.

2.1 Sessions — place.
The sessions of the general assembly shall be held annually at the seat of government, unless the governor shall convene them at some other place in times of pestilence or public danger. Each annual session of the general assembly shall commence on the second Monday in January of each year. The general assembly may recess from time to time during each year in such manner as it may provide, subject to
Article III, section 14 of the Constitution of the State of Iowa
.
[C51, §4; R60, §13; C73, §5; C97, §5; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.1]
2006 Acts, ch 1010, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.2 - Designation of general assembly.

2.2 Designation of general assembly.
1. Each regular session of the general assembly shall be designated by the year in which it convenes and by a number with a new consecutive number assigned with the session beginning in each odd-numbered year.
2. A special session of the general assembly shall be designated as an extraordinary session in the particular year of a numbered general assembly.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.2]
Referred to in §2B.17
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.3 - Temporary organization.

2.3 Temporary organization.
At 10:00 a.m. on the second Monday in January of each odd-numbered year, the general assembly shall convene. The president of the senate, or in the president’s absence some person claiming to be a member, shall call the senate to order. If necessary, a temporary president shall be chosen from the persons claiming to be elected senators. Some person claiming to be elected a member of the house of representatives shall call the house to order. The persons present claiming to be elected to the senate shall choose a secretary, and those of the house of representatives, a clerk on a temporary basis.
[C51, §5; R60, §14; C73, §6; C97, §6; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.2; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.3]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.4 - Certificates of election.

2.4 Certificates of election.
The selected secretary and clerk shall receive and file the certificates of election presented for their respective houses, and make a list therefrom of the persons who appear to have been elected members of the respective houses.
[C51, §6; R60, §15; C73, §7; C97, §7; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.3; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.4]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.5 - Temporary officers — committee on credentials.

2.5 Temporary officers — committee on credentials.
The persons appearing to be members shall proceed to elect such other officers as may be requisite and when so temporarily organized shall choose a committee of five, who shall examine and report upon the credentials of the persons claiming to be members.
[C51, §7; R60, §4; C73, §8; C97, §8; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.4; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.5]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.6 - Permanent organization.

2.6 Permanent organization.
The members reported by the committee as holding certificates of election from the proper authority shall proceed to the permanent organization of their respective houses by the election of officers and shall not be challenged as to their qualifications during the remainder of the term for which they were elected.
[C51, §8; R60, §5; C73, §9; C97, §9; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.5; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.6]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.7 - Officers — tenure.

2.7 Officers — tenure.
The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall hold their offices until the first day of the meeting of the next general assembly. All other officers elected by either house shall hold their offices for the same terms, unless sooner removed, except as may be otherwise provided by resolution or rules of the general assembly.
[R60, §16; C73, §13; C97, §17; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.6; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.7]
90 Acts, ch 1223, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.8 - Oaths.

2.8 Oaths.
Any member may administer oaths necessary in the course of business of the house of which that person is a member, and, while acting on a committee, in the course of business of such committee.
[C51, §10; R60, §7; C73, §10; C97, §10; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.7; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.8]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.9 - Journals — bills and amendments.

2.9 Journals — bills and amendments.
1. a. The senate and house of representatives shall each publish a daily journal of the transactions of their respective bodies. The secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house shall each determine the format and manner of the journal’s publication, the procurement procedures for the journal’s publication, and the journal’s distribution for their respective bodies.
b. The secretary of the senate and the clerk of the house of representatives shall each preserve copies of the printed daily journals of their respective bodies, as corrected, certify to their correctness, and file them with the secretary of state at the adjournment of each session of the general assembly. The secretary of state shall preserve the original journals of the senate and the house in the manner specified by the majority leader of the senate and speaker of the house.
2. a. The senate and house of representatives shall each publish bills and amendments of their respective bodies. The secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house shall each determine the procurement procedures for the publication of the bills and amendments and the distribution of the bills and amendments for their respective bodies.
b. A bill that seeks to legalize the acts of any official or board or other official body, in regard to any matter of public nature or for any person or persons, company, or corporation, shall not be considered by the senate or house of representatives until the bill is published and distributed to members of the general assembly, and the publication shall be without expense to the state. The senate and house shall not order any such bill published until the secretary of the senate or chief clerk of the house has received a deposit to cover the cost of the publication. The newspaper publication of such bill shall be without expense to the state, and the bill shall not be published in a newspaper until the costs of the newspaper publication have been paid to the secretary of state.
[C97, §132; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.9]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §2001; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §9, 49; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §102
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.11 - Officers and employees — compensation — prohibitions.

2.11 Officers and employees — compensation — prohibitions.
1. Each house of the general assembly may employ such officers and employees as it shall deem necessary for the conduct of its business. The compensation of the chaplains, officers, and employees of the general assembly shall be fixed by joint action of the house and senate by resolution at the opening of each session, or as soon thereafter as conveniently can be done. Such persons shall be furnished by the state such supplies as may be necessary for the proper discharge of their duties.
2. Each house of the general assembly shall implement the sexual harassment prohibitions and grievance, violation, and disposition procedures of section 19B.12 for its respective full-time, part-time, and temporary employees, including, but not limited to, interns, clerks, and pages. Each house shall develop and cause to be distributed, at the time of hiring or orientation, a guide that describes for its employees the applicable sexual harassment prohibitions and grievance, violation, and disposition procedures. This section does not supersede the remedies provided under chapter 216.
[C73, §12; C97, §13, 152; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §18, 19; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.18, 2.19; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.11]
92 Acts, ch 1086, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.12A - Legal expenses reviewed by the court.

2.12A Legal expenses reviewed by the court.
If a member or members of the general assembly are involved in court proceedings on behalf of the general assembly, and are represented by an attorney who is not an employee of the state, and the legislative council determines that the reasonable expense of the court proceedings, including reasonable attorney fees, shall be paid from funds in the state treasury appropriated pursuant to section 2.12, at the conclusion of the court proceedings, the court shall review the fees charged to the state to determine if the fees are fair and reasonable. The legislative council shall not reimburse attorney fees in excess of those determined by the court to be fair and reasonable.
92 Acts, ch 1240, §11
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.12B - State capitol maintenance fund — appropriation.

2.12B State capitol maintenance fund — appropriation.
1. A state capitol maintenance fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the legislative council. The fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the fund.
2. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund for deposit in the state capitol maintenance fund, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars.
3. The facilities manager for facilities under the control of the general assembly shall develop and submit to the legislative council by December 15, 2020, a five-year maintenance project schedule report, with annual written updates thereafter, for the Iowa state capitol and the Ola Babcock Miller building.
4. Moneys in the state capitol maintenance fund shall be expended upon approval of the legislative council and used for maintenance projects for the Iowa state capitol and the Ola Babcock Miller building.
5. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the state capitol maintenance fund shall be credited to the state capitol maintenance fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys credited to the state capitol maintenance fund shall not revert at the close of a fiscal year.
2018 Acts, ch 1162, §16; 2020 Acts, ch 1120, §11
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.13 - Issuance of warrants.

2.13 Issuance of warrants.
The director of the department of administrative services shall also issue to each officer and employee of the general assembly, during legislative sessions or interim periods, upon vouchers signed by the president, majority leader, and secretary of the senate or the speaker and chief clerk of the house, warrants for the amount due for services rendered. The warrants shall be paid out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
[C97, §15, 16; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §20; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.21, 2.22; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.13]
86 Acts, ch 1244, §2; 90 Acts, ch 1223, §4; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.15 - Powers and duties of standing committees.

2.15 Powers and duties of standing committees.
1. The powers and duties of standing committees shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
a. Introducing legislative bills and resolutions.
b. Conducting investigations with the approval of either or both houses during the session, or the legislative council during the interim, with authority to call witnesses, administer oaths, issue subpoenas, and cite for contempt.
c. Requiring reports and information from state agencies as well as the full cooperation of their personnel.
d. Selecting nonlegislative members when conducting studies as provided in section 2.14.
e. Undertaking in-depth studies of governmental matters within their assigned jurisdiction, not only for the purpose of evaluating proposed legislation, but also for studying existing laws and governmental operations and functions to determine their usefulness and effectiveness, as provided in section 2.14.
f. Reviewing the operations of state agencies and departments.
g. Giving thorough consideration to, establishing priorities for, and making recommendations on all bills assigned to committees.
h. Preparing reports to be made available to members of the general assembly containing the committee’s findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation.
2. A standing committee may call upon any department, agency or office of the state, or any political subdivision of the state, for information and assistance as needed in the performance of its duties and the information and assistance shall be furnished to the extent that they are within the resources and authority of the department, agency, office or political subdivision. This subsection does not require the production or opening of any records which are required by law to be kept private or confidential.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.15]
84 Acts, ch 1171, §1; 85 Acts, ch 67, §1; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §111
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.16 - Prefiling legislative bills.

2.16 Prefiling legislative bills.
1. Any member of the general assembly or any person elected to serve in the general assembly, or any standing committee, may sponsor and submit legislative bills and joint resolutions for consideration by the general assembly, before the convening of any session of the general assembly. Each house may approve rules for placing prefiled standing committee bills or joint resolutions on its calendar. Such bills and resolutions shall be numbered, printed, and distributed in a manner to be determined by joint rule of the general assembly or, in the absence of such rule, by the legislative council. All such bills and resolutions, except those sponsored by standing committees, shall be assigned to regular standing committees by the presiding officers of the houses when the general assembly convenes.
2. Departments and agencies of state government shall, at least forty-five days prior to the convening of each session of the general assembly, submit copies to the legislative services agency of proposed legislative bills and joint resolutions which such departments desire to be considered by the general assembly. The proposed legislative bills and joint resolutions of the governor must be submitted by the Friday prior to the convening of the session of the general assembly, except in the year of the governor’s initial inauguration. The legislative services agency shall review such proposals and submit them in proper form to the presiding officer in each house of the general assembly for referral to the proper standing committee. Before submitting any proposal prepared under this section to the presiding officers, the legislative services agency shall return it for review to, as appropriate, the relevant department or agency or the governor’s office and such department or agency or the governor’s office shall review and return it within seven days of such delivery.
3. The costs of carrying out the provisions of this section shall be paid pursuant to section 2.12.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.16]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §2002; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §44, 49
Referred to in §2A.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.17 - Freedom of speech.

2.17 Freedom of speech.
A member of the general assembly shall not be held for slander or libel in any court for words used in any speech or debate in either house or at any session of a standing committee.
[C51, §9; R60, §6; C73, §11; C97, §11; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §22; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.23; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.17]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.18 - Contempt.

2.18 Contempt.
Each house has authority to punish for contempt, by fine or imprisonment or both, any person who commits any of the following offenses against its authority:
1. Arresting a member, knowing the member to be such, in violation of the member’s privilege, or assaulting, or threatening to assault, or threatening any harm to the person or property of, a member, knowing the member to be such, for anything said or done by the member in such house as a member thereof.
2. Attempting by menace, or by force, or by any corrupt means to control or influence a member in giving a vote, or to prevent giving it.
3. Disorderly or contemptuous conduct, tending to disturb its proceedings.
4. Refusal to attend, or to be sworn, or to affirm, or to be examined, as a witness before it, or before a committee thereof, when duly subpoenaed.
5. Assaulting or preventing any person going before it, or before any of its committees, by its order, the offender knowing such fact.
6. Rescuing or attempting to rescue any person arrested by its order, the offender knowing of such arrest.
7. Impeding any officer of such house in the discharge of the officer’s duties as such, the offender knowing the officer’s official character.
[C51, §12; R60, §8; C73, §14; C97, §18; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §23; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.24; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.18]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.19 - Punishment for contempt.

2.19 Punishment for contempt.
Fines and imprisonment for contempt shall be only by virtue of an order of the proper house, entered on its journals, stating the grounds thereof.
[C51, §14; R60, §10; C73, §15; C97, §19; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §24; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.25; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.19]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.20 - Warrant — execution.

2.20 Warrant — execution.
Imprisonment for contempt shall be effected by a warrant, under the hand of the presiding officer, for the time being, of the house ordering it, countersigned by the acting secretary or clerk, in the name of the state, and directed to the sheriff or jailer of the proper county. Under such warrant, the proper officer will be authorized to commit and detain the person.
[C51, §14; R60, §10; C73, §15; C97, §19; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §25; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.26; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.20]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.21 - Fines — collection.

2.21 Fines — collection.
Fines for contempt shall be collected by a warrant, directed to any proper officer of any county in which the offender has property, and executed in the same manner as executions for fines issued from courts of record, and the proceeds paid into the state treasury.
[C51, §14; R60, §10; C73, §15; C97, §19; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §26; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.27; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.21]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.22 - Punishment — effect.

2.22 Punishment — effect.
1. Imprisonment for contempt shall not extend beyond the session at which it is ordered, and shall be in a facility designated by the presiding officer.
2. Punishment for contempt shall not constitute a bar to any other proceeding, civil or criminal, for the same act.
[C51, §13, 15; R60, §9, 11; C73, §16; C97, §20; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §27; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.28; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.22]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.23 - Witness — attendance compulsory.

2.23 Witness — attendance compulsory.
Whenever a committee of either house, or a joint committee of both, is conducting an investigation requiring the personal attendance of witnesses, any person may be compelled to appear before such committee as a witness by serving an order upon the person, which service shall be made in the manner required in case of a subpoena in a civil action in the district court. Such order shall state the time and place a person is required to appear, be signed by the presiding officer of the body by which the committee was appointed, and attested by its acting secretary or clerk; or, in case of a joint committee, signed and attested by such officers of that body.
[C73, §17; C97, §21; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §28; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.29; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.23]
Referred to in §2.24
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.24 - Witnesses — compensation.

2.24 Witnesses — compensation.
Witnesses called by a standing or joint committee shall be entitled to the same compensation for attendance under section 2.23 as before the district court but shall not have the right to demand payment of their fees in advance.
[C73, §18; C97, §22; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §29; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.30; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.24]
See §622.69 – 622.72
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.25 - Joint conventions.

2.25 Joint conventions.
1. Joint conventions of the general assembly shall meet in the house of representatives for such purposes as are provided by law. The president of the senate, or, in the president’s absence, the president pro tempore of the senate shall preside at such joint conventions.
2. The speaker of the house of representatives may, for purposes of canvass of votes for governor and lieutenant governor and for the inauguration of such officers, designate any suitable hall at the seat of government as the hall of the house of representatives.
[R60, §674, 675; C73, §19; C97, §23; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §30; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.31; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.25]
Referred to in §2.28
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.26 - Secretary — record.

2.26 Secretary — record.
The clerk of the house of representatives shall act as secretary of the convention, and the clerk and the secretary of the senate shall keep a fair and correct record of the proceedings of the convention, which shall be entered on the journal of each house.
[R60, §677; C73, §21; C97, §25; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §31; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.32; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.26]
Referred to in §2.28
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.27 - Canvass of votes for governor.

2.27 Canvass of votes for governor.
The general assembly shall meet in joint session on the same day the assembly first convenes in January of 1979 and every four years thereafter as soon as both houses have been organized, and canvass the votes cast for governor and lieutenant governor and determine the election. When the canvass is completed, the oath of office shall be administered to the persons so declared elected. Upon being inaugurated the governor shall deliver to the joint assembly any message the governor may deem expedient.
[S13, §30-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §32; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.33; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.27]
2007 Acts, ch 59, §1, 19; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §1
Referred to in §2.28
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.28 - Tellers.

2.28 Tellers.
1. After the time for the meeting of the joint convention has been designated each house shall appoint three tellers, and the six shall act as judges of the election.
2. Canvassing the votes for governor and lieutenant governor shall be conducted substantially according to the provisions of sections 2.25 through 2.27 and this section.
[R60, §676; C73, §20, 26; C97, §24, 30; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §33, 34; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.34, 2.35; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.28]
2008 Acts, ch 1032, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.29 - Election — vote — how taken — second poll.

2.29 Election — vote — how taken — second poll.
1. When any officer is to be elected by joint convention, the names of the members shall be arranged in alphabetical order by the secretaries, and each member shall vote in the order in which the member’s name stands when so arranged. The name of the person voted for, and the names of the members voting, shall be entered in writing by the tellers, who, after the secretary shall have called the names of the members a second time, and the name of the person for whom each member has voted, shall report to the president of the convention the number of votes given for each candidate.
2. If no person shall receive the votes of a majority of the members present, a second poll may be taken, or as many polls as may be required until some person receives a majority.
[R60, §678, 679, 680; C73, §22, 23; C97, §26, 27; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §35, 36; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.36, 2.37; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.29]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.30 - Certificates of election.

2.30 Certificates of election.
When any person shall have received a majority of the votes, the president shall declare the person to be elected, and shall, in the presence of the convention, sign two certificates of such election, attested by the tellers, one of which the president shall transmit to the governor, and the other shall be preserved among the records of the convention and entered at length on the journal of each house. The governor shall issue a commission to the person so elected.
[R60, §682; C73, §25; C97, §29; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §37; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.38; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.30]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.31 - Adjournment.

2.31 Adjournment.
If the purpose for which the joint convention is assembled is not concluded, the president shall adjourn or recess the same from time to time as the members present may determine.
[R60, §681; C73, §24; C97, §28; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §38; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.39; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.31]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.32A - Appointments by members of the general assembly to statutory boards, commissions, councils, and committees — per diem and expenses.

2.32A Appointments by members of the general assembly to statutory boards, commissions, councils, and committees — per diem and expenses.
1. A member of the general assembly who is charged with making an appointment to a statutory board, commission, council, or committee shall make the appointment prior to the fourth Monday in January of the first regular session of each general assembly and in accordance with section 69.16B. If multiple appointing members are charged with making appointments of public members to the same board, commission, council, or committee, including as provided in section 333A.2, the appointing members shall consult with one another in making the appointments. If the senate appointing member for a legislative appointment is the president, majority leader, or the minority leader, the appointing member shall consult with the other two leaders in making the appointment. If the house of representatives appointing member is the speaker, majority leader, or minority leader, the appointing member shall consult with the other two leaders in making the appointment.
2. Each appointing member shall inform the director of the legislative services agency of the appointment and of the term of the appointment. The legislative services agency shall maintain an up-to-date listing of all appointments made or to be made by members of the general assembly.
3. The legislative services agency shall inform each appointee and each affected board, commission, council, or committee of the appointment and of the term of the appointment.
4. Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, a member of the general assembly shall be paid, in accordance with section 2.10, per diem and necessary travel and actual expenses incurred in attending meetings of a statutory board, commission, council, or committee to which the member is appointed by a member of the general assembly.
2008 Acts, ch 1156, §1, 58; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §2
Referred to in §2A.4, 69.16B, 256H.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.33 - Differential treatment in legislation.

2.33 Differential treatment in legislation.
The general assembly shall not pass a bill that uses gender as the basis for differential treatment unless there is a compelling reason for the differential treatment and no reasonable alternatives exist by which the treatment could be mitigated or avoided.
84 Acts, ch 1042, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.41 - Legislative council created.

2.41 Legislative council created.
1. A continuing legislative council of twenty-four members is created. The council is composed of the president and president pro tempore of the senate, the speaker and speaker pro tempore of the house of representatives, the majority and minority floor leaders of the senate, the chairperson of the senate committee on appropriations, the minority party ranking member of the senate committee on appropriations, three members of the senate appointed by the majority leader of the senate, three members of the senate appointed by the minority leader of the senate, the majority and minority floor leaders of the house of representatives, the chairperson of the house committee on appropriations, the minority party ranking member of the house committee on appropriations, three members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and three members of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
2. Members shall be appointed prior to the fourth Monday in January of the first regular session of each general assembly and shall serve for two-year terms ending upon the convening of the following general assembly or when their successors are appointed. Vacancies on the council, including vacancies which occur when a member of the council ceases to be a member of the general assembly, shall be filled by the appointing authority who made the original appointment. Insofar as possible at least two members of the council from each house shall be reappointed.
3. The council shall hold regular meetings at a time and place fixed by the chairperson of the council and shall meet at any other time and place as the council deems necessary.
[C58, §2.46; C62, 66, 71, 73, §2.49; C75, 77, 79, 81, §2.41]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §2005; 90 Acts, ch 1223, §6; 2008 Acts, ch 1156, §2, 58
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.43 - General supervision over legislative facilities, equipment, and arrangements.

2.43 General supervision over legislative facilities, equipment, and arrangements.
1. The legislative council in cooperation with the officers of the senate and house shall have the duty and responsibility for preparing for each session of the general assembly. Pursuant to such duty and responsibility, the legislative council shall assign the use of areas in the state capitol except for the areas used by the governor as of January 1, 1986, and, in consultation with the director of the department of administrative services and the capitol planning commission, may assign areas in other state office buildings, except for the judicial branch building, for use of the general assembly or legislative agencies. The legislative council shall provide the courts with use of space in the state capitol for ceremonial purposes. The legislative council may authorize the renovation, remodeling and preparation of the physical facilities used or to be used by the general assembly or legislative agencies subject to the jurisdiction of the legislative council and award contracts pursuant to such authority to carry out such preparation. The legislative council may purchase supplies and equipment deemed necessary for the proper functioning of the legislative branch of government.
2. In carrying out its duties under this section, the legislative council shall consult with the director of the department of administrative services and the capitol planning commission, but shall not be bound by any decision of the director in respect to the responsibilities and duties provided for in this section. The legislative council may direct the director of the department of administrative services or other state employees to carry out its directives in regard to the physical facilities of the general assembly, or may employ other personnel to carry out such functions.
3. The costs of carrying out the provisions of this section shall be paid pursuant to section 2.12.
[C71, 73, §2.51; C75, 77, 79, 81, §2.43]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §301; 2002 Acts, ch 1173, §23; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §104, 286; 2017 Acts, ch 170, §20
Referred to in §8A.322
Capitol space allocation, see also §8A.322
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.44 - Expenses of council and special interim committees.

2.44 Expenses of council and special interim committees.
1. Members of the legislative council shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, and shall be paid the per diem specified in section 2.10, subsection 5, for each day in which engaged in the performance of their duties. However, the per diem and expenses shall not be paid when the general assembly is actually in session at the seat of government. The expenses and per diem shall be paid in the manner provided for in section 2.12.
2. Members of special interim study committees which may from time to time be created and members of the legislative fiscal committee who are not members of the legislative council shall be entitled to receive the same expenses and compensation provided for the members of the legislative council.
[C97, §181; S13, §181; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §44; C46, 50, §2.46; C54, §2.45; C58, §2.45, 2.48; C62, 66, §2.45, 2.51; C71, 73, §2.45, 2.52; C75, 77, 79, 81, §2.44]
91 Acts, ch 258, §5
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.46 - Powers of legislative fiscal committee.

2.46 Powers of legislative fiscal committee.
The legislative fiscal committee may, subject to the approval of the legislative council:
1. Budget. Gather information relative to budget matters for the purpose of aiding the legislature to properly appropriate money for the functions of government, and to report their findings to the legislature.
2. Examination. Examine the reports and official acts of the executive council and of each officer, board, commission, and department of the state, in respect to the conduct and expenditures thereof and the receipts and disbursements of public funds thereby. All state departments and agencies are required to immediately notify the legislative fiscal committee of the legislative council and the director of the legislative services agency if any state facilities within their jurisdiction have been cited for violations of any federal, state, or local laws or regulations or have been decertified or notified of the threat of decertification from compliance with any state, federal, or other nationally recognized certification or accreditation agency or organization.
3. Reorganization. Make a continuous study of all offices, departments, agencies, boards, bureaus, and commissions of the state government and shall determine and recommend to each session of the legislature what changes therein are necessary to accomplish the following purposes:
a. To reduce expenditures and promote economy to the fullest extent consistent with the efficient operation of state government.
b. To increase the efficiency of the operations of the state government to the fullest extent practicable within the available revenues.
c. To group, coordinate, and consolidate judicial districts, agencies and functions of the government, as nearly as may be according to major purposes.
d. To reduce the number of offices, agencies, boards, commissions, and departments by consolidating those having similar functions, and to abolish such offices, agencies, boards, commissions, and departments, or functions thereof, as may not be necessary for the efficient and economical conduct of state government.
e. To eliminate overlapping and duplication of effort on the part of such offices, agencies, boards, commissions, and departments of the state government.
4. Administration of legislative database. Determine the policy for the content and administration of a legislative database.
5. Information needs determination. Determine the information needs of the general assembly and report them to the director of the department of administrative services who shall consider such needs in establishing the operating policies for a database management system.
[C97, §181, 182; S13, §181; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §42, 45; C46, 50, §2.44, 2.47; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §2.43; C75, 77, §2.46; C79, §2.46, 2.54; C81, §2.46]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §302; 89 Acts, ch 298, §2; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §45, 49; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.47 - Procedure.

2.47 Procedure.
The chairpersons of the committees on budget shall serve as co-chairpersons of the legislative fiscal committee. The legislative fiscal committee shall determine its own method of procedure and shall meet as often as deemed necessary, subject to the approval of the legislative council. It shall keep a record of its proceedings which shall be open to public inspection, and it shall inform the legislative council in advance concerning the dates of meetings of the committee.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §2.47]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.47A - Powers and duties of legislative capital projects committee.

2.47A Powers and duties of legislative capital projects committee.
1. The legislative capital projects committee shall do all of the following:
a. Receive the recommendations of the governor regarding the funding and priorities of proposed capital projects pursuant to section 8.3A, subsection 2, paragraph “b”.
b. Receive the reports of all capital project budgeting requests of all state agencies, with individual state agency priorities noted, pursuant to section 8.6, subsection 12.
c. Receive annual status reports for all ongoing capital projects of state agencies.
d. Examine and evaluate, on a continuing basis, the state’s system of contracting and subcontracting in regard to capital projects.
2. The legislative capital projects committee, subject to the approval of the legislative council, may do all of the following:
a. Gather information relative to capital projects, for the purpose of aiding the general assembly to properly appropriate moneys for capital projects.
b. Examine the reports and official acts of the state agencies, as defined in section 8.3A, with regard to capital project planning and budgeting and the receipt and disbursement of capital project funding.
c. Establish advisory bodies to the committee in areas where technical expertise is not otherwise readily available to the committee. Advisory body members may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses from funds appropriated pursuant to section 2.12, but only if the reimbursement is approved by the legislative council.
d. Compensate experts from outside state government for the provision of services to the committee from funds appropriated pursuant to section 2.12, but only if the compensation is approved by the legislative council.
e. Make recommendations to the legislative fiscal committee, legislative council, and the general assembly regarding issues relating to the planning, budgeting, and expenditure of capital project funding.
3. The capital projects committee shall determine its own method of procedure and shall keep a record of its proceedings which shall be open to public inspection. The committee shall meet as often as deemed necessary, subject to the approval of the legislative council, and the committee shall inform the legislative council in advance of its meeting dates.
89 Acts, ch 298, §3; 90 Acts, ch 1168, §1; 91 Acts, ch 268, §601; 95 Acts, ch 214, §1;
2001 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 2, §1, 13
; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §105; 2007 Acts, ch 115, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.51 - Visitations.

2.51 Visitations.
The legislative fiscal committee, with the approval of the legislative council, may direct a subcommittee, which shall be composed of the chairpersons and minority party ranking members of the appropriate subcommittees of the committees on budget of the senate and the house of representatives and the chairpersons of the appropriate standing committees of the general assembly, to visit the offices and facilities of any state office, department, agency, board, bureau, or commission to review programs authorized by the general assembly and the administration of the programs. When the legislative fiscal committee visits the offices and facilities of any state office, department, agency, board, bureau, or commission to review programs authorized by the general assembly and the administration of the programs, there shall be included the chairpersons and minority party ranking members of the appropriate subcommittees of the committees on budget of the senate and the house of representatives. The legislative council may appoint a member of the subcommittee or standing committee to serve in place of that subcommittee’s or standing committee’s chairperson or minority party ranking member on the legislative fiscal visitation committee or subcommittee if that person will be absent. The subcommittee and the legislative fiscal committee shall be provided with information by the legislative services agency concerning budgets, programs, and legislation authorizing programs prior to any visitation. Members of a committee shall be compensated pursuant to section 2.10, subsection 5. The subcommittee shall make reports and recommendations as required by the legislative fiscal committee.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §2.51]
84 Acts, ch 1026, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §45, 49
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.61 - Requests for research.

2.61 Requests for research.
Requests for research on governmental matters may be made to the legislative services agency by either house of the general assembly, committees of either house of the general assembly, special interim committees of the general assembly, the legislative council, or upon petition by twenty or more members of the general assembly. Any legislative committee may request the legislative services agency to do research on any matter under consideration by such committee. For each such request the legislative council may, if deemed advisable, authorize a special interim study committee to conduct the research study or may request a standing committee to conduct such study. Members on a study committee shall be appointed by the council and shall consist of at least one member of the council and such other members of the majority and minority parties of the senate and the house of representatives as the council may designate. As far as practicable, a study committee shall include members of standing committees concerned with the subject matter of the study. No legislator shall serve on more than two study committees. Nonlegislative members having special knowledge of the subject under study may be appointed by the council to a study committee but such members shall be nonvoting members of such committee. The legislative services agency shall assist study committees on research studies when authorized by the legislative council.
[C58, §2.52; C62, 66, §2.55; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.61]
2003 Acts, ch 35, §44, 46, 49
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.62 - Interim study committee powers.

2.62 Interim study committee powers.
Special interim study committees shall have the following powers and duties:
1. Elect officers and adopt necessary rules for the conduct of business.
2. Conduct research on any matter connected with the study assigned by the legislative council.
3. Hold hearings.
4. Make regular progress reports to the legislative council.
5. Make a report, which may include recommendations, to the legislative council. Copies of study committee reports shall be made available to members of the general assembly and may be made available to other interested individuals upon request. The reports shall not be final until approved by the legislative council.
[C62, 66, §2.57; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.62]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 2.63 - Interim study committee meetings.

2.63 Interim study committee meetings.
Special interim study committees shall first meet at the call of the ranking legislative council member assigned to the study committee, and shall thereafter meet at such time as study committee members shall so designate. Any legislator may attend any study committee meeting or any hearing held by a study committee. All study committee meetings shall be open to the public.
[C62, 66, §2.58; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.63]