The Sierra Club of Iowa is claiming the Senate commerce committee pulled a “bait and switch” on a bill related to carbon pipelines.

State lawmakers faced their second major legislative deadline this week to narrow down the bills under consideration at the Iowa Capitol. Here's what advanced and what didn't.

A Senate committee took out a part of a bill from the Iowa House that would have restricted DEI offices at private colleges.

School districts could have paid or voluntary chaplains under a bill advanced by a Senate committee this week.

The Iowa Legislature reached its second key deadline of the session, when most bills must pass a committee in the opposite chamber to stay eligible.

Roundup maker Bayer has been pushing bills in at least 11 states, including Iowa, to shield itself and other pesticide companies from cancer lawsuits. The Iowa House has declined to advance the bill ahead of a key legislative deadline.

A House committee advanced a bill from the Iowa Senate that would give additional protections to people who refuse medical procedures during public health emergencies.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Wednesday banning cellphone use while driving, unless it’s in a hands-free mode. The law takes effect July 1.

Insurance company executives and agents who sell insurance gathered at the Iowa Capitol Tuesday to urge legislators to pass one of the governor’s priorities. The bill is a collection of ideas developed in response to last year’s natural disasters.

The state’s Medicaid plan for uninsured kids, called Hawki, would cover behavioral therapy for autism under a bill advanced by a Senate panel Tuesday.