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A resolution amending Senate rules for the Ninety-first General Assembly.

A resolution amending Senate rules for the Ninety-first General Assembly.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
SINCLAIR
Last action
2026-02-10
Official status
Explanation of vote. S.J. 246 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A resolution amending Senate rules for the Ninety-first General Assembly.

A resolution amending Senate rules for the Ninety-first General Assembly.

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  • A resolution amending Senate rules for the Ninety-first General Assembly.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-10 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. S.J. 246 .

  2. 2026-02-10 Iowa Legislature

    Resolution adopted. S.J. 232 .

  3. 2026-02-10 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment S-5008 filed, lost. S.J. 232 .

  4. 2026-02-04 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar.

  5. 2026-02-04 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 203 .

  6. 2026-02-03 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Rules and Administration. S.J. 185 .

Official Summary Text

A resolution amending Senate rules for the Ninety-first General Assembly.

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Senate

Resolution

105

-

Introduced

SENATE

RESOLUTION

NO.

105

BY

SINCLAIR

A

Resolution

amending

Senate

rules

for

the

Ninety-first

1

General

Assembly.

2

BE

IT

RESOLVED

BY

THE

SENATE,

That

Rule

30

of

the

3

Senate

rules

for

the

Ninety-first

General

Assembly,

as

4

adopted

during

the

2025

Session

in

Senate

Resolution

5

6,

is

amended

as

follows:

6

Rule

30

7

Resolutions

8

A

“senate

resolution”

is

a

resolution

acted

upon

9

only

by

the

senate

which

relates

to

an

accomplishment

10

of

national

or

international

status;

the

dedication

11

of

a

day

by

a

statewide

or

national

group;

the

one

12

hundredth,

one

hundred

twenty-fifth,

or

one

hundred

13

fiftieth

,

two

hundredth,

or

two

hundred

fiftieth

14

anniversary

of

a

local

any

government

or

organization;

15

the

recognition

of

state

ties

to

other

governments;

the

16

retirement

of

a

senator

or

long-time

senate

employee;

17

or

to

rules

and

administrative

matters,

including

the

18

appointment

of

special

committees,

within

the

senate.

19

A

senate

resolution

requires

the

affirmative

vote

of

20

a

majority

of

the

senators

present

and

voting,

unless

21

otherwise

required

in

these

rules.

A

senate

resolution

22

shall

be

filed

with

the

secretary

of

the

senate.

A

23

senate

resolution

shall

be

printed

in

the

bound

journal

24

after

its

adoption

and

in

the

daily

journal

upon

25

written

request

to

the

secretary

of

the

senate

by

26

the

sponsor

of

the

resolution.

Other

expressions

of

27

sentiment

or

recognition

may

be

made

with

the

issuance

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105

of

a

certificate

of

recognition.

1

BE

IT

FURTHER

RESOLVED

BY

THE

SENATE,

That

Rule

39,

2

subsection

11,

of

the

Senate

rules

for

the

Ninety-first

3

General

Assembly,

as

adopted

during

the

2025

Session

in

4

Senate

Resolution

6,

is

amended

as

follows:

5

11.

A

subcommittee

chair

must

notify

the

committee

6

chair

not

later

than

one

legislative

day

prior

to

7

bringing

the

bill

or

resolution

before

the

committee.

8

The

committee

cannot

vote

on

a

bill

or

resolution

for

9

at

least

one

full

day

following

the

receipt

of

the

10

report

by

the

chairperson.

11

BE

IT

FURTHER

RESOLVED

BY

THE

SENATE,

That

Rule

12

45

of

the

Senate

rules

for

the

Ninety-first

General

13

Assembly,

as

adopted

during

the

2025

Session

in

Senate

14

Resolution

6,

is

amended

as

follows:

15

Rule

45

16

Access

to

Senate

Chamber

and

Decorum

17

The

persons

who

shall

have

access

to

the

senate

18

chamber,

and

the

times

access

shall

be

available,

and

19

the

rules

governing

activities

in

the

chamber

and

other

20

areas

controlled

by

the

senate

shall

be

limited

to

21

members

of

the

general

assembly

and

legislative

staff.

22

Former

members

of

the

senate

shall

have

access

to

the

23

senate

chamber

except

during

legislative

debate

or

24

when

the

former

member

is

advocating

for

or

against

25

legislation

regardless

of

whether

the

former

member

is

26

registered

as

a

lobbyist.

27

BE

IT

FURTHER

RESOLVED

BY

THE

SENATE,

That

Rule

52,

28

unnumbered

paragraph

2,

of

the

Senate

rules

for

the

29

Ninety-first

General

Assembly,

as

adopted

during

the

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2025

Session

in

Senate

Resolution

6,

is

amended

as

1

follows:

2

Upon

the

first

reading

of

an

individual

bill

or

3

resolution,

or

a

house

committee

bill

or

resolution,

4

the

president

shall

refer

the

bill

or

resolution

to

5

the

appropriate

standing

committee.

If

the

bill

or

6

resolution

is

a

senate

committee

bill

or

resolution,

7

the

president

shall

place

it

on

the

calendar

after

its

8

first

reading.

If

the

bill

or

resolution

originated

9

in

the

house,

the

president

shall

refer

the

bill

or

10

resolution

to

the

appropriate

standing

committee

or

11

direct

its

attachment

to

a

companion

senate

bill

or

12

resolution.

If

the

subject

of

the

bill

or

resolution

13

is

not

germane

to

the

title

of

the

committee

presenting

14

it,

the

president

of

the

senate

may

refer

it

to

the

15

appropriate

committee.

16

BE

IT

FURTHER

RESOLVED

BY

THE

SENATE,

That

Rule

17

56,

subsections

7

and

8,

of

the

Senate

rules

for

the

18

Ninety-first

General

Assembly,

as

adopted

during

the

19

2025

Session

in

Senate

Resolution

6,

are

amended

as

20

follows:

21

7.

Announce

all

delegations

from

the

governor

or

22

house.

23

8.

Supervise

the

seating

of

visitors

and

press

24

representatives.

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