(DES MOINES) -- On Wednesday, April 28, the Iowa House voted to pass a ban on vaccine passports in Iowa. 

HF 889 prohibits state and local governments from issuing any sort of identification card that identifies a person's COVID-19 vaccination status.  The bill also states that businesses that require proof of vaccination from customers, clients, or others will become ineligible for state contracts or grants, while allowing exceptions for health and long-term care facilities. 

(DES MOINES) -- On Wednesday, April 21, the Iowa House voted to pass the Administration and Regulation budget bill, containing $100 million for broadband internet expansion. 

Iowa House Republicans have made increasing access to high-speed, broadband internet a major priority of the 2021 Legislative Session. 

Representative John Landon (R-Ankeny) led the budget bill through the Iowa House.

(DES MOINES) -- Iowa House Republicans have released their Justice Systems budget bill containing a substantial increase in funding for the Department of Corrections.  The Iowa House's budget allocates more than $20 million new dollars to the Department of Corrections, covering nine prisons and nine community-based correctional facilities.  

(DES MOINES) -- On Thursday, March 25, Iowa House Republicans passed House File 813 a bill to expand parental choice in education by allowing for the creation of more public charter schools. 

(DES MOINES) -- Today, Rep. Gary Mohr (R-Bettendorf), Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement regarding the Revenue Estimating Conference's March meeting: