Senator Joni Ernst held a field hearing for the US Senate Small Business Committee last week in Des Moines, focusing on the burdensome regulatory costs placed upon small businesses. IADA staff were in attendance at the hearing and …
The Iowa legislature adjourned the first week of May. Governor Kim Reynolds has 30 days post-adjournment to sign bills into law. Here’s the status of several bills of interest to dealers: HF 592: Originally introduced with the support …
From Nyemaster Goode PC The Iowa Legislature adjourned the first session of the 90th General Assembly on May 4, one week past the scheduled 110 days. Governor Reynolds and leadership in both the House and Senate worked together …
IADA needs your help to address the increasing problem of catalytic converter theft. The bipartisan PART Act (H.R. 621/S. 154) has been introduced in Congress to combat catalytic converter theft and Iowa’s federal legislators need to know that …
From Nyemaster Goode PC March 31 was the final date for Senate bills to be passed out of a House committee and House bills to be passed out of a Senate committee. Any bills that did not make …
From Nyemaster Goode PC March 3 was the final date for Senate bills to be passed out of a Senate committee and House bills to be passed out of a House committee. Any bills that did not make …
Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley joined with 32 others to introduce legislation that would overturn the EPA’s NOx emissions rule. IADA appreciates the senators’ efforts to highlight the EPA’s overly stringent and costly rule. If the legislation …
Many bills of interest to dealers are moving through the legislative process. A complete list of bills being tracked by IADA’s government relations team can be found on the IADA website, but information about a few notable bills can …
Thank you to Representative Randy Feenstra, who is part of a bipartisan group of legislators that reintroduced the Preventing Auto Recycling Theft (PART) Act in the House of Representatives. Companion legislation was also introduced in the Senate. The …
From Nyemaster Goode PC This Week The first session of the 90th General Assembly convened at 10:00 am on January 9th. The first day of the session saw opening speeches from leadership in both the majority and minority …
Committee assignments for the 2023 legislative session have been announced, with several new faces on the transportation committees. Let us know if you have a connection with any of the committee members. House Transportation Committee Chair: Rep. Brian Best …
The IADA government relations team has its marching orders for when the legislature convenes in January. During its meeting in Des Moines on November 18, the IADA board of directors prioritized the association’s legislative efforts for 2023, including: …