House reads Senate File 633 on forest and fruit-tree reservations; moves many bills to unfinished-business calendar

The House opened with a prayer and a ceremonial welcome for Pella’s Tulip Time court before turning to legislative business. The clerk read Senate File 633, described as "a bill for relating to forest and fruit tree reservations by establishing a program, fees and including contingent effective date provision," and the bill was placed for referral to the appropriate committee for further consideration.

The reading of Senate File 633 was followed by a short period of introductions and recognitions. The House welcomed the 2026 Tulip Time Queen, Kenzie Canis of Pella, and members of her court. A member introduced Austin Giles, identified in the record as an Air Force veteran and executive director of the Animal Rescue League of Marshalltown, and summarized his work in expanding local animal-care services and noted he will receive a Trailblazer in Animal Welfare award next month.

Later in the session the chair recognized Representative Kauffman, who requested unanimous consent to move a long list of bills to the House’s unfinished-business calendar. The chair announced no objections and the consent request was granted. Representative Kauffman then moved to adjourn the House until Monday, March 30, at 1 p.m.; the motion carried by voice vote and the House adjourned.

Senate File 633 was read into the record and referred for committee consideration; no committee debate or vote on the bill is recorded in the session transcript. The list of bills moved to the unfinished-business calendar was read aloud by a member; the transcript records the numbers as read but does not record debate, roll-call votes, or sponsorship details for those measures.

Next steps: the bill (Senate File 633) will proceed through the normal committee-referral process, and the House will reconvene on the date announced when it returns from adjournment.