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Iowa Senate refers SF 490 to appropriations; secretary reads House-passed measures
Summary
On April 14, 2026, the presiding officer announced that Senate File 490 was referred to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Rule 38, and the secretary read a list of bills the House passed that day, including measures on parental commitment for treatment, community college concurrent enrollment, and pretrial bond amounts.
The Iowa Senate convened April 14, 2026, and the presiding officer announced that, pursuant to Rule 38, Senate File 490 was referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
The referral was made on the floor without a recorded roll-call vote. The presiding officer stated: "Chair announces that pursuant to rule 38, senate file 490 is referred to the committee on appropriations." The announcement indicates the measure will now move to the appropriations committee for further consideration of any fiscal implications.
Following that announcement, the secretary addressed the chamber and reported that the House, on April 14, 2026, "passed the following bills." The secretary read a list that included:
- House File 2523, described in the secretary's reading as a bill authorizing a parent or legal guardian to pursue commitment of a child for substance-use or mental-health treatment; - Senate File 304, read as relating to exceptions to minor legal capacity for provision of medical-care services (transcript wording unclear in places); - Senate File 512, described in the reading as addressing statute-of-limitations and veil actions; - Senate Files 2299 and 2320, both read as involving district community college concurrent enrollment programs; and - Senate File 2399, described as relating to pretrial bond amounts for certain felonies.
The secretary's reading was confined to titles and brief descriptions as delivered from the House message; the transcript does not record detailed bill text or sponsor debate on the floor during this session. The presiding officer then opened the floor for announcements and introductions rather than moving directly to floor debate on the listed measures.
Later in the session senators made brief personal introductions and the body recessed to allow party caucuses, with Democratic caucus locations announced on the floor.
