Here’s what lawmakers passed in the first 24 hours of the ‘final day’ of 2026 session

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: May 3, 2026

Words: 4,317

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago


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Lawmakers sent bills on a nicotine and vape tax, hydrogen extraction and gubernatorial powers to Gov. Kim Reynolds on Saturday and early Sunday, but final agreements on several high-priority bills, including legislation on property taxes, have yet to come to the floor.

Iowa lawmakers began to convene and discuss the final bills of the 2026 legislative session at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. As of 7 a.m. Sunday, the Legislature was still in session as bills continued …

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