Author Archives: representativemarywolfe

Yesterday, in the middle of debate on various budget bills, the House voted on House File 589, the infamous “Ag Gag” bill from last session.  Pursuant to what I assume was some type of agreement between the House and Senate leadership, … Continue reading →

House File 394 is a bill that would allow dairy farmers to sell raw milk to folks who come out to their farms to purchase it, or who arrange to have it delivered directly to their homes (i.e., still couldn’t sell … Continue reading →

Today in the House Public  Safety Committee we voted on two gun bills. One was House Joint Resolution 2005 and the other was House File 2114 . Both of these bills passed out of committee  — I voted yes on … Continue reading →

So next week, the House Judiciary committee will be voting on House File 2156, “a bill relating to the employment of unauthorized aliens and providing penalties.” I am actually one of 30+ co-sponsors on the bill, because this bill raises some interesting questions and … Continue reading →

So last session, I was assigned to a House Judiciary subcommittee on House File 345,  which seeks to create a “legal presumption” in favor of joint physical care (i.e., 50-50) in custody disputes. And since I handled the bill for the … Continue reading →

This past week at the Capitol was incredibly busy! Lots and lots of bills assigned in the House Judiciary Committee, many of which won’t go anywhere but which I still need to read and (try to) understand. To give you … Continue reading →

Next week the Iowa House will be voting on House File 573, the “Stand Your Ground” bill.  This bill is a mixture of the good, the bad, and the ugly — and at this point, the bad and the ugly … Continue reading →

So, last session the IA Legislature voted to allow dove hunting in Iowa. season. I voted yes on the dove hunting bill, primarily because I got a lot of emails/calls from Clinton County hunters urging me to vote yes on the … Continue reading →

Next week in the House Human Resources committee we’ll likely be voting on House Study Bill 510: An Act Related to Child Abuse Reports and Disposition Data . The goal of the bill is to address some concerns with the Iowa Department … Continue reading →

Today in the House Judiciary Committee we voted on  Senate File 93,  ”An act enhancing the penalty for certain domestic abuse assault cases and providing a penalty,” better known as the strangulation bill. The bill passed, 16 ayes/2 nays — I … Continue reading →