Iowa Senate refers three Senate files to committees during brief opening

The presiding officer of the Iowa Senate announced the referral of three Senate files to standing committees during a brief session opening. Senate File 2140 and Senate File 2148 were referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and Senate File 2141 was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. The chair said these referrals were made pursuant to rule 38.

The referrals were announced without accompanying bill summaries, sponsors, committee assignments beyond the committee names, or scheduled hearing dates in the transcript. That information is not specified in the record provided.

Committee referral sends bills to the panels responsible for detailed review and recommendation. As recorded, the referrals move each file from the calendar to committee consideration; the transcript does not indicate when the committees will consider the measures or what actions, if any, staff will be asked to take next.

The transcript does not include the session date; the record also does not list sponsors or committee hearing dates for the referred files. The chair’s announcement is the only recorded action related to these files in the provided transcript.