IOWA STATUTES AND CODES
2.45 - COMMITTEES OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
2.45 COMMITTEES OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
The legislative council shall be divided into committees, which
shall include but not be limited to:
1. The legislative service committee which shall be composed of
six members of the legislative council, consisting of three members
from each house, to be appointed by the legislative council. The
legislative service committee shall select a chairperson from its
membership, and shall determine policies relating to the operation of
the legislative services agency, subject to the approval of the
legislative council.
2. The legislative fiscal committee, composed of the chairpersons
or their designated committee member and the ranking minority party
members or their designated committee member of the committees of the
house and senate responsible for developing a state budget and
appropriating funds, the chairpersons or their designated committee
member and the ranking minority party members or their designated
committee member of the committees on ways and means, and two
members, one appointed from the majority party of the senate by the
majority leader of the senate and one appointed from the majority
party of the house by the speaker of the house of representatives.
In each house, unless one of the members who represent the committee
on ways and means is also a member of the legislative council, the
person appointed from the membership of the majority party in that
house shall also be appointed from the membership of the legislative
council.
3. The legislative administration committee which shall be
composed of six members of the legislative council, consisting of
three members from each house, to be appointed by the legislative
council. The legislative administration committee shall perform such
duties as are assigned it by the legislative council.
4. a. The legislative capital projects committee which shall
be composed of ten members appointed as follows:
(1) Two senate members of the legislative fiscal committee or the
senate committee on appropriations, one to be appointed by the
majority leader of the senate and one to be appointed by the minority
leader of the senate.
(2) Two house members of the legislative fiscal committee or the
house committee on appropriations, one to be appointed by the speaker
of the house and one to be appointed by the minority leader of the
house.
(3) The chairpersons of the senate and house committees on
appropriations.
(4) Four members of the legislative council, one appointed by the
speaker of the house, one by the majority leader of the senate, one
by the minority leader of the house, and one by the minority leader
of the senate.
b. The chairperson of the legislative council shall designate
the chairperson or chairpersons of the legislative capital projects
committee. Section History: Early Form
[C97, § 181; S13, § 181; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 39, 40; C46,
50, § 2.41, 2.42; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, § 2.41; C75, 77, 79, 81, §
2.45] Section History: Recent Form
86 Acts, ch 1245, § 2006; 89 Acts, ch 298, § 1; 2002 Acts, ch
1162, §74; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §11, 44, 49; 2006 Acts, ch 1153, §16;
2008 Acts, ch 1032, § 201; 2009 Acts, ch 86, §1