• The controversial "Back the Blue" bill that supports law enforcement by enhancing penalties for rioting, allows police officers to sue people who file false reports against them, and protects police officers that accidentally hit protesters with their car. (SF534, SF476)

• Vaccine changes that include allowing dentists and podiatrists to give COVID-19 vaccines to adults, but do not allow businesses to require their employees get COVID-19 vaccines and vaccinators to update the state's immunization registry. 

• The Governor's "Broadband Bill" to expand access to fast reliable Internet access to all areas of Iowa. (SF390)

• "Permit-less Carry" gun bills that would allow people to own and carry guns without a permit, making it tough for law enforcement to make sure the guns stay out of the hands of people not allowed to have them. Another bill shields gun makers from lawsuits that arise from someone's use of the guns they make and yet another makes it impossible for landlords to regulate firearms on their properties. (HF756, HSB116, SF514)

• Major election changes that will shorten time for early voting, require mail-in ballots to be received by Election night (postmarks no longer matter), limit who can hand deliver your ballots, and set limits on what county auditors can and cannot do. This bill SF413 is already on its way to the Governor.

• Overhaul of the state's 42-year-old Bottle Bill in an effort to get bottle and can redemptions out of grocery stores and another attempt to get rid of all traffic cameras.

• Cities and counties would not longer be able to pass local laws that tell landlords they cannot discriminate against renters who pay their rent with housing vouchers issued by the government under a bill that survived the funnel (in other words, landlords can decide not to rent to someone if they pay their rent with a voucher). (SF252)

• Constitutional amendments on guns (stating they are a right), abortion (stating its not a right), voting age (updating it to 18, instead of 21), and gubernatorial succession. (SJR7, HJR5, HJR7, SJR15). 

• Placing "strict scrutiny" standard in Iowa law to apply to all fundamental parental rights (a move that may interfere with grandparents' rights as well as child removals, but the jury is still out on actual impact as this appears to be a codification of case law). (HF714)

• An end to day light savings time - Iowa would not "fall back" every Fall, and "spring forward" every Spring if this bill passes.

• Major changes to child care to increase access to child care tax credits, encourage employers to pay for or build child care facilities for their employees, and help families gradually come off of child care assistance (rather than suddenly losing it all).(HF141, HF230, HF292, HF302, HF370, HF230, HF712) 

• Unfortunately other forms of assistance will be subject to a higher level of scrutiny, with additional and more frequent asset tests and income verification in order to continue receiving food assistance (SNAP), Medicaid, and family support (FIP). (SF389)

• School vouchers that allow kids to attend private schools paid with taxpayer funded scholarships, and a new hybrid charter school program that isn't quite public (not a part of a local school district) but not quite private (it's under Iowa Board of Education). (SF159)

• Efforts to reform the criminal justice system by diverting to alternatives to incarceration and restructure probation and payment plans survived the funnel, as did legislation lowers penalties for first-time possession of a small amount of marijuana (less than 5 grams, changing the penalty from serious to simple misdemeanor). (HF678, SF471) 

• Bans the use of "gay panic" as a defense in attacking or murdering an LGBTQ+ individual. (HF310)

• Medical professionals would be required to give women seeking a medication abortion information that is clinically wrong and scientifically invalid, placing them into a ethical dilemma of lying to patients and risking licensure, or having charges filed against them by the state. (HF383)

• In what may be the most surprising of issues, apparently there are still hospitals in this state that require a husband to sign off on a wife's hysterectomy. That will no longer be allowed under HF 684. Also not allowed would be fraud related to assisted reproduction, including lying about the background of donations (HF684, SF529).

• Preparing for some new Presidential Executive Orders, legislators quickly passed a bill out of committee to allow the Legislative Council to review the constitutionality of executive orders and forward them to the Attorney General to take action. (HF481)

• No more Senate confirmations for most of the Governor's board and commission appointments if SF423 passes.

• A bill that stops all taxpayer funds from supporting technology companies like Google and Facebook, which lawmakers say censor free speech. Public schools in Iowa would be required to provide annual first amendment rights training to all staff and students. and there is a laundry list of things university faculty can and cannot do in regard to expressing personal opinion. However, free speech apparently does not extend to the discussion of racism or sexism in public classrooms; another bill will outlaw the teaching of "divisive topics." (SF471, HF744, HSB258)

• Both the House and Senate ended debate on the most egregious of attacks on vaccines, but each advanced a bill that will likely get lots of amendments if and when they are debated on the floor. HF 547 codifies current federal directives requiring those giving vaccines to provide the patient with information, including information about reporting adverse reactions, and requires all providers report vaccinates to the statewide immunization registry. In contrast, SF 555 prohibits employers from requiring their employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine, and prohibits Iowa driver's licenses from showing immunization status or test results (even though the bill's supporters admit no one has talked about doing this).