See which bills lived and died after the Iowa Legislature's first "funnel" deadline of 2026.

DES MOINES, Iowa — The first funnel deadline at the Statehouse has officially passed, and while some bills are no longer ...

Answering questions about the Iowa Legislature's funnel deadline and how it works to pare down the number of bills being debated.

As Iowa passed the first funnel deadline of this legislative session, some controversial proposals will no longer be ...

The first funnel is in place to weed out ideas that may not have a chance at passing.

To make it through the first “funnel” deadline meant to whittle down the hundreds of proposals being considered, bills must ...

It's "funnel week" at the Iowa Legislature: do or die for many bills that haven't made it far enough through the session. Here's how it works.

Deadlines are quickly approaching at the state Capitol as bills move through both chambers in preparation for the funnel week deadline next week.

Monday kicked off the first funnel week of the 2026 Iowa legislative session. The major deadline funnels down the number of bills that state lawmakers can continue to work on.

State lawmakers in Iowa have been working to secure the passage of bills to meet the first funnel week deadline.