2.41 Legislative council created.
1. A continuing legislative council of twenty-four members is created. The council is composed of the president and president pro tempore of the senate, the speaker and speaker pro tempore of the house of representatives, the majority and minority floor leaders of the senate, the chairperson of the senate committee on appropriations, the minority party ranking member of the senate committee on appropriations, three members of the senate appointed by the majority leader of the senate, three members of the senate appointed by the minority leader of the senate, the majority and minority floor leaders of the house of representatives, the chairperson of the house committee on appropriations, the minority party ranking member of the house committee on appropriations, three members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and three members of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
2. Members shall be appointed prior to the fourth Monday in January of the first regular session of each general assembly and shall serve for two-year terms ending upon the convening of the following general assembly or when their successors are appointed. Vacancies on the council, including vacancies which occur when a member of the council ceases to be a member of the general assembly, shall be filled by the appointing authority who made the original appointment. Insofar as possible at least two members of the council from each house shall be reappointed.
3. The council shall hold regular meetings at a time and place fixed by the chairperson of the council and shall meet at any other time and place as the council deems necessary.
[C58, §2.46; C62, 66, 71, 73, §2.49; C75, 77, 79, 81, §2.41]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §2005; 90 Acts, ch 1223, §6; 2008 Acts, ch 1156, §2, 58
Structure Iowa Code
Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT
Section 2.1 - Sessions — place.
Section 2.2 - Designation of general assembly.
Section 2.3 - Temporary organization.
Section 2.4 - Certificates of election.
Section 2.5 - Temporary officers — committee on credentials.
Section 2.6 - Permanent organization.
Section 2.7 - Officers — tenure.
Section 2.9 - Journals — bills and amendments.
Section 2.10 - Salaries and expenses — members of general assembly.
Section 2.11 - Officers and employees — compensation — prohibitions.
Section 2.12 - Expenses of general assembly and legislative agencies — budgets.
Section 2.12A - Legal expenses reviewed by the court.
Section 2.12B - State capitol maintenance fund — appropriation.
Section 2.13 - Issuance of warrants.
Section 2.14 - Meetings of legislative committees.
Section 2.15 - Powers and duties of standing committees.
Section 2.16 - Prefiling legislative bills.
Section 2.17 - Freedom of speech.
Section 2.19 - Punishment for contempt.
Section 2.20 - Warrant — execution.
Section 2.21 - Fines — collection.
Section 2.22 - Punishment — effect.
Section 2.23 - Witness — attendance compulsory.
Section 2.24 - Witnesses — compensation.
Section 2.25 - Joint conventions.
Section 2.26 - Secretary — record.
Section 2.27 - Canvass of votes for governor.
Section 2.29 - Election — vote — how taken — second poll.
Section 2.30 - Certificates of election.
Section 2.32 - Confirmation of appointments — procedures.
Section 2.33 - Differential treatment in legislation.
Section 2.40 - Membership in state insurance plans.
Section 2.41 - Legislative council created.
Section 2.42 - Powers and duties of council.
Section 2.43 - General supervision over legislative facilities, equipment, and arrangements.
Section 2.44 - Expenses of council and special interim committees.
Section 2.45 - Committees of the legislative council.
Section 2.46 - Powers of legislative fiscal committee.
Section 2.47A - Powers and duties of legislative capital projects committee.
Section 2.48 - Legislative tax expenditure committee — review of tax incentive programs.
Section 2.52 - Access — subpoenas.
Section 2.56 - Correctional impact statements.
Section 2.61 - Requests for research.
Section 2.62 - Interim study committee powers.
Section 2.63 - Interim study committee meetings.
Section 2.69 - State government efficiency review committee established.