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Gov. Kim Reynolds signs 25 bills, including fireworks and school funding measures

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May 20th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa [KCCI] — Gov. Kim Reynolds signed 25 bills into law Monday, including measures related to fireworks, school funding and First Amendment rights.

The slate of bills signed is the first action on legislation Reynolds has taken since the 2025 legislative session adjourned Thursday. However, these are not the first bills she has signed this year — the governor has already signed into law several measures, including high-profile laws like the ban on using cellphones while driving outside of handsfree or voice-activated modes, and the removal of gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act.

There are still many other measures awaiting Reynolds’ signature that passed this session. The governor has until June 14 — 30 days from the end of session — to sign bills passed this year into law. Measures she does not sign during this period are considered a “pocket veto” and do not become law.

The Governor’s press release provided a list of some of the bills Reynolds she signed into law, Monday:

HF 248: A bill for an act relating to the treatment of adoptive parent employees and making penalties applicable.
HF 390: A bill for an act relating to physical examinations of personnel working in licensed or registered child care facilities.
HF 573: A bill for an act relating to filing applications and custody of the respondent in an involuntary commitment proceeding.
HF 776: A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing.
HF 806: A bill for an act relating to peer review committees and organ procurement organizations.
HF 643: A bill for an act requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse a county for the temporary holding of, or confinement of, a sexually violent predator who commits a public offense while subject to an order of civil commitment.
HF 297: A bill for an act relating to emergency services provided by a city.
SF 474: A bill for an act relating to services and support for youth, including treatment, physical assessments, and behavioral health evaluations for youth involved in juvenile delinquency and child in need of assistance proceedings; the licensing and certification of certain residential facilities; the provision of home and community-based services and habilitation services to certain youth by residential programs; administration and supervision of juvenile court services; and the suspension of Hawki eligibility for inmates of public institutions.
SF 233: A bill for an act relating to the Right to Try Act.
HF 649: A bill for an act relating to human trafficking including services and prostitution, and making penalties applicable.
HF 549: A bill for an act relating to the review of an officer-involved shooting case by a county attorney.
HF 249: A bill for an act relating to the recovery of benefits inappropriately obtained from the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
HF 441: A bill for an act concerning the functions of the Employment Appeal Board; the workers’ compensation commissioner; and the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing relating to contested cases, judicial review, and liability.
SF 314: A bill for an act relating to the license application form for real estate brokers and salespersons, and brokerage agreement requirements.
SF 427: A bill for an act relating to requirements for licensure as a professional land surveyor.
SF 311: A bill for an act relating to city civil service employees and related procedures and including effective date provisions.
SF 162: A bill for an act relating to the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System’s notification requirements to members.
SF 213: A bill for an act relating to library services provided by the Department of Administrative Services.
SF 565: A bill for an act providing for the continuation of health insurance in certain circumstances for the surviving spouse and each surviving child of employees of the State of Iowa and including retroactive applicability provisions.
HF 862: A bill for an act relating to the representation of boards of supervisors and county officials by outside counsel, and including effective date provisions.
HF 472: A bill for an act creating a special motion for expedited relief in actions involving the exercise of the right of freedom of speech and of the press, the right to assemble and petition, and the right of association, and including applicability provisions.
HF 956: A bill for an act relating to judicial branch administration, including judicial officer residency, judicial officer retirement age, remote proceedings, court reporter supervision and duties, and civil pleadings availability, and including applicability provisions.
SF 167: A bill for an act relating to school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the categorial state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2025, modifying provisions relating to the property tax replacement payments, modifying provisions relating to the regular program state cost per pupil and funding for shared operational functions, and including effective date provisions.
SF 449: A bill for an act relating to digital financial asset transaction kiosks and including penalties, and effective date and applicability provisions.
SF 303: A bill for an act relating to county and city regulation of consumer fireworks.