Jeff Edler
The eighth week of this year’s session is known as “funnel week” for the legislature. This week is the first legislative deadline of the year. All Senate policy bills must have passed through committee in order to be considered for the rest of the year. This week we ran a number of mental health bills out of the Senate Human Resources Committee focused on addressing the needs of complex mental health patients. These issues have been challenging Iowa’s mental health system for decades. I made a promise to Iowans to finish what we set out to do in 2018 with the Mental Health Complex Needs Bill and I intend to fulfill that promise.
The eighth week of this year’s session is known as “funnel week” for the legislature. This week is the first legislative deadline of the year. All Senate