DES MOINES, Iowa —

The Iowa Legislature adjourned Thursday at 6:01 a.m. in the Senate and 6:31 a.m. in the House, finishing the 2025 legislative session with many priorities from the majority party met — but with several major goals, including property taxes, not making the cut.

While leaders reflected on successfully moving forward on many of their top objectives, the final few days of the 2025 legislative session were tense between some members of the majority party. Twelve Republican senators had announced they would not vote in support of any budget bills until the Senate voted on House File 639 , a bill containing multiple measures related to the use of eminent domain in carbon sequestration pipeline projects.

On Monday, the bill passed the Senate 27-22 following hours of heate

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