Higher speed limits, steeper criminal penalties and restrictions on abortion medication are a few of the new Iowa laws taking effect July 1. The Iowa Legislature passed 206 bills this year, and 200 of those became law — Gov. Kim Reynolds vetoed five bills. One measure, a proposed constitutional amendment, must win voter approval before it can be enacted. That's the largest number of bills approved since 2007 — the first year of Democrats controlling the Legislature and the governor's office — when lawmakers passed 226 bills. Tap the link in our bio for more on this story. #Iowa #IApolitics #IAlegis