Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF279: A BILL FOR An Act relating to powers and duties applicable to state of disaster emergencies and public health disasters
Status: In committee, February 10, 2025
An Act relating to powers and duties applicable to state of disaster emergencies and public health disasters.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to powers and duties applicable to state of disaster emergencies and public health disasters.
From the introduced text, February 10, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to powers and duties applicable to state of disaster emergencies and public health disasters. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1304HH (3) lh/ko H.F. Section 1. Section 29C.6, subsection 1, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 1. a. After finding a disaster exists or is threatened, proclaim a state of disaster emergency. This proclamation shall be in writing, indicate the area affected and the facts upon which it is based, be signed by the governor, and be filed with the secretary of state. If the state of disaster emergency specifically constitutes a public health disaster as defined in section 135.140, the written proclamation shall include a statement to that effect. A state of disaster emergency shall continue for thirty sixty days, unless sooner terminated or rescinded, extended in writing, or amended by the governor general assembly. The general assembly may, by concurrent resolution, rescind, extend, or amend this proclamation. Any initial extension of this proclamation by the general assembly shall not exceed sixty days, and any subsequent extension shall not exceed sixty-day increments. If the general assembly is not in session, the legislative council may, by majority vote, rescind, extend, or amend this proclamation only once and the extension shall not exceed sixty days. Rescission …
Sponsors
- Zachary Dieken (R, 5) · primary sponsor
- Jason Gearhart (R, 64)
- Cindy Golding (R, 83)
- Sam Wengryn (R, 24)
- Thomas Jeneary (R, 3)
- Tom Shipley (R, 9)
- Charley Thomson (R, 58)
- Skyler Wheeler (R, 4)
- Graber
- Steven Holt (R, 12)
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 273 .
Subjects: disasters, UNC BOARDS OF TRUSTEES, emergency management
Common questions
- What is HF279?
- HF279 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to powers and duties applicable to state of disaster emergencies and public health disasters.
- What does HF279 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to powers and duties applicable to state of disaster emergencies and public health disasters.
- What is the status of HF279?
- In committee as of February 10, 2025. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 273 . (February 10, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF279?
- Zachary Dieken (R, 5), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF279?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0279&ga=91
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