Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF694: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the display of flags on and in public buildings, grounds, and vehicles, and providing penalties
Status: In committee, February 28, 2025
An Act relating to the display of flags on and in public buildings, grounds, and vehicles, and providing penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the display of flags on and in public buildings, grounds, and vehicles, and providing penalties.
From the introduced text, February 28, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the display of flags on and in public buildings, grounds, and vehicles, and providing penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1467YH (11) sc/ns H.F. Section 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Public Freedom, Liberty, American Greatness, and Spirit Act" or the "Public FLAGS Act". Sec. 2. Section 1B.3, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 1B.3 Flags on and in public buildings, grounds, and vehicles. 1. It is the intent of the general assembly that flags displayed on and in public buildings, grounds, and vehicles reflect civic values and national and state unity. 2. It shall be the duty of any A board of public officers charged with providing supplies for a public building in the state to shall provide a suitable state flag, and it shall be the duty of the custodian of that public building to shall raise the flags of the United States of America and the state of Iowa, upon each secular day when weather conditions are favorable. 3. a. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, on and in a public building in the state and on the associated grounds of the public building, a public entity shall only raise or …
Sponsors
- Eddie Andrews (R, 43) · primary sponsor
- Bill Gustoff (R, 40)
- Mark Cisneros (R, 96)
- Chad Behn (R, 48)
- Dean Fisher (R, 53)
- Thomas Jeneary (R, 3)
- Robert Henderson (R, 2)
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 480 .
Subjects: public property, flags
Common questions
- What is HF694?
- HF694 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the display of flags on and in public buildings, grounds, and vehicles, and providing penalties.
- What does HF694 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the display of flags on and in public buildings, grounds, and vehicles, and providing penalties.
- What is the status of HF694?
- In committee as of February 28, 2025. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 480 . (February 28, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF694?
- Eddie Andrews (R, 43), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF694?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0694&ga=91
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