Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2429: A BILL FOR An Act relating to prohibited terms in state agency publications
Status: In committee, February 12, 2026
An Act relating to prohibited terms in state agency publications.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to prohibited terms in state agency publications.
From the introduced text, February 12, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to prohibited terms in state agency publications. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6770YH (3) sc/ns H.F. 2429 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 7A.26 State publications ---- prohibited terms. 1. As used in this section: a. "Official government material" means a guidance, rule, briefing, press release, or publication prepared by a state agency. b. "State agency" means a department, authority, agency, commission, board, institution, division, or office of the state. 2. A state agency shall not use the term "West Bank" to refer to Judea and Samaria in official government material. 3. A state agency shall not use state moneys to create official government material that uses the term "West Bank" to refer to Judea and Samaria. 4. The head of a state agency may waive the prohibitions of subsections 2 and 3 if the head of the state agency determines that waiving the prohibitions is in the interest of the state and submits a written explanation of the waiver no later than thirty days after making the determination to the general assembly or to the legislative council if the general assembly is not in session. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. This …
Sponsors
- Cindy Golding (R, 83) · primary sponsor
- Thomas Gerhold (R, 84)
- Eddie Andrews (R, 43)
- Jon Dunwell (R, 38)
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 274 .
Subjects: publications, departments of state government
Common questions
- What is HF2429?
- HF2429 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to prohibited terms in state agency publications.
- What does HF2429 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to prohibited terms in state agency publications.
- What is the status of HF2429?
- In committee as of February 12, 2026. Latest action: Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 274 . (February 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2429?
- Cindy Golding (R, 83), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF2429?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2429&ga=91
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