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Requires flags at half-staff on public buildings when governor orders This bill updates Iowa's public building flag law. Custodians and boards of public buildings must fly the U.S. and Iowa flags at half-staff when the governor issues a proclamation, and the attorney general may sue to enforce it. The bill does not directly affect K-12 schools or students.
Official title A bill for an act relating to the display of flags at half-staff on public buildings. (Formerly SSB 3134.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.
5 of 5 Where it stands Introduced Committee Senate House Governor Last action, May 15: Signed by Governor. S.J. 1032.
Votes House: Shall the bill pass? Apr 23 · 82–5, 13 not voting · Passed › Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D, District 80): Yes Rep. Austin Baeth (D, District 36): Yes Rep. Brian Meyer (D, District 29): Yes Rep. Dan Gosa (D, District 81): Yes Rep. Eric Gjerde (D, District 74): Yes Rep. Heather Matson (D, District 42): Yes Rep. J.D. Scholten (D, District 1): Yes Rep. Jeff Cooling (D, District 77): Yes Rep. Jennifer Konfrst (D, District 32): Yes Rep. Ken Croken (D, District 97): Yes Rep. Larry McBurney (D, District 44): Yes Rep. Lindsay James (D, District 71): Yes Rep. Mary Madison (D, District 31): Yes Rep. Megan Srinivas (D, District 30): Yes Rep. Monica Kurth (D, District 98): Yes Rep. Rick Olson (D, District 39): Yes Rep. Rob Johnson (D, District 34): Yes Rep. Ross Wilburn (D, District 50): Yes Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D, District 35): Yes Rep. Timi Brown-Powers (D, District 61): Yes Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D, District 79): Yes Rep. Adam Zabner (D, District 90): No Rep. Angel Ramirez (D, District 78): No Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D, District 49): No Rep. Dave Jacoby (D, District 86): No Rep. Elinor Levin (D, District 89): No Rep. Amy Nielsen (D, District 85): Absent Rep. Bob Kressig (D, District 75): Absent Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D, District 73): Absent Rep. Jerome Amos (D, District 62): Absent Rep. Josh Turek (D, District 20): Absent Rep. Kenan Judge (D, District 27): Absent Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines (D, District 33): Absent Rep. Ann Meyer (R, District 8): Yes Rep. Austin Harris (R, District 26): Yes Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R, District 37): Yes Rep. Bill Gustoff (R, District 40): Yes Rep. Blaine Watkins (R, District 100): Yes Rep. Bob Henderson (R, District 2): Yes Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R, District 82): Yes Rep. Brent Siegrist (R, District 19): Yes Rep. Brett Barker (R, District 51): Yes Rep. Brian Lohse (R, District 45): Yes Rep. Brooke Boden (R, District 21): Yes Rep. Bubba Sorensen (R, District 23): Yes Rep. Carter Nordman (R, District 47): Yes Rep. Chad Behn (R, District 48): Yes Rep. Chad Ingels (R, District 68): Yes Rep. Charley Thomson (R, District 58): Yes Rep. Christian Hermanson (R, District 59): Yes Rep. Cindy Golding (R, District 83): Yes Rep. Craig Johnson (R, District 67): Yes Rep. Craig Williams (R, District 11): Yes Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R, District 46): Yes Rep. David Blom (R, District 52): Yes Rep. David Sieck (R, District 16): Yes Rep. David Young (R, District 28): Yes Rep. Dean Fisher (R, District 53): Yes Rep. Devon Wood (R, District 17): Yes Rep. Gary Mohr (R, District 93): Yes Rep. Hans Wilz (R, District 25): Yes Rep. Heather Hora (R, District 92): Yes Rep. Helena Hayes (R, District 88): Yes Rep. Henry Stone (R, District 9): Yes Rep. Jacob Bossman (R, District 14): Yes Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R, District 60): Yes Rep. Jason Gearhart (R, District 64): Yes Rep. Jeff Shipley (R, District 87): Yes Rep. Jennifer Smith (R, District 72): Yes Rep. Jon Dunwell (R, District 38): Yes Rep. Josh Meggers (R, District 54): Yes Rep. Judd Lawler (R, District 91): Yes Rep. Mark Cisneros (R, District 96): Yes Rep. Mark Thompson (R, District 56): Yes Rep. Matt Rinker (R, District 99): Yes Rep. Megan Jones (R, District 6): Yes Rep. Mike Vondran (R, District 94): Yes Rep. Norlin Mommsen (R, District 70): Yes Rep. Pat Grassley (R, District 57): Yes Rep. Ryan Weldon (R, District 41): Yes Rep. Sam Wengryn (R, District 24): Yes Rep. Samantha Fett (R, District 22): Yes Rep. Shannon Latham (R, District 55): Yes Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R, District 65): Yes Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R, District 4): Yes Rep. Steve Bradley (R, District 66): Yes Rep. Steven Holt (R, District 12): Yes Rep. Taylor Collins (R, District 95): Yes Rep. Tom Determann (R, District 69): Yes Rep. Tom Gerhold (R, District 84): Yes Rep. Tom Jeneary (R, District 3): Yes Rep. Tom Moore (R, District 18): Yes Rep. Travis Sitzmann (R, District 13): Yes Rep. Wendy Larson (R, District 7): Yes Rep. Derek Wulf (R, District 76): Absent Rep. Eddie Andrews (R, District 43): Absent Rep. John Wills (R, District 10): Absent Rep. Matt Windschitl (R, District 15): Absent Rep. Michael Bergan (R, District 63): Absent Rep. Zach Dieken (R, District 5): Absent ← Democrats21 yes, 5 no, 7 not voting Republicans → 61 yes, 0 no, 6 not voting Senate: Shall the bill pass? Feb 25 · 38–9, 3 not voting · Passed › Sen. Catelin Drey (D, District 1): Yes Sen. Izaah Knox (D, District 17): Yes Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): Yes Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): Yes Sen. Renee Hardman (D, District 16): Yes Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): Yes Sen. Tony Bisignano (D, District 15): Yes Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): No Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): No Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): No Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): No Sen. Janet Petersen (D, District 18): No Sen. Janice Weiner (D, District 45): No Sen. Liz Bennett (D, District 39): No Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): No Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): No Sen. Zach Wahls (D, District 43): Absent Sen. Adrian Dickey (R, District 44): Yes Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Annette Sweeney (R, District 27): Yes Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Yes Sen. Charlie McClintock (R, District 42): Yes Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R, District 13): Yes Sen. Dan Dawson (R, District 10): Yes Sen. Dan Zumbach (R, District 34): Yes Sen. Dave Sires (R, District 38): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Yes Sen. Doug Campbell (R, District 30): Yes Sen. Jack Whitver (R, District 23): Yes Sen. Jason Schultz (R, District 6): Yes Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Kara Warme (R, District 26): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Kevin Alons (R, District 7): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mark Costello (R, District 8): Yes Sen. Mark Lofgren (R, District 48): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Mike Klimesh (R, District 32): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Scott Webster (R, District 47): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Dave Rowley (R, District 5): Absent Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent ← Democrats7 yes, 9 no, 1 not voting Republicans → 31 yes, 0 no, 2 not voting Senate: Senate Local Government Report Feb 23 · 10–2, 1 not voting · Passed › Sen. Izaah Knox (D, District 17): Yes Sen. Renee Hardman (D, District 16): Yes Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): No Sen. Janice Weiner (D, District 45): No Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R, District 13): Yes Sen. Dave Sires (R, District 38): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Mark Lofgren (R, District 48): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Scott Webster (R, District 47): Yes Sen. Kevin Alons (R, District 7): Absent ← Democrats2 yes, 2 no Republicans → 8 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting History Signed by Governor. S.J. 1032. Senate · May 15 Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028. Senate · May 5 Message from House. S.J. 880. Senate · Apr 27 Immediate message. H.J. 996. House · Apr 23 Explanation of vote. H.J. 1082. House · May 1 Passed House, yeas 82, nays 5. H.J. 989. House · Apr 23 Substituted for HF 2517. H.J. 989. House · Apr 23 Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 691. House · Mar 19 Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 438. House · Feb 26 Message from Senate. H.J. 437. House · Feb 26 Immediate message. S.J. 411. Senate · Feb 25 Passed Senate, yeas 38, nays 9. S.J. 410. Senate · Feb 25 Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 368. Senate · Feb 23 Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 356. Senate · Feb 23