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Iowa House reads dozens of bills ranging from preschool play-based learning to veteransbenefits, sends measures to committees

2348248 · February 19, 2025
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The Iowa House introduced a large slate of bills on Feb. 19, covering education, veterans'services, public safety, agriculture and housing policy, and referred most measures to policy committees for further consideration.

DES MOINES, Iowa ' The Iowa House read a wide slate of bills on Feb. 19, moving measures covering preschool education, human trafficking prosecution units, veterans'benefits, alcohol licensing and several housing- and local-government-related items to committee for further review.

Lawmakers spent the opening part of their floor session reading bill titles and routing measures to the committees that will hold hearings and markups. Most bills received a first reading and were recorded as "not ready for commitment," meaning they remain in committee rather than moving immediately for debate or a floor vote.

Among the measures introduced: House File 460 (by Ell), a bill concerning play-based learning in preschool, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten, referred to the Education Committee; House File 462 (by Amos Jr. and others),…

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