House reads dozens of bills, sends measures to standing committees
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Summary
Clerks read a long list of House files covering agriculture, education, health, transportation and other topics; many were placed on first reading and referred to standing committees. The House adjourned and will reconvene Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, at 1 p.m.
A clerk read a series of House files on the floor, introducing bills that touched on confinement feeding operations, school safety, supplemental nutrition assistance funding, property‑law changes and other topics. Several measures were designated as "first reading" and referred to standing committees, including Agriculture, Education, Health and Human Services, Judiciary, Local Government, State Government, Transportation and Natural Resources.
Notable items as read into the record included House File 2416 (confinement feeding operations and partial roof structures), House File 2417 (air and water quality regulations for animal feeding operations), House File 2418 (county control of siting and management of confinement feeding operations), House File 2420 (establishing an office of inspector general for school safety and related appropriations), and House File 2425 (appropriating money to Iowa State University of Science and Technology for the Iowa Nutrition Research Center and the Iowa Water Quality Information System). The clerk repeatedly noted when bills were "not ready for commitment or amendment" and identified the committee to which each bill was to be referred.
The reading occupied a substantial portion of the calendar portion of the session; little floor debate about the bills was recorded in the transcript. After other announcements and ceremonial recognitions, Representative Kauffman moved to adjourn the House until Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. The motion passed by voice vote and the House adjourned.
Where the transcript presents sponsor or organizational names with uncertain spelling, this article preserves those names as read on the floor; those strings may reflect transcription irregularities and could be clarified against official House journals or clerk records.
