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Senate enacts bill requiring flags at half-staff on gubernatorial proclamation
Summary
Senate File 2430, requiring custodians and boards of public buildings to fly U.S. and Iowa flags at half-staff when directed by gubernatorial proclamation and authorizing the attorney general to seek compliance, passed 38-9 after brief floor debate.
Senator Driscoll, the senator from Iowa, presented Senate File 2430, which would require custodians and boards of public buildings to fly the flags of the United States and the state of Iowa at half-staff when directed by proclamation of the governor. The bill authorizes the attorney general to initiate action in the name of the state to obtain compliance with the requirement.
Senator Weiner (Senator from Johnson) opposed devoting floor time to the bill and raised concerns about priorities and potential First Amendment issues, noting the body should focus on issues such as housing and the budget deficit. Driscoll defended the bill as a matter of honoring gubernatorial proclamations and moved the bill. The secretary read the bill and the roll call recorded 38 ayes and 9 nays; the bill was declared passed and ordered messaged.
