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88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

HF 138: Prohibiting public schools from scheduling school activities during presidential precinct caucuses

Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill prohibits a public school from scheduling any school activity after the conclusion of the school day on the date of a precinct caucus held as part of the presidential nominating process. The bill provides that “school activity” includes but is not limited to any athletic event, concert, performance, contest, practice, or rehearsal, or any similar event, and parent-teacher conferences.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 30, 2019

  • Rep. Mike Sexton (R)
  • Rep. Robert P. Bacon (R)
  • Rep. Mary Mascher (D)

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa State Education Association

In plain words

  1. January 28, 2019Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee
  2. January 30, 2019House subcommittee named: Sexton, Bacon and Mascher

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HF138