88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026
HF 444: Relating to display of the national motto by school districts
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 requires the boards of directors of school districts to require each school district attendance center to conspicuously display the national motto “in God we trust”.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named February 25, 2019
- Rep. David Kerr (R)
- Rep. Joel Fry (R)
- Rep. Sharon S. Steckman (D)
Lobbying · 2 for, 7 against
For: The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation
Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Common Good Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa State Education Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa
In plain words
- February 20, 2019Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
- February 25, 2019House subcommittee named: Kerr, Fry and Steckman
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Thursday, November 12, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HF444