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88th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 2285: Requiring school districts and nonpublic schools to display a portion of the preamble of the Declaration of Independence in their schools

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.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 0 for, 2 against

Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Iowa Association of Christian Schools

In plain words

  1. February 18, 2020Filed in the Senate
  2. February 18, 2020Approved by the Senate committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/SF2285