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HSB 246Died when the session ended · February 24, 2021

HSB 246

Topics:Higher education

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 24, 2021
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 24, 2021
  3. Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Iowa's state universities must hold their spring graduation ceremonies in person this year. Each graduate is allowed to bring at least two guests to the ceremony. Schools can also set their own rules to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the event.1

Read the official explanation

This bill requires the state universities to hold the spring graduation commencement ceremonies as regularly scheduled in May and in person during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, and shall allow, at a minimum, each graduate to choose at least two individuals who shall be admitted to the ceremony. The universities may establish protocols for the control and prevention of COVID-19, as deemed necessary by the institution, at the spring graduation commencement ceremonies.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

Named February 24, 2021. Meeting: Tuesday, March 2 · 12:30 PM · House Lounge (Cancelled).

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Lobbying

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