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SF 511Died when the session ended · March 2, 2021

Relating to the appointment and term of service of the commandant of the Iowa veterans home

Sponsored by the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee

Topics:Veterans & military

Same legislation: SSB 1097

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 26, 2021
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 26, 2021
  3. Done: Senate committeeMarch 2, 2021
  4. Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  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 The person in charge of the Iowa veterans home can now only serve one four-year term. Anyone already in that job before July 1, 2021, must be reappointed by the governor and approved by the senate to keep working.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to the appointment and term of service of the commandant of the Iowa veterans home. The bill sets a limit of four years for a person to serve as commandant of the Iowa veterans home. The bill prohibits any person appointed as commandant prior to July 1, 2021, from serving as commandant after July 1, 2021, until that person is reappointed by the governor and reconfirmed by the senate.

Full bill text2

Senate subcommittee

Named January 26, 2021 (as SSB 1097). On February 9, 2021 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§35D.13

How the Code works3

Lobbying

0 for · 6 against · 4 undecided · Who →

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