90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 409: Requiring regular meetings and special meetings of the boards of directors of school districts to include time for public comment
Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill requires regular meetings and special meetings of the boards of directors of school districts to include at least minutes to receive public comment. The bill provides that the board shall allow each interested member of the public to speak during the public comment period, but may impose a time limit on the amount of time a member of the public is allowed to speak if the time limit is the same for each speaker and necessary due to the amount of people wishing to speak.
Sponsors
Local Government committee
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named January 10, 2024
- Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R) · dan.gehlbach@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines (D) · ruth.ann.gaines@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Robert Henderson (R) · robert.henderson@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 1 for, 4 against
For: Iowa Newspaper Association
Against: Iowa Association of School Boards; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa
In plain words
- February 22, 2023Filed in the House
- January 10, 2024House subcommittee named: Gehlbach, Gaines and Henderson
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF409