Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to veterans commemorative property
Proposed by the Department of Veterans Affairs · their explanation · all agency proposals
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2026
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, 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 People who sell or trade items used to honor veterans will no longer face a misdemeanor charge for doing so without permission. Instead, the Department of Veterans Affairs will create new rules and specific requirements for when these items can be transferred. This change gives the department more power to manage how commemorative property is handled.1
Read the official explanation
This bill repeals Code section 37A.1, which makes the sale, trade, or transfer of veterans commemorative property on a person’s property a simple misdemeanor if done without the department of veterans affairs’ authorization, creates criteria for the department to use in granting authorization, and gives the department rulemaking authority to administer the Code section. The bill also strikes a corresponding provision requiring the department to authorize a sale, trade, or transfer of veterans commemorative property pursuant to Code section 37A.1.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 14, 2026. It hasn’t reported yet.
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