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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
May 15, 2026
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
Senate File 2430, an Act relating to the display of flags at half-staff on public buildings.
The above Senate File is hereby approved on this date.
Sincerely,
Kim ^ey^ olds
Governor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
STATE CAPITOL DES MOINES, IOWA 50319 515.281.5211 WWW.GOVERNOR.IOWA.GOV
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Senate File 2430
AN ACT
RELATING TO THE DISPLAY OF FLAGS AT HALF-STAFF ON PUBLIC
BUILDINGS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section IB. 3, Code 2026, is amended to read as
follows :
IB. 3 Flags on public buildings.
1. As used in this section, "public building" means a
vertical improvement, as defined in section 15J.2, used for a
public purpose by the state or a political subdivision of the
state .
2 . It shall b e the duty of any A board of public officers
charged with providing supplies for a public building in the
state te shall provide a suitable state flag^ and E t- shall b e
the duty of the custodian of that public building -fee shall
raise the flags of the United States of America and the state
of Iowa— upon each secular day when weather conditions are
favorable .
3. The custodian and the board of public officers of a
public building in the state shall have the flags of the United
States of America and the state of Iowa flown at half-staff
when so directed by a proclamation issued by the governor.
4. A person may report an alleged violation of subsection 3
to the attorney general. The attorney general may initiate an
action in the name of the state, including but not limited
Senate File 2430, p. 2
to an action for injunctive relief
subsection 3.
_ ( _
AMY SINCLAIR
to obtain compliance with
PAT GRASSLEY
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 2430, Ninety-first General Assembly.
W. CHARLES SMITHSON
Approved
Secretary of Senate
Z\ KIM T^YNOLDSZ^ V
Governor