House introduces bills on pediatric cancer research, school transportation claims and public improvement contracts
April 09, 2026 | 2026 House of Representatives, Legislative, Iowa
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The House opened, heard ceremonial prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then the clerk read three new measures before adjourning until Monday, April 13 at 1 p.m.
House File 2758, read by the clerk and introduced by the committee on appropriations, would provide a standing appropriation to the state board of regents to support pediatric cancer research at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The clerk announced the bill’s first reading is ready for commitment and amendment and that the measure was placed on the appropriations calendar for further consideration.
House File 2759, also read by the clerk and introduced by the committee on appropriations, addresses payment of claims associated with public school pupil transportation, makes related appropriations and includes effective-date provisions. The clerk said that bill’s first reading is ready for commitment and amendment and that it, too, was placed on the appropriations calendar.
The clerk also read Senate File 2356, from the committee on judiciary, a measure relating to public improvement contracts and associated public-requirement provisions. The clerk reported the bill’s first reading was ready for commitment and amendment and that the item was "passed on file." No debate on the measures was recorded in the session transcript.
Representative Kauffman moved to adjourn the House until Monday, April 13 at 1 p.m. Representative Kauffman opened the motion with a brief aside to the presiding officer: "Mr. Speaker, you do a better job than Speaker Grassley up there." The presiding officer called for the ayes and noes, declared the ayes have it after a voice vote, and adjourned the House.
The session included the ceremonial prayer offered by Representative Johnson of Buchanan and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Lauren Holm Page of Sioux Rapids. No floor debate, amendments, or roll-call votes on the introduced measures were recorded in the transcript.
House File 2758, read by the clerk and introduced by the committee on appropriations, would provide a standing appropriation to the state board of regents to support pediatric cancer research at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The clerk announced the bill’s first reading is ready for commitment and amendment and that the measure was placed on the appropriations calendar for further consideration.
House File 2759, also read by the clerk and introduced by the committee on appropriations, addresses payment of claims associated with public school pupil transportation, makes related appropriations and includes effective-date provisions. The clerk said that bill’s first reading is ready for commitment and amendment and that it, too, was placed on the appropriations calendar.
The clerk also read Senate File 2356, from the committee on judiciary, a measure relating to public improvement contracts and associated public-requirement provisions. The clerk reported the bill’s first reading was ready for commitment and amendment and that the item was "passed on file." No debate on the measures was recorded in the session transcript.
Representative Kauffman moved to adjourn the House until Monday, April 13 at 1 p.m. Representative Kauffman opened the motion with a brief aside to the presiding officer: "Mr. Speaker, you do a better job than Speaker Grassley up there." The presiding officer called for the ayes and noes, declared the ayes have it after a voice vote, and adjourned the House.
The session included the ceremonial prayer offered by Representative Johnson of Buchanan and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Lauren Holm Page of Sioux Rapids. No floor debate, amendments, or roll-call votes on the introduced measures were recorded in the transcript.
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