Meeting Public Comments

Subcommittee meeting and times are as follows:

A bill for an act relating to the revocation or denial of educator licenses and certificates for publicly celebrating assassinations or acts of politically motivated violence, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.(See HF 2512.)

Subcommittee members: Stone-CH, Behn, Levin

Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Time: 12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

Location: House Lounge

Names and comments are public records. Remaining information is considered a confidential record.

Comments Submitted:

02-09-2026

Teresa Wellman

I am vehemently OPPOSED to this bill. Please vote NO. This bill is performative and has no merit. It would immediately be challenged in the courts under the First Amendment, subsequently costing IA taxpayers millions to defend it only to lose. This bill does nothing to improve our water quality, fund our public schools, or improve our economy. Please stop with this RW nonsense.

02-09-2026

Brett Snyder

The loud minority does a good job being just that. LOUD. But lets remember that although loud, they are in fact the minority and we need cooler heads to prevail and speak for the majority. Obviously teachers do not need to comment on assassinations in an approval tone. Those conversations can be had at home with their families.

02-11-2026

Grace Rogers

AGAINST. Please vote NO on HSB 682. The language in this bill is vague enough that the definition of "celebration" will be completely subjective to the party in power. It's very clear by the mention of Carlie Kirk in the bill text that you are targeting the teachers who made comments about his death on their personal social media pages. Your shameless targeting of anyone who doesn't look or think like you is just that, shameful. Do better for Iowans. VOTE NO.

02-11-2026

Alyssa Gifford

Oppose. Could this be more vague? Is everyone that mildy mentioned they approved of the Jan 6th insurrection on facebook going to lose the licenses? Or approval of any other event, of which there seem to be more and more of every day? We wont have any educators left and we certainly wont get more if they feel like they have to selfcensor at all times online.

02-11-2026

Katie Smith

I oppose this bill and encourage others to oppose this as well. This is such a waste of time and merely virtue signaling to your base...Please spend your time and efforts focusing on topics that would actually benefit residents of Iowa.