Additional Iowa Public Health Emergency Delcaration

DES MOINES - On Friday, March 20, Gov. Reynolds issued an additional State Public Health Emergency Declaration effective immediately providing additional regulatory relief to Iowans impacted by this public health disaster. She will hold a press conference today at 2:00 p.m., details on that are forthcoming.  

 The declaration relaxes a number of restrictions and regulations and provides relief from other statutes and state regulations:  

• Temporarily suspends collection of property taxes and penalties and interest

• Temporarily suspends some evictions under the Iowa Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act or the Manufactured Home Communities or Mobile Home Parks Residential Landlord and Tenant Act in certain circumstances

• Extends expiration deadline for a permit to carry and a permit to acquire a firearm and additional measures

• Permits the sale of carry-out, delivery, drive-thru of alcohol for unopened bottles of alcohol for bars and restaurants and suspends some fees

• Permits public meetings or hearings by electronic means to improve the functions of government while maintaining social distancing practices

• Suspends certain regulations to ease the transportation of agricultural supplies and commodities, food, medical supplies, cleaning products, and other household goods on all highways in Iowa

• The proclamation also allows related state agencies to implement the state’s public health emergency plan