88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
HSB 589: HSB 589
Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to the definition of “public improvement” for purposes of the Iowa construction bidding procedures Act.2 contains several exclusions from the definition of “public improvement”.2, subsection 3, paragraph “b”, subparagraph (5), related to the construction or repair or maintenance work performed for a city utility by its employees or performed for a rural water district under Code chapter 357A by its employees. The bill modifies this exclusion by providing that such construction or repair or maintenance work is not a public improvement if it is performed by the city utility’s employees, it involves existing utility infrastructure, or it involves establishing connections to existing utility systems.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named January 29, 2020
- Rep. Joe Mitchell (R)
- Rep. Brian Best (R)
- Rep. Dave Jacoby (D) · david.jacoby@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against
For: Des Moines Water Works; IBEW Iowa State Conference; Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities
In plain words
- January 29, 2020House subcommittee named: Mitchell, Best and Jacoby
- February 10, 2020Subcommittee recommended passing it
- February 12, 2020Approved by the House committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HSB589