88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
SF 362: Relating to bidder qualifications with respect to county and city public contracts
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 allows a county or city to require a potential bidder on a public contract to submit a statement that consists of documentation demonstrating the bidder’s ability to fulfill the contract. The statement shall be in writing on a form adopted by the county or city. The county board or municipal authority shall evaluate a submitted statement and determine whether a bidder is qualified. A county or city shall not accept a bid from a person who has not submitted the required statement unless the person had submitted a statement for a bid on a prior contract and the county or city so allows.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 26, 2019
- Sen. Jeff Edler (R)
- Sen. Nate Boulton (D)
- Sen. Thomas A. Greene (R)
Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa League of Cities; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors
In plain words
- February 21, 2019Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee
- February 26, 2019Senate subcommittee named: Edler, Boulton and Greene
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/SF362