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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2288: Modifying the definitions of essential county purpose and essential corporate purpose to include cybersecurity purposes

Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill amends the definitions of “essential county purpose” and “essential corporate purpose” to include the acquisition, development, and improvement of information systems to protect against a cybersecurity event. The bill defines “cybersecurity event” as an event resulting in unauthorized access to, or the disruption or misuse of, an information system or of nonpublic information stored on an information system, as defined in the bill. Under Code chapters 331 and 384, the applicable county or city may generally contract indebtedness and approve the issuance of general obligation bonds to carry out an essential county purpose or essential corporate purpose without approval by voters at an election, while the issuance of general obligation bonds to carry out a general county purpose or general corporate purpose generally requires approval by voters at an election.

Sponsors

Information Technology committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 24, 2022

  • Sen. Craig Steven Williams (R) · craig.williams@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Eric Giddens (D)
  • Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 8 for, 1 against

For: City of Des Moines; Cyber Research and Analytics Foundation; Iowa League of Cities; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors; Linn County Board of Supervisors; Polk County - Board of Supervisors; Technology Association of Iowa

Against: Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

In plain words

  1. January 11, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Information Technology committee · as HSB 534
  2. January 12, 2022House subcommittee named: Gobble, Brink and Smith · as HSB 534
  3. January 18, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 534
  4. February 3, 2022Approved by the House committee · as HSB 534
  5. February 4, 2022Filed in the House
  6. February 4, 2022Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2288 · as HSB 534
  7. February 22, 2022Passed the House, 94–1
  8. February 23, 2022Arrived in the Senate
  9. February 24, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Williams, Giddens and Klimesh
  10. March 2, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2288