89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026
HF 2457: Relating to bidding for purchases through a competitive bidding process by the state
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 provides that for purchases initiated by the state through a competitive bidding process, if the lowest responsive bid received is from an out-of-state business and totals less than $500,000, and an in-state business submitted a bid which is within percent or $10,000 of the price of the lowest responsive bid, whichever is less, the state shall notify the in-state business which submitted the lowest responsive bid and allow it to match the lowest responsive bid from the out-of-state business before a contract is awarded.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
In plain words
- February 18, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Thursday, November 12, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2457