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

HF 2489: Relating to the auditor of state and including effective date and applicability provisions

Signed into law

What it does

This bill concerns the office of auditor of state.3, the auditor of state shall appoint a certified public accountant to lead that division. The bill requires a deputy auditor of state who meets the experience or competency requirements set out in nationally recognized professional standards to sign an attest report if the auditor of state is not a certified public accountant. The bill also requires the auditor of state to comply with the applicable rules of professional conduct required for certified public accountants.

Sponsors

State Government committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 15, 2022

  • Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Nate Boulton (D)
  • Sen. Dennis Guth (R) · dennis.guth@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants

In plain words

  1. February 18, 2022Filed in the House
  2. March 10, 2022Passed the House, 91–0
  3. March 10, 2022Arrived in the Senate
  4. March 15, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Dawson, Boulton and Guth
  5. March 16, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
  6. April 19, 2022Passed the Senate, 48–0
  7. May 23, 2022Sent to the Governor
  8. May 23, 2022Signed into law

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2489