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

HF 856: Concerning the rulemaking process for executive branch agencies and related matters

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 relates to the administrative rulemaking process for executive branch agencies under Code chapter 17A, the Iowa administrative procedure Act. The bill allows the administrative code editor to update the internet site address of an agency, officer, or other entity when preparing the copy for an edition of the Iowa administrative code or Iowa administrative bulletin. The bill also allows the administrative code editor to correct references to chapters or subunits of rules or Code sections that are cited erroneously or have been repealed, amended, or renumbered, and to add or amend catchwords to parts of rules.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named March 24, 2021

  • Rep. Megan Jones (R) · megan.jones@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Bruce Hunter (D)
  • Rep. Mike Sexton (R)

In plain words

  1. March 4, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the Administration and Rules committee · as HSB 270
  2. March 4, 2021House subcommittee named: Dolecheck, Grassley, James, Konfrst, Mascher, McConkey, Meyer, B., Mitchell, Prichard, Sexton, Siegrist, Thede, Thorup, Wills and Windschitl · as HSB 270
  3. March 24, 2021House subcommittee named: Jones, Hunter and Sexton · as HSB 270
  4. March 31, 2021Approved by the House committee · as HSB 270
  5. April 1, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee
  6. April 1, 2021Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 856 · as HSB 270

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/HF856