89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

HSB 579: HSB 579

Became HF 2488 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to public records of the Iowa public broadcasting board. The bill provides that all records, videos, electronic storage, documents, tapes, and other information or material kept in any medium by the Iowa public broadcasting board, administrator of the public broadcasting division of the department of education, department of education, or any other entity on behalf of the state of Iowa shall be public records and subject to examination unless deemed confidential under Code chapter (Iowa’s open records law).

Cost

See the fiscal note

House File 2488 is estimated to increase ongoing costs to Iowa PBS by $231,000. Additional costs may be incurred for the costs to maintain the process of preservation, digitization, and cataloging of footage. Iowa PBS may request an increase in General Fund ap…

House subcommittee · named January 19, 2022

Rep. Megan Jones (R) · megan.jones@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Molly Donahue (D) · molly.donahue@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Brent Siegrist (R) · brent.siegrist@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 1 against

For: Jim Gibbons; League of Women Voters of Iowa

Against: Iowa PBS

In plain words

January 19, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee
January 19, 2022House subcommittee named: Jones, Donahue and Siegrist
January 26, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
February 15, 2022Approved by the House committee
February 15, 2022Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2488