89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
HSB 691: HSB 691
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 prohibits the state or a political subdivision of the state from expending revenue received from taxpayers for payment to persons responsible for ransomware attacks.24. “Critical infrastructure” includes but is not limited to buildings, structures, offices, lines, poles, pipes, and equipment, as well as real and personal property owned or used to provide fire fighting, law enforcement, medical, or other emergency services. The bill defines “encryption” as the use of an algorithmic process to transform data into a form in which the data is rendered unreadable or unusable without the use of a confidential process or key.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named February 9, 2022
- Rep. Holly Brink (R)
- Rep. Chris Hall (D)
- Rep. Dustin D. Hite (R)
In plain words
- February 9, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Information Technology committee
- February 9, 2022House subcommittee named: Brink, Hall and Hite
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HSB691