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

SF 158: Restricting the state transportation commission from allocating certain primary road fund moneys to counties and cities unless the applicable projects comply with federal buy America requirements

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

Current law permits the state transportation commission (STC) to allocate moneys from the primary road fund (PRF) for the establishment, construction, and maintenance of the secondary road system and the municipal street system in exchange for retaining all or a portion of federal aid road funds that would otherwise be allocated to counties and cities.410). Under those requirements, a project must either include no permanently incorporated steel or iron materials, or if steel or iron materials are to be used, all manufacturing processes, including application of a coating, for these materials must occur in the United States unless certain exceptions apply.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 27, 2021

  • Sen. Dan Zumbach (R) · dan.zumbach@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Heavy Highway Contractors Association

In plain words

  1. January 25, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
  2. January 27, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Zumbach, Bisignano and Rozenboom

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/SF158