89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
SF 2207: Prohibiting the state and political subdivisions of the state from expending public moneys for payment to persons responsible for ransomware attacks
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 and a political subdivision of the state from expending public moneys for payment to persons responsible for ransomware attacks. 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. The bill defines “political subdivision” as a city, county, township, or school district.1; or the use of any form of software that results in the unauthorized encryption of data, the denial of access to data, the denial of access to a computer, or the denial of access to a computer system.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 9, 2022
- Sen. Zach Nunn (R)
- Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Craig Steven Williams (R) · craig.williams@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 0 for, 1 against
Against: Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities
In plain words
- February 8, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Commerce committee
- February 9, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Nunn, Quirmbach and Williams
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF2207