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

SF 2322: Relating to the assessment of fees when a person requests examination and copying of public records

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to fees associated with public records requests. The bill provides that although fulfillment of a request for copies of public records may be contingent upon receipt of payment of reasonable expenses, the lawful custodian shall make every reasonable effort to provide the public records at no cost other than copy costs for a record that takes less than minutes to produce. A person is allowed to contest the reasonableness of the fees charged by the custodian. The bill provides that actual costs shall only include reasonable expenses directly attributable to supervising the examination of and making of copies of public records. Costs for legal services shall only be charged for the redaction or review of confidential information.

Cost

Minimal

The estimated fiscal impact of SF 2322 may vary across State agencies. In a sample survey of agencies of various sizes that responded to a request for information to the Legislative Services Agency, the majority stated that there would be no fiscal impact or t…

House subcommittee · named March 2, 2022

Rep. Megan Jones (R) · megan.jones@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Dave Jacoby (D) · david.jacoby@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Joe Mitchell (R)

Lobbying · 13 for, 10 against

For: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); City of Des Moines; Iowa Alliance For Retired Americans; Iowa Broadcasters Association; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Newspaper Association; Iowans for Tax Relief; Personal Interest -Bill Gustoff; Teamsters Local 238; UAW Region 4; and 1 more

Against: Grow Clinton County; Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa League of Cities; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

February 17, 2022Filed in the Senate
February 17, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
February 23, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
February 23, 2022Passed the Senate, 48–0
February 23, 2022Arrived in the House
March 2, 2022House subcommittee named: Jones, Jacoby and Mitchell
March 9, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
March 15, 2022Approved by the House committee
March 24, 2022Passed the House, 93–0
May 2, 2022Sent to the Governor
May 2, 2022Signed into law
June 24, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted