90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2298: Relating to prequalification requirements for competitive quotations and competitive bids for the construction of public safety infrastructure and purchase of public safety technology
Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to prequalification requirements for the construction of public safety infrastructure for and purchase of public safety technology by a governmental entity. Under current law, a governmental entity shall not impose any requirement that directly or indirectly restricts potential bidders to a predetermined class of bidders defined by certain criteria. The bill allows a governmental entity to use prequalification requirements to limit quotations or disqualify bids involving any product, technology, software, design, or company from a country that is not a member of the north Atlantic treaty organization for the construction of public safety infrastructure for or the purchase of public safety technology by the governmental entity.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named February 6, 2024
- Rep. Derek Wulf (R) · derek.wulf@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Jeff Cooling (D) · jeff.cooling@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Craig P. Johnson (R) · craig.johnson@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 1 for, 2 against
For: IBEW Iowa State Conference
Against: Motorola Solutions, Inc.; Racom Corporation
In plain words
- February 5, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee
- February 6, 2024House subcommittee named: Wulf, Cooling and Johnson
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF2298