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Relating to considerations required before a county board of supervisors leases, purchases, or constructs a facility or building

Topics:Cities & counties

Same legislation: HF 540

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 15, 2023
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 20, 2023
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 28, 2023
  4. Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 540
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

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What’s in it

AI summary County boards of supervisors will no longer be required to look at renting empty buildings owned by local schools before they decide to lease, buy, or build their own facilities. This change removes the rule that forced counties to consider school property first.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to considerations required before a county board of supervisors leases, purchases, or constructs a facility or building. Under current law, a county board of supervisors shall not lease, purchase, or construct a facility or building before considering the leasing of a vacant facility or building that is located in the county and owned by a public school corporation. The bill strikes this prohibition and the associated provisions.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

Named February 20, 2023. On February 22, 2023 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-0.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§331.361

How the Code works3

Lobbying

2 for · 0 against · 9 undecided · Who →

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