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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 540: Relating to considerations required before a county board of supervisors leases, purchases, or constructs a facility or building

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 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.

Sponsors

Local Government committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 21, 2023

  • Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R) · mark.lofgren@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dennis Guth (R) · dennis.guth@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Iowa State Association of County Supervisors; Marion County Board of Supervisors

In plain words

  1. March 1, 2023Filed in the House
  2. March 14, 2023Passed the House, 86–11
  3. March 15, 2023Arrived in the Senate
  4. March 21, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Lofgren, Guth and Quirmbach
  5. March 23, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
  6. March 28, 2023Approved by the Senate committee

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/HF540