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HF 551Died when the session ended · March 2, 2023

Relating to access to and use of the county land record information system

Sponsored by the House Local Government Committee

Topics:Environment & natural resourcesCities & countiesTechnology & privacy

Same legislation: SSB 1029, SF 141, HSB 164

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Also covers SSB 1029 and SF 141 and HSB 164.

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 26, 2023
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 15, 2023
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 28, 2023
  4. Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary County land record boards could now make deals to share electronic groundwater hazard records and anonymous data through special computer connections. These boards can charge fees for this access and must create new rules to verify users and stop illegal or foreign access. All counties must still follow the policies set by the land record board.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to access to and use of the county land record information system. Current law prohibits the governing board of the county land record information system (governing board) from entering into an agreement to provide access to electronic documents or records on a batch basis. The bill authorizes such an agreement for access to electronic groundwater hazard documents or records through an application programming interface to the department of natural resources and for access to aggregated anonymous data. The governing board may collect a fee for providing access through an authorized agreement. Under current law, each county shall participate in the county land record information system and shall comply with the policies and procedures established by the governing board. The bill requires the governing board to establish policies and procedures providing for, at a minimum, reasonable limitations on usage, requirements for the authentication of users, the prohibition of illegal or unauthorized uses, and the prohibition of foreign access from a location outside of the United States.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

Named February 15, 2023 (as HSB 164). On February 23, 2023 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§331.603§331.604§331.605B

How the Code works3

Lobbying

3 for · 1 against · 18 undecided · Who →

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