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

HF 552: Relating to state software licensing restrictions

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 it does

This bill prohibits a software licensing contract entered into by a state agency for a software application designed to be installed and run on generally available desktop or server hardware from limiting the ability of such state agency to install or run the software application on the desktop or server hardware selected by the state agency. The bill applies to software licensing contracts and software licensing addendums entered into by a state agency on or after July 1, 2023.

Sponsors

Economic Growth and Technology committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 16, 2024

  • Rep. Devon Wood (R) · devon.wood@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Thomas Jay Moore (R) · tom.moore@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Josh Turek (D) · josh.turek@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 1 against

For: Amazon.com Services LLC; Google LLC and its Affiliates

Against: Microsoft Corp.

In plain words

  1. February 8, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Economic Growth and Technology committee · as HSB 151
  2. February 8, 2023House subcommittee named: Wood, Moore, T. and Turek · as HSB 151
  3. February 16, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 151
  4. February 28, 2023Approved by the House committee · as HSB 151
  5. March 2, 2023Filed in the House
  6. March 2, 2023Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 552 · as HSB 151
  7. January 16, 2024House subcommittee named: Wood, Moore, T. and Turek

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF552