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

HSB 16: HSB 16

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

_____ acquisition, development, and improvement of information systems to protect against a cybersecurity event. The bill defines “cybersecurity event” as an event resulting in unauthorized access to, or the disruption or misuse of, an information system or of nonpublic information stored on an information system, as defined in the bill. Under Code chapters 331 and 384, the applicable county or city may generally contract indebtedness and approve the issuance of general obligation bonds to carry out an essential county purpose or essential corporate purpose without approval by voters at an election, while the issuance of general obligation bonds to carry out a general county purpose or general corporate purpose generally requires approval by voters at an election.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 12, 2023

  • Rep. Shannon Latham (R) · shannon.latham@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Martin L. Graber (R)
  • Rep. Charles Isenhart (D)

Lobbying · 6 for, 1 against

For: Cyber Research and Analytics Foundation; Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities; Iowa County Recorders Association; Iowa League of Cities; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors

Against: Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

In plain words

  1. January 12, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Economic Growth and Technology committee
  2. January 12, 2023House subcommittee named: Latham, Graber and Isenhart
  3. January 26, 2023Subcommittee recommended against it

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/HSB16