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HSB 597

Topics:Cities & counties

Same legislation: SF 2121, HF 2398

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Also covers SF 2121 and HF 2398.

What changed before it passed
Official bill pageLobbyist declarationsOne-pager to print

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 23, 2024
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 23, 2024
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 6, 2024
  4. Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2398
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 2398 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2398 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

_____ the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to bonds and insurance policies for public officers. The bill allows a public officer that is required to obtain a bond pursuant to Code chapter (official and private bonds) to instead obtain an insurance policy in an amount not less than the amount required of a bond for that officer. The bill requires that the terms of the insurance policy substantially comply with the terms required of an official bond.

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If the reasonable expenses of a bond would be paid for by a county or township, the bill requires the reasonable expenses of the insurance policy obtained in lieu of a bond to also be paid by that county or township. The state of Iowa shall be the beneficiary of an insurance policy obtained in lieu of a bond, and the bill requires the insurance policy to be approved, filed, and recorded in the same manner as a bond for a public officer. The bill changes the circumstances under which an officer can be removed from office for failure to give a bond. The bill allows an officer to be suspended from office after acting in an official capacity without giving a required bond until the officer gives an appropriate bond. If an officer who has been suspended from office for failure to give a bond does not give a bond after a reasonable time, the bill allows the officer to be removed from office.

Changed since by amendments S-5131, H-8065; see Amendments.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed1

House subcommittee

Named January 23, 2024. On January 31, 2024 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-0.

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§64.3

Amends§64.25

How the Code works2

Lobbying

9 for · 1 against · 9 undecided · Who →

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HSB 597Renumbered

90th General Assembly

SF 2121Didn’t advanceSenate companionHF 2398Became lawfrom HSB 597