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

HSB 678: HSB 678

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 relates to city library directors and city library policies and initiatives. Under current law, a city council may, on its own motion, or shall, upon receipt of a valid petition, submit a proposal to alter the composition, selection process, or charge of the library board to the voters of the city. The bill strikes this provision and allows a city council to oversee and change the hiring practice for a library director and utilize library tax moneys for library projects and initiatives by ordinance and without a referendum.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 7, 2024

  • Rep. Carter F. Nordman (R) · carter.nordman@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. (D) · jerome.amosjr@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R) · jane.bloomingdale@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 9 against

For: Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition

Against: IBEW Iowa State Conference; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Library Association (ILA); Iowa Retired School Personnel Association; One Iowa; One Iowa Action; UAW Region 4

In plain words

  1. February 7, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Local Government committee
  2. February 7, 2024House subcommittee named: Nordman, Amos Jr. and Bloomingdale
  3. February 8, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it

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/HSB678