Modifying the definitions of essential county purpose and essential corporate purpose to include cybersecurity purposes

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 11, 2023
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 17, 2023
3. ✓
   Done: Senate committeeFebruary 2, 2023
4. ✕
   Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
5. Next: House committee
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

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

What’s in it

This bill amends the definitions of “essential county purpose” and “essential corporate purpose” to include the 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.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named February 15, 2023. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Carrie Koelker REmail
• Sen. Dan Dawson REmail
• Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. DEmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§331.441§384.24

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.

• HF 2288 Modifying the definitions of essential county purpose and essential corporate purpose to i…
  89th General Assembly · Passed House · same title
  Passed a chamber

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