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

SF 202: Relating to public records requests

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

What it does

This bill provides that upon receipt of a public record request, the lawful custodian shall promptly acknowledge the request and provide the lawful custodian’s contact information, and approximate date of the release of the public record and an estimate of any reasonable expenses associated with the public record request, if applicable. The custodian shall inform the requester of any delay in the production of the public record, if the requested public record does not exist, and if the requested public record is confidential.

Sponsors

State Government committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 5 for, 2 against

For: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Newspaper Association; Iowa Public Information Board; Iowans for Tax Relief

Against: Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa State Association of Counties

In plain words

  1. February 2, 2023Filed in the Senate
  2. February 2, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  3. June 5, 2023Sent to the Senate State Government committee

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/SF202