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

SF 2273: Recognizing gold and silver coin as legal tender

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

What it does

The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill provides that gold and silver coin issued by the federal government is legal tender in Iowa. The bill provides that any person may use gold or silver coin, or both, as legal tender in a financial transaction to which that person is a party. The bill defines a “financial transaction” to mean a transaction that requires and stipulates the payment of, or by the terms of which is payable in, some medium of exchange, currency, or money.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 12, 2024

  • Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Izaah Knox (D) · izaah.knox@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. February 8, 2024Filed in the Senate and sent to the Commerce committee
  2. February 12, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Dawson, Knox and Schultz

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/SF2273