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

SF 314: Relating to county supervisors, concerning county supervisor representation plans and county supervisor vacancies, and including effective date provisions

Became SF 443 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill concerns county supervisor representation plans and county supervisor vacancies. DIVISION I —— PLAN “THREE” COUNTY SUPERVISOR REPRESENTATION PLANS. This division requires a county with a population of 60,000 or more based on the most recent federal decennial census to use plan “three” for the election of county supervisors. Plan “three” requires individual members of the board of supervisors for that county to be elected from single-member equal-population districts. The bill provides that a county with a population of 60,000 or more as of the effective date of the bill, that does not use plan “three” as of that date for the election of supervisors shall not be required to elect supervisors under plan “three” until the election for supervisors in 2024 following adoption of a representation plan in conformity with the provisions of law governing the adoption of a plan “three” representation plan.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

Division I For the three counties required to change from plan “one” to plan “three,” the one-time cost per county is estimated to be between $40,000 and $80,000 for a total one-time cost between $120,000 and $240,000 for FY 2024. Division II Counties who hold…

Senate subcommittee · named February 21, 2023

  • Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Izaah Knox (D) · izaah.knox@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 5 against

For: Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

Against: Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Auditors; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors; Linn County Board of Supervisors; Urban County Coalition

In plain words

  1. February 16, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee
  2. February 21, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Driscoll, Klimesh and Knox
  3. February 22, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. February 28, 2023Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 443

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/SF314