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

SF 451: Relating to sessions of the local board of review and including effective date provisions

Signed into law

What it does

The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. Code section 441.33 requires the board of review to be in session beginning May for the purpose of hearing property tax protests under Code section 441.37. This bill provides that the commencement of the board of review’s session shall be on a date determined by the board that is on or after May but not later than May 7. The bill takes effect upon enactment.

Sponsors

Local Government committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 28, 2024

  • Rep. Jon Dunwell (R)
  • Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. (D) · jerome.amosjr@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Stanley R. Gustafson (R)

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association of Realtors; Iowa State Association of Assessors; Iowa State Association of Counties

In plain words

  1. February 28, 2023Filed in the Senate
  2. February 28, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  3. June 5, 2023Sent to the Senate Local Government committee
  4. January 11, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Westrich, Guth and Knox
  5. January 23, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
  6. January 30, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
  7. February 26, 2024Passed the Senate, 46–0
  8. February 26, 2024Arrived in the House
  9. February 28, 2024House subcommittee named: Dunwell, Amos Jr. and Gustafson
  10. March 5, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
  11. March 12, 2024Approved by the House committee
  12. March 26, 2024Passed the House, 95–0
  13. April 10, 2024Sent to the Governor
  14. April 10, 2024Signed into law

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/SF451