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

SF 546: Relating to the publication of certain public notices by designated public entities, and including effective date provisions

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 relates to the posting of public notices. The bill requires the secretary of state or the secretary of state’s designee to create an online portal on which a public posting entity, defined in the bill to include the state of Iowa, an Iowa county, an Iowa city, an Iowa public school district, or an Iowa private or public agency as defined in Code chapter 28E (joint exercise of governmental powers), must post all statutorily required public notices, defined in the bill. The online portal shall be searchable based on county, city, school district, and type of public notice.

Sponsors

Ways and Means (successor To Ssb 1190) committee

Cost

Cost: up to $500,000

The one-time cost to implement the online portal will be between $150,000 and $500,000. This cost will be funded from the Technology Modernization Fund in FY 2024. Annual maintenance of the database and additional FTE positions will cost approximately $500,000…

House subcommittee · named February 20, 2024

  • Rep. Austin Harris (R) · austin.harris@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Charles Isenhart (D)
  • Rep. Derek Wulf (R) · derek.wulf@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 12 for, 1 against

For: Americans For Prosperity; City of Waukee; Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Association of Water Agencies; Iowa Drainage District Association; Iowa League of Cities; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Bar Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

Against: Iowa Newspaper Association

In plain words

  1. March 9, 2023Filed in the Senate
  2. March 9, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  3. April 20, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. April 20, 2023Passed the Senate, 37–12
  5. April 25, 2023Arrived in the House
  6. February 20, 2024House subcommittee named: Harris, Isenhart and Wulf

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/SF546