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

SSB 3117: SSB 3117

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

What it does

This bill revises the definition of a public improvement for purposes of Code chapter (public construction bidding) to exclude emergency work, repair work, and maintenance work performed by agents of a governmental entity. By operation of law, the bill affects the term “public improvement” as used in Code chapter 26A (guaranteed maximum price contracts) and in Code sections 8.46 (lease-purchase reporting); 260C.38 (community college lease-purchase contracts); 278.1 (school district lease-purchase contracts); 297.7 (construction, renovation, and repair of school buildings); 298.3 (school district levy revenue); 314.1B (bid threshold subcommittees); 331.341 (county board of supervisors contracts); 364.4 (city lease-purchase contracts); and 384.20 (city finance accounts).

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 29, 2024

Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R) · cherielynn.westrich@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Claire Celsi (D)
Sen. Charlie McClintock (R) · charlie.mcclintock@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 8 for, 1 against

For: City of Waukee; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO); Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

Against: IBEW Iowa State Conference

In plain words

January 29, 2024Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
January 29, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Westrich, Celsi and McClintock
February 6, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes