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

SSB 3121: SSB 3121

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 relates to prequalification requirements for the construction of public safety infrastructure for and purchase of public safety technology by a governmental entity. Under current law, a governmental entity shall not impose any requirement that directly or indirectly restricts potential bidders to a predetermined class of bidders defined by certain criteria. The bill allows a governmental entity to require bidders to meet prequalification requirements related to production and manufacturing for the construction of public safety infrastructure for or the purchase of public safety technology by the governmental entity.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 29, 2024

  • Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Izaah Knox (D) · izaah.knox@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: Iowa League of Cities; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors

In plain words

  1. January 29, 2024Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee
  2. January 29, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Klimesh, Knox and Shipley
  3. January 31, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/SSB3121