Bills › 90th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 30, 2024
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary City councils would gain the power to change how their library boards are set up and how members are chosen through local laws instead of needing a public vote. Additionally, starting in July 2025, cities would become the official owners of any property that a library board buys or holds. This change affects how local governments manage their libraries and their assets.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to city library board authority and property relinquishment. Current law requires each city and county to levy a tax of at least 3/4th cents per $1,000 of assessed value on taxable property or the monetary equivalent for the purpose of supporting the public library. The bill provides that a city or county may levy such tax. Under current law, a city council may, on its own motion, or shall, upon receipt of a valid petition, submit a proposal to alter the composition, selection process, or charge of the library board to the voters of the city. The bill strikes this provision and allows a city council to alter the composition, manner of selection, or charge of the library board by ordinance. The bill directs the city to take title of all property possessed or acquired by the library board on and after July 1, 2025.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 30, 2024. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
293 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 5, 2024 (108), February 5, 2024 (185) · on the Legislature’s site
Iowa Code it changes
Lobbying
1 for · 11 against · 9 undecided · Who →