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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 157: Relating to petitions for special elections to fill vacancies in city offices

Became HF 510 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to the filling of vacancies in elective city offices. If a city council chooses to fill a vacancy in an elective city office by appointment, the bill allows eligible electors of a city to submit a petition to fill the vacancy by a special election only if the remaining balance of the unexpired term is at least one year.

Sponsors

Rep. Brett Barker (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 3, 2025

  • Rep. Megan Jones (R) · megan.jones@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Bob Henderson (R) · robert.henderson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Adam Zabner (D) · adam.zabner@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Iowa League of Cities; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 30, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Local Government committee
  2. January 30, 2025House subcommittee named: Golding, Henderson and Zabner
  3. February 3, 2025House subcommittee named: Jones, Henderson and Zabner
  4. February 12, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  5. February 18, 2025Approved by the House committee
  6. February 18, 2025Committee vote: 13–6
  7. February 20, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 510
  8. March 21, 2025Withdrawn

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/91/HF157