Bills › 91st General Assembly
Designating the acquisition of certain vehicles or vehicle equipment as a general county purpose
Sponsored by Rep. Taylor R. Collins (R)
Topics:Cities & counties
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 15, 2025
- Done: House committeeFebruary 11, 2025
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 380
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 380 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 380 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Iowa counties can now use voter-approved bonds to buy vehicles or vehicle equipment for certain departments. This change affects offices like the county sheriff, the county attorney, and departments for public health, conservation, or maintenance. It also applies to equipment used for county jails.1
Read the official explanation
This bill amends the definition of general county purpose to include the acquisition of vehicles or vehicle equipment for a county sheriff, county attorney, county jail facility, county maintenance department, county conservation department, or county public health department. Under Code chapter 331, a county board of supervisors generally must receive the approval of voters at an election in order to contract indebtedness and issue general obligation bonds to carry out a general county purpose.
House subcommittee
Named January 15, 2025. On January 23, 2025 it recommended passage.
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