Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to software licensing restrictions for certain state entities, and including applicability provisions
Sponsored by Rep. Devon Wood (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2026
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, 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 Starting July 1, 2026, state government agencies and certain boards cannot sign software contracts that restrict which computers they use. These rules ensure that the department of management and its supported groups can choose their own desktop or server hardware to run their software.1
Read the official explanation
This bill prohibits a software licensing contract entered into by the department of management (DOM) or a supported entity for a software application designed to be installed and run on generally available desktop or server hardware from limiting the ability of DOM or the supported entity to install or run the software application on the desktop or server hardware selected by DOM or the supported entity. The bill applies to software licensing contracts and addendums entered into by DOM or a supported entity on or after July 1, 2026. Under Code chapter 8, subchapter XI (information technology), a supported entity is an authority, board, commission, committee, council, department, or independent agency of state government, but does not include the office of the governor, the office of an elective constitutional or statutory officer, the general assembly, the judicial branch, a political subdivision of the state, or the state board of regents and its institutions.
Iowa Code it changes
Creates§8.85A