Relating to settlement agreements involving a county or a city

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 12, 2026
2. ✕
   Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
3. Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill requires the county board of supervisors or the city council to hold a public hearing on any settlement agreement that the county or the city has entered. Before implementing the settlement agreement or making any payments pursuant to the agreement, the board or council must approve the settlement agreement at the public hearing. The board or council shall publish a notice of the time and place of the public hearing no less than nor more than days before the public hearing.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§331.351§364.26

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