91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 380: Designating the acquisition of certain vehicles or vehicle equipment as a general county purpose
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 it does
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.
Sponsors
Rep. Taylor R. Collins (R)
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named March 18, 2025
- Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R) · cherielynn.westrich@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Izaah Knox (D) · izaah.knox@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against
For: Dr. Tanja Garrison; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association
In plain words
- February 13, 2025Filed in the House
- March 11, 2025Passed the House, 91–0
- March 12, 2025Arrived in the Senate
- March 18, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Westrich, Knox and Webster
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/HF380