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Bills › 91st General Assembly

HF 399Withdrawn · SF 213 became law instead · March 12, 2025

Relating to library services provided by the department of administrative services

Sponsored by the House State Government (companion To Sf 213 By Committee on State Government) Committee

Proposed by the Department of Administrative Services · their explanation · all agency proposals

Topics:State government

Same legislation: SSB 1031, HSB 113, SF 213

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Also covers SSB 1031 and HSB 113 and SF 213.

What changed before it passed
Official bill pageLobbyist declarationsOne-pager to print

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 30, 2025
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 12, 2025
  4. Done: Passes the HouseMarch 12, 202596–0
  5. Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
  6. Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 18, 202546–0
  7. Done: To the GovernorMay 19, 2025
  8. Done: Signed into lawMay 19, 2025

SF 213 became law → The same legislation passed as SF 213, so this version was set aside. Go to SF 213 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary The state librarian would no longer have to send a report to the governor every two years about library services. This change also removes the requirement for the Department of Administrative Services to create a specific two-year plan for library services or set standards for state agency libraries. Additionally, the law updates how the state supports certain library programs by using the term "interlibrary loan programs" instead of "access plus programs."1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to library services provided by the department of administrative services (DAS). The bill eliminates the requirement that the state librarian submit a biennial report to the governor on the activities of DAS relating to library services. As the eliminated provision contains the only biennial report in the Code for the state librarian, the bill also strikes a corresponding provision applying general biennial reporting requirements to the state librarian.210, DAS is still obligated to prepare reports of its progress in meeting goals from its agency strategic plan and operational plan. The bill strikes the requirement that DAS develop and approve a biennial unified plan of service and service delivery for DAS as part of DAS’s library services. The bill strikes DAS’s obligation to establish and administer standards for state agency libraries. The bill eliminates a reference to “access plus programs” of public libraries for purposes of DAS’s duty to support such programs under the enrich Iowa program, and substitutes the term “interlibrary loan programs” for such purposes.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed2

House subcommittee

Named January 30, 2025 (as HSB 113). On February 6, 2025 it recommended passage.

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§7A.3§8A.202§8A.204§8A.209

How the Code works3

Lobbying

0 for · 0 against · 1 undecided · Who →

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SSB 1031RenumberedHSB 113Renumbered

91st General Assembly

SF 213Became lawfrom SSB 1031HF 399Didn’t advancefrom HSB 113

Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

  • SF 2246 Relating to duties of the department of administrative services
    90th General Assembly · Approved by committee · similar
    Cleared committee

Matched by wording or an identical title.