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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 678: Concerning county budgets including employee contracts

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

What it does

This bill requires a county to include moneys dedicated to county employee contracts negotiated under Code chapter in its proposed expenditures for the annual budget. The bill specifies that a county shall only authorize raises for county employees subject to contracts negotiated under Code chapter when such raises are accounted for in the certified budget. Authorized raises shall not take effect until on or after the first day of the fiscal year for which the budget is certified.

Sponsors

Rep. Dean Fisher (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 0 for, 1 against

Against: Plumbers and Steam Fitters Local 33

In plain words

  1. February 28, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Local Government committee

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/HF678