Designating the acquisition of hazardous material response vehicles and hazardous material response vehicle equipment as an essential corporate purpose

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedMarch 5, 2025
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   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 amends the definition of “essential corporate purpose” to include the acquisition of hazardous material response vehicles and hazardous material response vehicle equipment. Under Code chapter 384, a city council may generally contract indebtedness and approve the issuance of general obligation bonds to carry out an essential corporate purpose without approval by voters at an election, while the issuance of general obligation bonds to carry out a general corporate purpose generally requires approval by voters at election.

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

Amends§384.24

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