91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 753: Designating the acquisition of hazardous material response vehicles and hazardous material response vehicle equipment as an essential corporate purpose
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 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.
Sponsors
Rep. Ken Croken (D)
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club
In plain words
- March 5, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means 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/HF753