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

HF 768: Relating to the filing of complaints with the Iowa public information board

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 provides that a person has days, rather than days under current law, to file a complaint with the Iowa public information board after an alleged violation of Code chapter (open meetings) or Code chapter (open records) occurred or the complainant could have become aware of the alleged violation.

Sponsors

State Government committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 23, 2025

  • Rep. Hans C. Wilz (R) · hans.wilz@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Jennifer J. Smith (R) · jennifer.smith@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Ross Wilburn (D) · ross.wilburn@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 6 for, 4 against

For: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Iowa Broadcasters Association; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Freedom of Information Council; Iowa Newspaper Association; Iowa Public Information Board

Against: Iowa Association of School Boards; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 23, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee · as HSB 77
  2. January 23, 2025House subcommittee named: Wilz, H., Smith and Wilburn · as HSB 77
  3. January 30, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 77
  4. February 12, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 77
  5. February 12, 2025Committee vote: 23–0 · as HSB 77
  6. March 5, 2025Filed in the House
  7. March 5, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 768 · as HSB 77

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/HF768