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Bills › 91st General Assembly

HF 768Died when the session ended · March 5, 2025

Relating to the filing of complaints with the Iowa public information board

Sponsored by the House State Government Committee

Proposed by the Public Information Board, Iowa · their explanation · all agency proposals

Topics:State government

Same legislation: HSB 77, SSB 1085, SF 386

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Also covers HSB 77 and SSB 1085 and SF 386.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 23, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 23, 2025
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 12, 2025
  4. Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
  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 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary People who believe a government meeting or public record law was broken will have more time to file a complaint. This change gives citizens more days to report these issues to the Iowa public information board.1

Read the official explanation

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.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

Named January 23, 2025 (as HSB 77). On January 30, 2025 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§23.7

How the Code works3

Lobbying

6 for · 4 against · 17 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

HF 333Passed a chamber90th GA

Study bill

HSB 77RenumberedSSB 1085Renumbered

91st General Assembly

SF 386Cleared committeefrom SSB 1085HF 768Cleared committeefrom HSB 77

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.

  • HF 333 Relating to the filing of complaints with the Iowa public information board
    90th General Assembly · Passed House · very similar
    Passed a chamber

Similar bills this General Assembly

  • HF 2294 Relating to the filing of complaints with the Iowa public information board
    91st General Assembly · Passed House
    Nearly identical

Matched by wording or an identical title.