Relating to state grounds and contracts, including by providing for required and prohibited contract terms and regulating events on the capitol complex, and including applicability provisions

This bill prohibits the inclusion of certain provisions in contracts entered into by the department of administrative services (DAS) and any other state agency under Code chapter 8A, subchapter III, part 2 (purchasing), and declares those provisions void if present in such contracts. The bill also provides that every state agency vendor contract shall be deemed to include provisions requiring the contract to be governed by Iowa law and for litigation related to the contract to be brought and maintained in an appropriate state or federal court sitting in Iowa. The bill requires the director of DAS to establish, publish, and enforce rules prohibiting a person from holding more than six events on the grounds outside the capitol building per year. The rules must also prohibit a person from holding such an event unless the director receives a recommendation for the event from a statewide elected official or from a member of each chamber of the general assembly. The bill applies to contracts entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of the bill.