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

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedJanuary 23, 2025
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   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 23, 2025
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   Done: House committeeMarch 5, 2025
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   Done: Passes the HouseMay 8, 202558–26
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   Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
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   Done: Passes the SenateApril 21, 202545–0
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   Stopped: To the GovernorDied when the General Assembly ended
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?

Amendments · 7

3 adopted · 0 failed · 1 never voted on. Newest first.

• S-3147 · filed May 9, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the bill to include rules for regulating events on the capitol complex grounds and sets an effective date. It adds requirements for holding events, such as needing a recommendation from an elected official and limiting people to six events per year.
  Never voted on
• H-1295 · filed May 8, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the bill to include rules for regulating events on the capitol complex grounds and sets an effective date. It adds requirements for holding events, such as needing a recommendation from an elected official and limiting people to six events per year.
  Adopted
  May 8, 2025
• H-1294Strike everything · filed May 8, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill with a new version that lists specific terms that are prohibited in state purchasing contracts, such as requiring the state to pay certain taxes or waive its right to a jury trial. It also requires all state contracts to follow Iowa law and use Iowa courts for legal disputes, while allowing the director to grant exceptions in certain cases.

  Amends this HF 952 to CONFORM to SF 297
  Adopted
  May 8, 2025
• S-3115 · filed April 21, 2025 by Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R)

  AI summary This amendment changes the requirement for legal battles to take place in any appropriate Iowa state or federal court rather than specifically in Polk County or Des Moines. It also adds a rule that allows the director to waive certain contract restrictions if a necessary good or service cannot be obtained otherwise, provided the agency proves it will face serious harm.
  Adopted
  April 21, 2025
• H-1206 · filed March 26, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the location where the event limits apply from the entire capitol complex to just the capitol building.
  Ruled out of order
  May 8, 2025
• H-1203 · filed March 26, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that allows the director to waive certain contract requirements if a necessary good or service cannot be obtained otherwise. To get this waiver, a state agency must prove that they will face business interruptions or irreparable harm and have tried all other reasonable options.
  Ruled out of order
  May 8, 2025
• H-1194 · filed March 25, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a requirement that people must use a specific application from the department's website to request an outdoor event on the capitol grounds. It also states that the director cannot charge a fee for these events but can charge for actual costs, and it provides a specific definition for what counts as an event.
  Ruled out of order
  May 8, 2025