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

SF 2059: Relating to prohibitions and requirements for state entities concerning certain actions of appointed officers of the executive branch, and making penalties applicable

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 includes officers appointed to positions in the executive branch of state government in the definition of “state employee” and “employee” for purposes of prohibitions on certain policies of state government entities relating to, and protections against adverse actions for, the disclosure to certain public entities of information that the employee believes to be evidence of a violation of law or rule, mismanagement, a gross abuse of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety; and protections against adverse actions for failure to participate in charitable contributions or donations.

Sponsors

Sen. Amy Sinclair (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 22, 2026

  • Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. January 15, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
  2. January 22, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Bousselot, Bisignano and Green
  3. January 27, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it

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/SF2059