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

SF 386: Relating to the filing of complaints with the Iowa public information board

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 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

Senate subcommittee · named February 4, 2025

  • Sen. Carrie Koelker (R) · carrie.koelker@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Art Staed (D) · art.staed@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@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. February 4, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee · as SSB 1085
  2. February 4, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Koelker, Staed and Webster · as SSB 1085
  3. February 12, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 1085
  4. February 19, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 386 · as SSB 1085
  5. February 20, 2025Filed in the Senate
  6. February 20, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  7. June 16, 2025Sent to the Senate State Government committee

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/SF386