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SF 386Died when the session ended · February 20, 2025

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

Sponsored by the Senate State Government Committee

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

Topics:State government

Same legislation: HSB 77, SSB 1085, HF 768

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Also covers HSB 77 and SSB 1085 and HF 768.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 4, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 4, 2025
  3. Done: Senate committeeFebruary 19, 2025
  4. Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
  5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the House
  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 want to report a violation of open meetings or open records laws will have more time to file a complaint. Instead of the current 60-day limit, they will have 90 days from when the violation happened or was discovered.1

Read the official explanation

This bill provides that a person has 90 days, rather than 60 days under current law, to file a complaint with the Iowa public information board after an alleged violation of Code chapter 21 (open meetings) or Code chapter 22 (open records) occurred or the complainant could have become aware of the alleged violation.

Why it matters. People who believe an open meetings or open records violation has occurred would have more time to file a complaint with the Iowa public information board. This change extends the deadline for when a person can report an alleged violation after it occurs or after they could have become aware of it.2

Full bill text3

Senate subcommittee

Named February 4, 2025 (as SSB 1085). On February 12, 2025 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§23.7

How the Code works4

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

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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.