SF 75: Relating to county supervisors, concerning county supervisor representation plans and county supervisor vacancies, and including effective date provisions

What it does

This bill concerns county supervisor representation plans and county supervisor vacancies. DIVISION I —— PLAN “THREE” COUNTY SUPERVISOR REPRESENTATION PLANS AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS. The bill requires a county with either a population of 125,000 or more based on the most recent federal decennial census or the main campus of an institution of higher learning governed by the state board of regents to use plan “three” for the election of county supervisors.F. Plan “three” requires individual members of the board of supervisors for that county to be elected from single-member, equal-population districts.

Senate subcommittee · named January 16, 2025

• Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Dave Sires (R) · dave.sires@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Janice Weiner (D) · janice.weiner@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 6 against

For: City of Waukee; Dr. Tanja Garrison; Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

Against: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors; Linn County Board of Supervisors; Urban County Coalition; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

1. January 16, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee · as SSB 1018
2. January 16, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Driscoll, Sires and Weiner · as SSB 1018
3. January 21, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 1018
4. January 22, 2025Filed in the Senate
5. January 22, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
6. January 22, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 75 · as SSB 1018
7. March 10, 2025Passed the Senate, 35–12
8. March 18, 2025Took the place of HF 786 on the House floor (the same legislation)
9. March 18, 2025Passed the House, 65–33
10. April 10, 2025Sent to the Governor
11. April 10, 2025Signed into law