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Relating to contracts entered into by state agencies and including applicability provisions
Proposed by the Department of Administrative Services · all agency proposals
Topics:State government
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 20, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 20, 2026
- Done: House committeeFebruary 11, 2026
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2500
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 2500 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2500 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary State agencies and the Department of Administrative Services cannot include certain rules in their contracts with outside companies. These contracts must now follow Iowa law and any legal disagreements must be handled in Iowa courts. If a state agency cannot find a necessary product or service because of these rules, the director of the Department of Administrative Services can grant an exception.1
Read the official explanation
_____ contracts entered into by the department of administrative services (DAS) and any other state agency under Code chapter 8A, subchapter III, part (purchasing), and declares those provisions void if present in such contracts. The bill also provides that every state agency vendor contract shall be deemed to include provisions requiring the contract to be governed by Iowa law and for litigation related to the contract to be brought and maintained in an appropriate state or federal court sitting in Iowa. The director of DAS may waive a contract requirement of the bill to the extent necessary for the procurement of a necessary good or service, if the director determines the good or service is otherwise impossible to procure. The bill applies to contracts entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of the bill (July 1, 2026).
House subcommittee
Named January 20, 2026. On January 29, 2026 it recommended passage.
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