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SF 2131Died when the session ended · February 17, 2026

Relating to publication requirements for official publications

Sponsored by Sen. David D. Rowley (R)

Topics:State governmentCities & counties

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 27, 2026
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 29, 2026
  3. Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the Senate
  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 If a local government cannot find a newspaper to publish official notices, they can post them on a local radio station's website and a statewide website instead. Radio stations would be allowed to charge between $10 and $25 to post these notices online. This change helps government offices make sure the public still sees important announcements even when newspapers aren't available.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to the publication of official public notices. If no newspaper meeting the requirements set forth in Code section 618.3 (requirements for newspaper for official publication) exists, the bill allows a governmental entity to satisfy public notice requirements through publication of a public notice on both the internet site of a radio station that broadcasts in the jurisdiction of the governmental entity and on the statewide public notice internet site, if such an internet site exists. The bill requires the operator of a radio station internet site to charge a rate of not more than $25 nor less than $10 for posting an official publication. The bill makes conforming changes regarding the publication of official public notices in newspapers.

Full bill text2

Senate subcommittee

Named January 29, 2026. On February 17, 2026 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§137.104§145A.5§161A.16§161A.3§161A.45§173.14B§174.17§182.3§24.2A§24.9§257.18§257.31§257B.5§260C.14§261A.25§26A.3§273.8§275.14§275.15§275.16§275.18§275.54§275.55§279.36§28A.16§28A.21§28A.5§28J.9§303.44§303.46§303.52§306.12§309.96§321.236§321.89§330A.11§330A.6§330A.7§331.207§331.302and 62 more

How the Code works3

Lobbying

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