Relating to contracts entered into by state agencies and including applicability provisions

Sponsored by the Senate State Government Committee

Proposed by the Department of Administrative Services · all agency proposals

Topics:State government

Same legislation: SSB 3030, HSB 583, HF 2500

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The story so far

AI summary On January 14, 2026, the bill was introduced as SSB 3030 and referred to the State Government committee. The subcommittee recommended passage on January 20, and the committee approved the bill on February 5. On February 24, the House voted 88 to 3 to pass the substitute bill, HF 2500. The Senate then voted 47 to 0 to pass HF 2500 on March 23. The bill was withdrawn on March 23, 2026.¹

What it was written from

Current status: Withdrawn (2026-03-23)
2026-01-14 [as SSB 3030]: Introduced, referred to State Government.
2026-01-14 [as SSB 3030]: Subcommittee: Bousselot, Bisignano, and Schultz.
2026-01-15 [as SSB 3030]: Subcommittee Meeting: 01/20/2026 2:30PM Senate Lounge.
2026-01-20 [as SSB 3030]: Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-02-05: Committee report, approving bill.
2026-03-19: Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
2026-03-23: HF 2500 substituted.
2026-02-24: House vote on HF 2500, 88 yes and 3 no
2026-03-23: Senate vote on HF 2500, 47 yes and 0 no

Written November 14, 2026.

Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2026
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2026
Done: Senate committeeFebruary 4, 2026
Done: Passes the SenateMarch 23, 202647–0
Skipped: House committeeSkipped
Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 24, 202688–3
Done: To the GovernorApril 16, 2026
Done: Signed into lawApril 16, 2026

HF 2500 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 2500, so this version was set aside. 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. The director of the Department of Administrative Services can waive these rules if it is the only way to get a necessary product or service.²

Read the official explanation

This bill prohibits the inclusion of certain provisions in contracts entered into by the department of administrative services (DAS) and any other state agency under Code chapter 8A, subchapter III, part 2 (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).

Full bill text · What changed before it passed³

Senate subcommittee

Named January 14, 2026 (as SSB 3030). On January 20, 2026 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§8A.311C §8A.311D §8A.311E

How the Code works⁴

Courts interpreting this law

Terrace Hill Society Foundation v. Terrace Hill Commission and Kristin Hurd, in her official capacity as Chairperson of …
Iowa Supreme Court · May 3, 2024 · cites §8A.326
Francis Livingood, Christoper Maury, and Daniel Robbins v. City of Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court · June 9, 2023 · cites §8A.504
James A. Stogdill, Christopher Determan, Mathew D. Johnson, Alesha Smith And Kirk E. Yentes v. City of Windsor Heights, …
Iowa Supreme Court · June 9, 2023 · cites §8A.504
Story County Wind, LLC v. Story County Board of Review
Iowa Supreme Court · May 5, 2023 · cites §8A.362

Opinions of Iowa’s appeals courts that cite this part of the Iowa Code.⁵

Lobbying

0 for · 0 against · 8 undecided · Who →

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SSB 3030Renumbered HSB 583Renumbered

91st General Assembly

SF 2206Didn’t advancefrom SSB 3030 HF 2500Became lawfrom HSB 583

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Notes

Written by an AI model only from SF 2206’s official record: its history, its amendments and what happened to them, its floor votes and its fiscal note. It’s written again when the bill has a new action. It doesn’t predict what happens next or offer opinions; it can miss details, and the official history is what counts. ↩
The summary is written by an AI model from the official explanation. It can miss details; the explanation and the bill are what count. ↩
The explanation is printed with the bill as introduced and written by the Legislative Services Agency, the Legislature’s nonpartisan staff. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected in it. ↩
Code sections are read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. ↩
Read from each opinion’s text: Supreme Court opinions since November 2017, Court of Appeals opinions from November 2026. Family, juvenile and private cases aren’t listed. ↩