Bills › 91st General Assembly

Concerning city administration

Topics:Cities & counties

Same legislation: SF 497

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 6, 2025
  3. Done: Senate committeeMarch 3, 2025
  4. Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 497
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became SF 497 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 497 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary A city council can fire a city manager or a similar top executive by a simple majority vote. This rule applies even if the person's job title is something different.1

Read the official explanation

This bill provides that a city council may by motion or resolution discharge from employment the city manager, city administrator, or similar city executive, even if a different nomenclature is used to describe the position, with a majority vote of the council.

Full bill text2

Senate subcommittee

Named January 26, 2026. It hasn’t reported yet.

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

2 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 12, 2026 (1), February 12, 2026 (1) · on the Legislature’s site

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§364.2

How the Code works3

Lobbying

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