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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

Same legislation: HSB 583, SF 2206, HF 2500

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Also covers HSB 583 and SF 2206 and HF 2500.

What changed before it passed
Official bill pageLobbyist declarationsOne-pager to print

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2026
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2026
  3. Done: Senate committeeFebruary 4, 2026
  4. Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 2206
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became SF 2206 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 2206 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary State agencies and the Department of Administrative Services will no longer be allowed to include certain rules in their contracts with outside companies. All of 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 only skip these rules if it is impossible to get a necessary product or service otherwise.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).

Full bill text · What changed before it passed2

Senate subcommittee

Named January 14, 2026. 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 works3

Lobbying

0 for · 0 against · 8 undecided · Who →

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SSB 3030RenumberedHSB 583Renumbered

91st General Assembly

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

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