Bills › 91st General Assembly

Relating to local government, including the approval of action by ordinance and posting of public notices

Topics:Cities & counties

Same legislation: SF 2434

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 17, 2026
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 17, 2026
  3. Done: Senate committeeFebruary 19, 2026
  4. Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 2434
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became SF 2434 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 2434 What’s a funnel?

Senate subcommittee

Named February 17, 2026. On February 18, 2026 it recommended passage.

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Fiscal note

AI summary This bill requires cities and counties to approve internal policies through ordinances and conduct cost analyses for those ordinances that are made available to the public. Cities and counties would see an increase in administrative costs to complete these analyses, but the exact increase cannot be determined.1

From the note: Cities and counties would see an increase in administrative costs due to the cost analyses required by the Bill; however, due to the variability in scope and number of analyses, the increase cannot be determined. Source Iowa League of Cities /s/ Jennifer Acton March 12, 2026 Doc ID 1602483 The Fiscal Note for this Bill was prepared pursuant to Joint Rule 17 and the Iowa Code.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§137.104§145A.5§161A.16§161A.45§174.17§24.2A§24.9§257.18§257.31§257B.5§260C.14§26A.3§273.27§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§331.237§331.301§331.302§331.305and 74 more

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Lobbying

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