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IntroducedFeb 16, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 23, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 20, 2026
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Became LawMay 15, 2026
Iowa House Bill
A bill for an act relating to public meetings and records, including public notice requirements for meetings of a governmental body, supervision and fees associated with examining and copying public records, employment separation information for certain government employees, contractors, or appointees, and injunctions to restrain vexatious requesters. (Formerly HSB 578.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.
Last Action See all actions
House • May 15, 2026: Signed by Governor. H.J. 05/15.
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Summary
Comments on HF 2490
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENTprimary


Votes
YES: 88
- Andrews
- Baeth
- Bagniewski
- Barker
- Behn
- Bergan
- Blom
- Bloomingdale
- Boden
- Bossman
- Bradley
- Brown-Powers
- Cisneros
- Collins
- Cooling
- Croken
- Determann
- Dunwell
- Ehlert
- Fisher
- Gearhart
- Gehlbach
- Gjerde
- Golding
- Gosa
- Grassley
- Gustoff
- Harris
- Hayes
- Henderson
- Hermanson
- Holt
- Hora
- James
- Johnson, C.
- Johnson, R.
- Jones
- Judge
- Kaufmann
- Kniff
- McCulla
- Konfrst
- Kressig
- Kurth
- Larson
- Latham
- Lawler
- Levin
- Lohse
- Madison
- Matson
- McBurney
- Meggers
- Meyer, A.
- Meyer, B.
- Mohr
- Mommsen
- Moore
- Nordman
- Olson
- Ramirez
- Rinker
- Scholten
- Shipley
- Sieck
- Siegrist
- Sitzmann
- Smith
- Sorensen
- Srinivas
- Stone
- Thompson
- Thomson
- Turek
- Vondran
- Watkins
- Weldon
- Wengryn
- Wessel-Kroeschell
- Wheeler
- Wichtendahl
- Wilburn
- Williams
- Wilz
- Wood
- Wulf
- Young
- Zabner
- Wills
NO: 1
YES: 89
- Andrews
- Baeth
- Barker
- Behn
- Blom
- Bloomingdale
- Boden
- Bossman
- Bradley
- Brown-Powers
- Cisneros
- Collins
- Cooling
- Croken
- Determann
- Dunwell
- Ehlert
- Fett
- Fisher
- Gearhart
- Gehlbach
- Gerhold
- Gjerde
- Golding
- Gosa
- Gustoff
- Harris
- Hayes
- Henderson
- Hermanson
- Holt
- Hora
- Ingels
- Jacoby
- James
- Jeneary
- Johnson, C.
- Johnson, R.
- Jones
- Judge
- Kaufmann
- Kniff
- McCulla
- Konfrst
- Kressig
- Kurth
- Larson
- Latham
- Lawler
- Levin
- Lohse
- Lundgren
- Madison
- Matson
- McBurney
- Meggers
- Meyer, A.
- Meyer, B.
- Mohr
- Mommsen
- Moore
- Nordman
- Olson
- Ramirez
- Scholten
- Shipley
- Sieck
- Siegrist
- Sitzmann
- Smith
- Sorensen
- Srinivas
- Stone
- Thompson
- Thomson
- Turek
- Vondran
- Watkins
- Weldon
- Wengryn
- Wessel-Kroeschell
- Wheeler
- Wichtendahl
- Wilburn
- Williams
- Wilz
- Wood
- Young
- Zabner
- Speaker
- Grassley
NO: 0
Actions
- May 15, 2026 | House
- Signed by Governor. H.J. 05/15.
- May 06, 2026 | House
- Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 05/06.
- Apr 22, 2026 | Senate
- Message from House.
- Apr 22, 2026 | House
- Immediate message.
- May 01, 2026 | House
- Explanation of vote.
- Apr 22, 2026 | House
- House concurred in Senate amendment H-8389.
- Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0.
- Apr 20, 2026 | House
- Message from Senate.
- Senate amendment H-8389 filed.
- Apr 20, 2026 | Senate
- Amendment S-5193 to S-5116 filed, adopted.
- Amendment S-5116 adopted, as amended.
- Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0.
- Immediate message.
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
- Amendment S-5116 filed.
- Placed on calendar.
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Subcommittee Meeting: 03/05/2026 11:30AM Room 315.
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Subcommittee: Salmon, Townsend, and Webster.
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Message from House.
- Read first time, referred to State Government.
- Feb 23, 2026 | House
- Passed House, yeas 88, nays 1.
- Immediate message.
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Introduced, placed on calendar.
Bill Texts
- IntroducedHTML
- IntroducedPDF
- EnrolledHTML
- EnrolledPDF
- Enrolled with Governor's ActionHTML
- Enrolled with Governor's ActionPDF
- House Amendment H-8389 -- RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE, 2026-04-22PDF
- House Amendment H-8389 -- RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE, 2026-04-22HTML
- Senate Amendment S-5116 (adopted, as amended) -- COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, 2026-04-20PDF
- Senate Amendment S-5116 (adopted, as amended) -- COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, 2026-04-20HTML
- Senate Amendment S-5193 (to S-5116 filed, adopted) -- (2nd) SANDY SALMON, 2026-04-20PDF
- Senate Amendment S-5193 (to S-5116 filed, adopted) -- (2nd) SANDY SALMON, 2026-04-20HTML
