House Study Bill 151 - Introduced
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BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
ECONOMIC GROWTH AND
TECHNOLOGY BILL BY
CHAIRPERSON SORENSEN)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to state software licensing restrictions.
2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 Section 1. Section 8B.21, subsection 1, paragraph f,
2 subparagraph (3), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows:
3 (3) Requiring all information technology security services,
4 solutions, hardware, and software purchased or used by a
5 participating agency to be subject to approval by the office
6 in accordance with security standards. A software licensing
7 contract for a participating agency’s or other governmental
8 entity’s desktop computers or servers shall not impede the
9 agency’s or governmental entity’s ability to utilize additional
10 software or hardware.
11 EXPLANATION
12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
14 This bill prohibits a software licensing contract from
15 restricting a participating agency or other governmental entity
16 from enabling additional software or hardware on that agency or
17 governmental entity’s equipment.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 8B.21