Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to the approval and publication of meeting minutes of county boards of supervisors
Sponsored by the Senate Local Government Committee, Sen. Amy Sinclair (R)
Progress
- IntroducedFebruary 16, 2026
- SubcommitteeMarch 18, 2026
- CommitteeFebruary 16, 2026
- Passed SenateMarch 10, 2026 · 29–17
- Passed HouseApril 6, 2026 · 63–29
- Signed—
Died at end of session The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
Under current law, the county auditor is required to furnish recordings of proceedings of the board of supervisors to be published. All proceedings shall be published immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. This bill requires the proceedings to be approved by the board before the publication. The approval must occur prior to the adjournment of the meeting. The approval of the proceedings and the adjournment of the meeting shall be added to the proceedings after approval.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Changed since by amendments H-8254, S-5089; see Amendments. Full bill text
Amendments · 5
2 adopted · 0 failed · 1 pending. Newest first.
History
Meetings
- Thursday, March 19 · 9:00 AMLocal Government committee · RM 19Official meeting page
- Wednesday, March 18 · 8:45 AMLocal Government subcommittee · RM 102Official meeting page
- Thursday, February 12 · 2:00 PMLocal Government committee · RM 116Official meeting page
- Wednesday, January 28 · 3:30 PMLocal Government subcommittee · Room 217 Conference RoomOfficial meeting page
Votes
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Lobbyist declarations
- Linn County Board of SupervisorsAgainst
- Grow Clinton CountyUndecided
- Iowa Broadcasters AssociationUndecided
- Iowa Freedom of Information CouncilUndecided
- Iowa Newspaper AssociationUndecided
- Iowa State Association of CountiesUndecided
- Iowa State Association of County AuditorsUndecided
- Marion County Board of SupervisorsUndecided
- Urban County CoalitionUndecided
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