IowaIowa would provide a website for questions about agency restrictions
Iowa's secretary of state would provide a website where people could request information and share concerns about restrictions set by state executive branch agencies.
What it does
The Iowa secretary of state would provide a website where people could request information and share comments about restrictions set by state executive branch agencies.
State lawmakers would receive a yearly report detailing the restrictions people raised through the website. The secretary of state would send it before each regular legislative session.
Argument forPublic questions and yearly reports could help lawmakers identify state agency restrictions that people find confusing or burdensome.
Argument againstPeople could raise concerns without getting rules changed, because the website and reporting requirements do not require agencies to act on those concerns.
More detail
The Iowa secretary of state would establish a website for public information requests and comments about agency restrictions. Members of the public could use the site to discuss restrictions set by Iowa's executive branch agencies, which carry out state laws.
The secretary of state would send state lawmakers a yearly report about restrictions raised through the website. The report would detail the restrictions that people asked about or discussed through the site. The report would be due before the beginning of each regular legislative session.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 29Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2790.Latest
- Apr 28Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 5. Excused, 1.
- Apr 28Committee report, recommending passage.Minor
- Feb 24Subcommittee recommends passage.Minor
- Feb 23Subcommittee Meeting: 02/24/2026 12:00PM RM 19.
- Feb 17Subcommittee: Nordman, Behn and Wessel-Kroeschell.
- Feb 17Introduced, referred to Ways and Means.Introduced
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