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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HF 2490: 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.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HF 2490 is a bill introduced in the Iowa House on February 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT. Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2026): Signed by Governor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENTPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by Governor.
  2. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
  3. Explanation of vote.
  4. Message from House.
  5. Immediate message.
  6. Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0.
  7. House concurred in Senate amendment H-8389.
  8. Senate amendment H-8389 filed.
  9. Message from Senate.
  10. Immediate message.
  11. Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0.
  12. Amendment S-5116 adopted, as amended.

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source