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+type: "Bill"
+title: "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."
+description: "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."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "HF 2490"
+citation: "Iowa HF 2490 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["meetings", "notices", "open meetings", "public records"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 7
+action_count: 25
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2026-02-16"
+last_action: "2026-05-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a3d88edb-1cad-4541-95ca-dfc357ecf8f2"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2490&ga=91"
+source_hash: "3324d130f1ca9de558de2bfed6f6e530a90304d65f322ff1aef6f549aeeaf21e"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
+---
+
+# Iowa HF 2490 (2025-2026) — 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.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF2490.html)
+2. **Amendment H-8389** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8389.pdf)
+3. **Amendment S-5116** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5116.pdf)
+4. **Amendment S-5193** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5193.pdf)
+5. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2490.html)
+6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2490_GovLetter.pdf)
+7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2490.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **44–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-16** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2026-02-23** Passed House, yeas 88, nays 1. `passage`
+- **2026-02-23** Immediate message.
+- **2026-02-24** Message from House.
+- **2026-02-24** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
+- **2026-02-26** Subcommittee: Salmon, Townsend, and Webster.
+- **2026-03-04** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/05/2026 11:30AM Room 315.
+- **2026-03-05** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
+- **2026-03-19** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2026-03-19** Amendment S-5116 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2026-03-19** Placed on calendar.
+- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2026-04-20** Amendment S-5193 to S-5116 filed, adopted.
+- **2026-04-20** Amendment S-5116 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-04-20** Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2026-04-20** Immediate message.
+- **2026-04-20** Message from Senate.
+- **2026-04-20** Senate amendment H-8389 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2026-04-22** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8389.
+- **2026-04-22** Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2026-05-01** Explanation of vote.
+- **2026-04-22** Immediate message.
+- **2026-04-22** Message from House.
+- **2026-05-06** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2026-05-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a3d88edb-1cad-4541-95ca-dfc357ecf8f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+