---
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).