---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act concerning local government notice requirements on certain actions."
description: "A bill for an act concerning local government notice requirements on certain actions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 588"
citation: "Iowa SF 588 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["city clerks", "city councils", "city government", "elections and politics", "hearings", "local government", "newspapers", "notices", "ordinances", "resolutions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-10"
last_action: "2025-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f97298a-b53f-4f23-a591-a67822500dfe"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 588&ga=91"
source_hash: "635e3c67a201d865285402d4718d497b4386b02879fbabe01ef11f123ca94c49"
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 SF 588 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act concerning local government notice requirements on certain actions.

## 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/SF588.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF588.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF588_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF588.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **88–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-03-10** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-10** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-25** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-03-25** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-25** Message from Senate.
- **2025-03-26** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-08** Substituted for HF 651.
- **2025-04-08** Passed House, yeas 88, nays 8. `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-04-08** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-08** Message from House.
- **2025-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-06-06** 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/7f97298a-b53f-4f23-a591-a67822500dfe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).