republic-os/legislation/us/states/ia/2025-2026/hf-2490.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	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.	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.	us/states/ia	Iowa General Assembly	2025-2026	HF 2490	Iowa HF 2490 (2025-2026)	bill	meetings notices open meetings public records	enacted		7	25	1	2026-02-16	2026-05-15	openstates	ocd-bill/a3d88edb-1cad-4541-95ca-dfc357ecf8f2	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2490&ga=91	3324d130f1ca9de558de2bfed6f6e530a90304d65f322ff1aef6f549aeeaf21e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	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
2. Amendment H-8389 (committee substitute) — source
3. Amendment S-5116 (committee substitute) — source
4. Amendment S-5193 (committee substitute) — source
5. Enrolled with Governor's Action (committee substitute) — source
6. Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) (committee substitute) — source
7. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

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; origin ocd-bill/a3d88edb-1cad-4541-95ca-dfc357ecf8f2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).