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IA HSB192
SB
Status
2/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Local Government
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AI Summary
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Expands the definition of "government body" under Iowa's open records law (Code Chapter 22) to include instrumentalities of cities and townships, making their records subject to public disclosure requirements
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Subjects city and township instrumentalities to civil penalties already applicable to other government bodies that violate open records laws
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Extends applicability to related Code provisions including public access to government information (Chapter 23), publication and posting of notices (Chapter 618), and felonious misconduct in office (Section 721.1)
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Makes public officers or employees of these instrumentalities subject to class "D" felony charges for knowingly falsifying public records, punishable by up to 5 years confinement and fines between $1,025 and $10,245
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to government bodies for purposes of open records, and making penalties applicable.(See HF 936.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 936.
3/12/2025