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IA SSB3149
SB
Status
Introduced
2/11/2026
Primary Sponsor
State Government
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AI Summary
- Directs the Department of Management to sell the Iowa Communications Network as soon as feasible through a solicitation process that may include direct bid solicitation and sole-source contracts for brokerage, accounting, and legal services
- Requires sale terms to allow existing authorized users to continue receiving contracted services on commercially reasonable terms for at least 10 years
- Mandates quarterly status reports to the Legislative Services Agency beginning October 1, 2026, with a final report outlining the proposed sale due 10 days before completing the transaction
- Deposits all sale proceeds into the state general fund
- Removes restrictions on the Iowa Telecommunications and Technology Commission that prohibited reselling communications services to non-authorized entities, effective July 1, 2027
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to the Iowa communications network, and including effective date provisions.(See SF 2385.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2385.
2/18/2026
Committee Referrals
State Government2/11/2026
Full Bill Text
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