House File 774 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO HF 265) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the petition and vote requirements for 2 increasing or reducing board of supervisors membership in 3 certain counties. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1497HV 81 6 sc/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 331.205, Code 2005, is repealed. 1 2 EXPLANATION 1 3 Under current law, a county with a city of over 75,000 1 4 population that is operating under the commission form of city 1 5 government is required to follow petition and vote 1 6 requirements in order to increase or reduce the membership of 1 7 the board of supervisors in the county that are different than 1 8 is required for other counties. This bill repeals the section 1 9 containing the different requirements so that all counties 1 10 must follow the same petition and vote requirements to 1 11 increase or reduce board of supervisors membership. 1 12 LSB 1497HV 81 1 13 sc:nh/sh/8