Senate Study Bill 1268 SENATE FILE BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON CONNOLLY) Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to certain elections regarding city utilities or 2 combined utility systems. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2048SC 82 5 sc/gg/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 388.2, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1 2 2007, is amended to read as follows: 1 3TheUpon the council's own motion, the proposal may be 1 4 submitted to the voters atanythe regular city electionby 1 5 the council on its own motionor at a special election called 1 6 for that purpose. Upon receipt of a valid petition as defined 1 7 in section 362.4, requesting that a proposal be submitted to 1 8 the voters, the council shall submit the proposal at the next 1 9 regular city election. 1 10 EXPLANATION 1 11 This bill specifies that a proposal to establish, acquire, 1 12 lease, dispose of, or undertake or discontinue operation of a 1 13 city utility or to establish or dissolve a combined utility 1 14 system or to establish or discontinue a utility board, which 1 15 proposal is submitted to the voters by the city council's own 1 16 motion, and not by petition, may be submitted at either the 1 17 regular city election or at a special election. 1 18 LSB 2048SC 82 1 19 sc:nh/gg/14