HF 20 (LSB 1285YH (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE 20

BY  COLLINS

A BILL FOR

An Act designating the acquisition of certain vehicles or vehicle equipment as a general county purpose.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 331.441, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (11)  Acquisition of vehicles or vehicle equipment for a county sheriff, county attorney, county jail facility, county maintenance department, county conservation department, or county public health department.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill amends the definition of general county purpose to include the acquisition of vehicles or vehicle equipment for a county sheriff, county attorney, county jail facility, county maintenance department, county conservation department, or county public health department.
   Under Code chapter 331, a county board of supervisors generally must receive the approval of voters at an election in order to contract indebtedness and issue general obligation bonds to carry out a general county purpose.