H.F. 2291 Section 1. Section 22.3, Code 2026, is amended by adding the 1 following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. Notwithstanding subsections 1 and 2, 3 a lawful custodian shall not require payment from a member of 4 the general assembly in connection with the member’s request to 5 examine or copy a public record that the member has the right 6 to examine pursuant to section 22.2 and subject to section 7 22.7. 8 Sec. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. Section 25B.2, subsection 9 3, shall not apply to this Act. 10 EXPLANATION 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 12 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 13 This bill relates to fees for public records requested by 14 members of the general assembly. 15 Pursuant to Code section 22.3, custodians of public records 16 may charge a reasonable fee for supervising the examination of 17 as well as the making and providing copies of public records. 18 A reasonable fee under Code section 22.3 is to be determined by 19 the costs “directly attributable to supervising the examination 20 of and making and providing copies of public records”. The 21 bill creates an exception to the charging of fees for the 22 examining and copying of certain public records requested by 23 a member of the general assembly. This exception applies to 24 all public records that every person has a right to examine 25 pursuant to Code section 22.2 (right to examine public records 26 —— exceptions) and is subject to specific confidentiality 27 restrictions in Code section 22.7 (confidential records). 28 The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code 29 section 25B.3. The bill makes inapplicable Code section 25B.2, 30 subsection 3, which would relieve a political subdivision from 31 complying with a state mandate if funding for the cost of 32 the state mandate is not provided or specified. Therefore, 33 political subdivisions are required to comply with any state 34 mandate included in the bill. 35 -1- LSB 5024YH (2) 91 ak/jh 1/ 1