HF 688 (LSB 2275YH (4) 91)

HOUSE FILE 688

BY  BAGNIEWSKI, MADISON, CROKEN, R. JOHNSON, SRINIVAS, AMOS JR., GOSA, KURTH, WICHTENDAHL, COOLING, WILBURN, JAMES, B. MEYER, MATSON, KRESSIG, GJERDE, JACOBY, TUREK, SCHEETZ, BAETH, EHLERT, OLSON, SCHOLTEN, and WESSEL-KROESCHELL

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to products and materials purchased by state agencies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 8A.311, subsection 21, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
   21.  Preference A state agency shall be given to purchasing purchase American-made products and purchases materials from American-based businesses if the life cycle costs are comparable to those products of foreign businesses and which most adequately fulfill the department’s need it is possible to do so.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Under current law, the department of administrative services must give preference to purchasing American-made products and purchases from American-based businesses if the life cycle costs are comparable to those of products sold by foreign businesses. In addition, as a condition of receiving an annual appropriation relating to state government administration and regulation, an entity receiving the appropriation must give first preference when purchasing a product to an Iowa product or a product produced by an Iowa-based business, and second preference to a United States product or a product produced by a business based in the United States. This bill requires a state agency to purchase American-made products and materials from American-based businesses if it is possible to do so.