House File 2667 - Reprinted HOUSE FILE 2667 BY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 744) (As Amended and Passed by the House March 4, 2026 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to project design standards and specifications, 1 including by providing for a statewide urban design and 2 specifications board and requiring certain reports to city 3 councils regarding noncompliant projects. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 HF 2667 (3) 91 th/ns/md

H.F. 2667 Section 1. Section 307.22, Code 2026, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 7. Ensure planning and programming 3 activities comply with the statewide urban design standards 4 and specifications developed by the statewide urban design and 5 specifications board pursuant to section 307.22A. 6 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 307.22A Statewide urban design and 7 specifications board. 8 1. The department shall coordinate with the institute 9 for transportation at the Iowa state university of science 10 and technology to oversee a statewide urban design and 11 specifications board that is responsible for developing the 12 statewide urban design standards and specifications. The board 13 shall publish a design manual and a specifications manual on 14 an internet site of the Iowa state university of science and 15 technology. 16 2. The statewide urban design and specifications board 17 shall consist of the following members: 18 a. Three employees of the department appointed by the 19 director. 20 b. Two members appointed by the American council of 21 engineering companies. 22 c. One member appointed by the Iowa state association of 23 counties. 24 d. One member appointed by the Iowa league of cities. 25 e. One member appointed by the home builders association of 26 Iowa. 27 f. One member appointed by the associated general 28 contractors of Iowa. 29 g. One member appointed by the master builders of Iowa. 30 h. One member appointed by the asphalt association of Iowa. 31 i. One member appointed by the Iowa real estate developers 32 association. 33 j. One member appointed by the Iowa concrete paving 34 association. 35 -1- HF 2667 (3) 91 th/ns/md 1/ 3

H.F. 2667 k. One member appointed by the associated builders and 1 contractors of Iowa. 2 l. One member appointed by the Iowa state building and 3 construction trades council. 4 3. Each member of the board appointed by the director, 5 the American council of engineering companies, the Iowa state 6 association of counties, or the Iowa league of cities must be a 7 professional engineer licensed under chapter 542B. 8 4. The regular term of appointment is four years. A vacancy 9 shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the 10 same manner as the original appointment. 11 5. Members of the board shall serve without compensation 12 from the state and are not eligible to receive reimbursement 13 for expenses using state moneys. However, state employees 14 serving on the board shall receive their regular compensation 15 for board duties performed during the hours the person 16 regularly performs work for the state. 17 6. The statewide urban design and specifications board 18 shall publish on the Iowa state university of science and 19 technology’s internet site an analysis of any changes made 20 to the statewide urban design and specifications manuals and 21 provide an estimate of expected cost variations that are likely 22 be incurred, if any, by implementing the changes. 23 7. The board is not subject to section 4A.5. 24 Sec. 3. Section 364.3, Code 2026, is amended by adding the 25 following new subsection: 26 NEW SUBSECTION . 24. a. Prior to a city council approving 27 a city street project that does not match the department of 28 transportation’s design standards and specifications, the 29 person responsible for managing the project shall submit 30 a report to the city council describing the costs for the 31 project that will be incurred as a result of the project not 32 matching the department of transportation’s design standards 33 and specifications. 34 b. A city shall not modify the approved project design 35 -2- HF 2667 (3) 91 th/ns/md 2/ 3