Senate
File
2434
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SENATE
FILE
2434
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3175)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
March
10,
2026
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
local
government,
including
the
approval
of
1
action
by
ordinance,
and
including
applicability
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
PROHIBITION
ON
ACTION
WITHOUT
APPROVAL
BY
ORDINANCE
2
Section
1.
Section
331.301,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
3
the
following
new
subsection:
4
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
30.
a.
A
county
department,
office,
5
or
other
subunit
shall
not
adopt,
implement,
or
enforce
an
6
internal
policy
or
rule
unless
the
following
conditions
are
7
met:
8
(1)
The
policy
or
rule
has
been
submitted
to
the
board
of
9
supervisors
for
approval.
10
(2)
The
policy
or
rule
has
been
approved
by
ordinance
11
adopted
by
the
board
of
supervisors.
12
b.
Any
ordinance
approved
by
a
county
under
this
subsection
13
shall
be
accompanied
by
a
cost
analysis
that
presents
the
cost
14
to
taxpayers
and
businesses
and
any
other
economic
impacts
of
15
the
ordinance
and
shall
be
made
accessible
to
the
public
on
the
16
official
internet
site
of
the
county.
17
c.
This
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
any
public
safety
18
agency,
as
defined
in
section
34.1,
subsection
4,
or
to
offices
19
under
the
direction
of
county
officers
referenced
in
section
20
39.17.
21
Sec.
2.
Section
364.3,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
22
following
new
subsection:
23
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
24.
a.
A
city
department,
office,
or
other
24
subunit
shall
not
adopt,
implement,
or
enforce
an
internal
25
policy
or
rule
unless
the
following
conditions
are
met:
26
(1)
The
policy
or
rule
has
been
submitted
to
the
council
27
for
approval.
28
(2)
The
policy
or
rule
has
been
approved
by
ordinance
29
adopted
by
the
council.
30
b.
Any
ordinance
approved
by
a
city
under
this
subsection
31
shall
be
accompanied
by
a
cost
analysis
that
presents
the
cost
32
to
taxpayers
and
businesses
and
any
other
economic
impacts
33
of
the
ordinance
and
shall
be
made
accessible
to
the
public
34
on
the
official
internet
site
of
the
city.
If
the
city
does
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not
have
an
official
internet
site,
the
information
shall
be
1
published
on
the
internet
site
of
the
county
in
which
the
city
2
is
located.
If
the
city
is
located
in
more
than
one
county,
3
the
information
shall
be
published
on
the
internet
site
of
the
4
county
in
which
the
largest
population
of
the
city
resides.
5
c.
This
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
any
public
safety
6
agency,
as
defined
in
section
34.1,
subsection
4.
7
Sec.
3.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
all
policies,
8
rules,
and
ordinances
adopted
or
implemented
on
or
after
the
9
effective
date
of
this
division
of
this
Act.
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