A bill for an act relating to the filing of complaints with the Iowa public information board.
HF 2294 extends the deadline for filing complaints with the Iowa Public Information Board from 60 to 90 days after an alleged violation of open meetings (Chapter 21) or open records (Chapter 22) laws. It directly affects anyone seeking to complain about government transparency issues, including citizens, taxpayers, the attorney general, or county attorneys. The bill requires complaints to be filed within this 90-day window and mandates that all filed complaints become public records. This change provides more time for complainants to document and submit allegations of government noncompliance.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2026
Last action Mar 2, 2026
Floor votes · House Feb 23, 2026
How they voted
88–0
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 99
Feb 23, 2026
D
Democratic32
87% Yea
R
Republican67
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee reassigned: Rozenboom, Schultz, and Staed.
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Bousselot, Bisignano, and Westrich.
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0.
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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