Iowa 91th General Assembly Status: To Executive 1 R cosponsors

HF706 — A bill for an act relating to open meetings and open records, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.(See HF 706.)

Last action — Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 329.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 13, 2025. It awaits signature.

Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on June 06, 2025.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 64% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

A bill for an act relating to open meetings and open records, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.(See HF 706.)

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor. H.J. 1226.

  2. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1224.

  3. Message from House. S.J. 878.

  4. Immediate message. H.J. 1050.

  5. Passed House, yeas 83, nays 10. H.J. 1047.

  6. House concurred in Senate amendment H-1250. H.J. 1046.

  7. Senate amendment H-1250 filed. H.J. 993.

  8. Message from Senate. H.J. 954.

  9. Immediate message. S.J. 826.

  10. Passed Senate, yeas 34, nays 13. S.J. 825.

  11. Amendment S-3109 ruled out of order. S.J. 825.

  12. Amendment S-3110 adopted. S.J. 825.

  13. Point of order raised on S-3110, ruled in order. S.J. 824.

  14. Amendment S-3110 filed. S.J. 824.

  15. Amendment S-3109 filed, deferred. S.J. 824.

  16. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 758.

  17. Placed on calendar.

  18. Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 681.

  19. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  20. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/31/2025 11:30AM Senate Lounge.

  21. Subcommittee: Webster, Townsend, and Westrich. S.J. 654.

  22. Read first time, referred to State Government. S.J. 623.

  23. Message from House. S.J. 623.

  24. Immediate message. H.J. 788.

  25. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1034.

  26. Explanation of vote. H.J. 812.

  27. Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. H.J. 780.

  28. Amendment H-1088 adopted. H.J. 780.

  29. Amendment H-1088 filed. H.J. 659.

  30. Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 482.

  31. Withdrawn. H.J. 871.

  32. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 706.

  33. Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 0. H.J. 447.

  34. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 447.

  35. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  36. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/19/2025 8:00AM RM 304.

  37. Subcommittee: Siegrist, Smith and Wilburn. H.J. 349.

  38. Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 329.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HF706 do?
A bill for an act relating to open meetings and open records, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.(See HF 706.)
Who sponsors HF706?
HF706 is sponsored by Gary M. Mohr (Republican).
What is the current status of HF706?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 13, 2025. It awaits signature.
Where can I track HF706?
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