Iowa 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SF 620 — A bill for an act relating to the procedure for disposal of certain city utilities by sale. (Formerly SSB 1184.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.

Last action — Signed by Governor.

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 15, 2019. Enacted.

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Bill Text

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Senate File 620 - Introduced SENATE FILE 620 BY COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1184) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the procedure for disposal of certain city utilities by sale.
Senate File 620 - Enrolled Senate File 620 AN ACT RELATING TO THE PROCEDURE FOR DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN CITY UTILITIES BY SALE.
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(3) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), the governing body of a city which has a population between two thousand and three thousand, according to the 2010 federal decennial census, shall not be required to obtain appraisals pursuant to this paragraph for the disposal by sale of a city utility providing telecommunications services.
(3) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), the governing body of a city which has a population between two thousand and three thousand, according to the 2010 federal decennial census, shall not be required to obtain appraisals pursuant to this paragraph for the disposal by sale of a Senate File 620, p.
2 city utility providing telecommunications services.
EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
______________________________ ______________________________ CHARLES SCHNEIDER PAT GRASSLEY President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and is known as Senate File 620, Eighty-eighth General Assembly.
Current law establishes a procedure for the governing body of a city to dispose of a city utility by sale.
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The procedure requires the governing body to obtain two separate appraisals of the city utility system to determine its fair market value.
CHARLES SMITHSON Secretary of the Senate Approved _______________, 2020 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor
This bill provides that a governing body of a city with a population between 2,000 and 3,000 according to the 2010 federal decennial census shall not be required to obtain appraisals to dispose of a city utility providing telecommunication services by sale.
The bill is repealed July 1, 2022.
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The bill exempts certain small cities from needing appraisals for selling telecommunications utilities until July 1, 2022.

  • Section 388.2A

    Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), the governing body of a city which has a population between two thousand and three thousand, according to the 2010 federal decennial census, shall not be required to obtain appraisals pursuant to this paragraph for the disposal by sale of a city utility providing telecommunications services.

    Introduces an exemption for specific small cities regarding appraisals when selling telecommunications utilities.

  • Section 388.2A

    This subparagraph is repealed July 1, 2022.

    Establishes a temporary exemption that will end on July 1, 2022.

Action History

  1. Signed by Governor.

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

  3. Message from House.

  4. Immediate message.

  5. Passed House, yeas 68, nays 29.

  6. Committee report, recommending passage.

  7. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/25/2020 11:30AM House Lounge.

  8. Subcommittee: Wheeler, Carlson and Jacoby.

  9. Read first time, referred to Ways and Means.

  10. Message from Senate.

  11. Immediate message.

  12. Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0.

  13. Committee report, approving bill.

  14. Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar.

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