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HF 2500 — A bill for an act relating to contracts entered into by state agencies and including applicability provisions.
Last action — Signed by Governor.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on April 16, 2026.
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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
121 added · 144 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated version of House File 2500 adds specific provisions that restrict certain types of contract terms that state agencies can agree to. For instance, it now prohibits including clauses that allow anyone other than the attorney general to agree to settle lawsuits, or that require contracts to be governed by foreign laws. These changes are important because they protect state interests by ensuring that contracts remain transparent and that legal authority over state agreements stays with designated officials, like the attorney general.
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A provision that imposes on the state or its agencies binding arbitration or another binding extrajudicial dispute resolution process in which the final resolution is not determined by the state.
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A provision that waives a state agency’s right to a jury trial.
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A provision that obligates a state agency to pay a late payment charge not consistent with section 8A.514, interest greater than allowed under section 8A.514 or other applicable law, or any cancellation charge, as such charges constitute pledges of the state’s credit.
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A provision that obligates a state agency to pay a tax.
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A provision that imposes a prior notice obligation on a state agency as a condition for the automatic renewal of a software license.
A state agency may provide notice of its intent to terminate a software license at any time before the renewal date established in the contract.
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A provision that obligates a state agency to accept risk of loss before the receipt of items or goods.
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A provision that obligates a state agency to have commercial insurance.
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A provision that obligates a state agency to grant a contractor full or partial ownership of intellectual property developed pursuant to a state agency contract when the intellectual property is developed in whole or in part using federal funding.
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A provision that limits the time in which the state or its agencies may bring a legal claim under the contract to a period shorter than that provided by Iowa law.
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A boilerplate provision included in a vendor’s transactional documents, including but not limited to ordering documents and quotations, that seeks to alter the terms of a state agency’s contract or to impose new terms in the contract.
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______________________________ ______________________________ PAT GRASSLEY AMY SINCLAIR Speaker of the House President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 2500, Ninety-first General Assembly.
______________________________ MEGHAN NELSON Chief Clerk of the House Approved _______________, 2026 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor
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Action History
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Signed by Governor.
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Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
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Message from Senate.
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Immediate message.
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Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
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Substituted for SF 2206.
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Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
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Read first time, attached to SF 2206.
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Message from House.
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Immediate message.
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Passed House, yeas 88, nays 3.
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Introduced, placed on calendar.
Sponsors
- COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 149 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (51)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Catelin Drey | Democrat | Yea |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Yea |
| Herman C. Quirmbach | Democrat | Yea |
| Izaah Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Petersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Janice Weiner | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Blake | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Zimmer | Democrat | Yea |
| Molly Donahue | Democrat | Yea |
| Renee Hardman | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah Trone Garriott | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah Trone Garriott | Democrat | Yea |
| Thomas Townsend | Democrat | Yea |
| Tony Bisignano | Democrat | Yea |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Zach Wahls | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Adrian Dickey | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Sinclair | Republican | Yea |
| Annette Sweeney | Republican | Yea |
| Carrie Koelker | Republican | Yea |
| Charlie McClintock | Republican | Yea |
| Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dawson | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Sires | Republican | Yea |
| David D. Rowley | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dawn Driscoll | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Guth | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Campbell | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Whitver | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Schultz | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Reichman | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Green | Republican | Yea |
| Julian B. Garrett | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kara Warme | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Rozenboom | Republican | Yea |
| Kerry Gruenhagen | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Alons | Republican | Yea |
| Lynn Evans | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Costello | Republican | Yea |
| Mark S. Lofgren | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bousselot | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Klimesh | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Pike | Republican | Yea |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Webster | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Kraayenbrink | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Shipley | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 26 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 45 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 4% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Allen | — | Yea |
| Bertrand | — | Not Voting |
| Bolkcom | — | Yea |
| Bowman | — | Yea |
| Boulton | — | Yea |
| Breitbach | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Nay |
| Carlin | — | Yea |
| Chapman | — | Yea |
| Chelgren | — | Not Voting |
| Horn | — | Yea |
| Jochum | — | Yea |
| Kapucian | — | Yea |
| Kinney | — | Yea |
| Lykam | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| McCoy | — | Yea |
| Ragan | — | Yea |
| Schneider | — | Yea |
| Segebart | — | Yea |
| Zaun | — | Yea |
| Shipley | — | Yea |
| Taylor | — | Yea |
| Johnson, D. | — | Yea |
| Danielson | — | Yea |
| Dvorsky | — | Yea |
| Edler | — | Yea |
| Feenstra | — | Yea |
| Greene | — | Nay |
| Hart | — | Not Voting |
| Hogg | — | Yea |
| Herman C. Quirmbach | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Petersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Tony Bisignano | Democrat | Yea |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Sinclair | Republican | Yea |
| Annette Sweeney | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Behn | Republican | Yea |
| Craig P. Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dawson | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Guth | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Whitver | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Schultz | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Julian B. Garrett | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Rozenboom | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Costello | Republican | Yea |
| Mark S. Lofgren | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Kraayenbrink | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 60 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 88 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 2% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Samad | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Not Voting |
| Baltimore | — | Yea |
| Baudler | — | Not Voting |
| Baxter | — | Yea |
| Bearinger | — | Yea |
| Best | — | Yea |
| Breckenridge | — | Yea |
| Carlson | — | Yea |
| Cohoon | — | Yea |
| Finkenauer | — | Yea |
| Forbes | — | Yea |
| Fry | — | Yea |
| Gaskill | — | Yea |
| Gassman | — | Yea |
| Gustafson | — | Yea |
| Hagenow | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Heartsill | — | Yea |
| Hanusa | — | Yea |
| Heaton | — | Yea |
| Hein | — | Yea |
| Hinson | — | Yea |
| Holz | — | Yea |
| Hunter | — | Nay |
| Huseman | — | Yea |
| Isenhart | — | Yea |
| Jacobsen | — | Yea |
| Kacena | — | Yea |
| Kearns | — | Yea |
| Kerr | — | Yea |
| Klein | — | Yea |
| Koester | — | Yea |
| Landon | — | Yea |
| Lensing | — | Yea |
| Mascher | — | Yea |
| Maxwell | — | Yea |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| McKean | — | Yea |
| Nunn | — | Yea |
| Oldson | — | Yea |
| Ourth | — | Yea |
| Paustian | — | Yea |
| Pettengill | — | Yea |
| Prichard | — | Not Voting |
| Rizer | — | Not Voting |
| Rogers | — | Not Voting |
| Running-Marquardt | — | Yea |
| Sexton | — | Yea |
| Sheets | — | Yea |
| Steckman | — | Yea |
| Thede | — | Yea |
| Upmeyer | — | Yea |
| Watts | — | Yea |
| Wolfe | — | Yea |
| Worthan | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Hager | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Miller, H. | — | Yea |
| Miller, P. | — | Yea |
| Taylor, R. | — | Yea |
| Deyoe | — | Yea |
| Dolecheck | — | Yea |
| Cownie | — | Not Voting |
| Heddens | — | Not Voting |
| Highfill | — | Nay |
| Taylor, T. | — | Yea |
| Vander Linden | — | Yea |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Yea |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Yea |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Yea |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Yea |
| David Sieck | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Bossman | Republican | Yea |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Yea |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Yea |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Yea |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Yea |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Yea |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Yea |
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- Who sponsors HF 2500?
- HF 2500 is sponsored by COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT.
- What is the current status of HF 2500?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2026. Enacted.
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