Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HF 844 — A bill for an act relating to eligibility requirements for financial institutions in which public funds may be deposited.

Last action — Signed by Governor.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 07, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on April 25, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

52 added · 77 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of House File 844 simplifies the bill by removing specific sections of the law regarding the eligibility of financial institutions to accept public funds. This change is significant because it streamlines the regulations and may help clarify the process for determining which banks can handle public money. By repealing an entire section, the law aims to make it more efficient and easier for both banks and the state to understand and comply with the eligibility requirements.

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Actions of the treasurer of state under this section and Section 12C.6A are exempt from chapter 17A.
Actions of the treasurer of state under this section and section 12C.6A are exempt from chapter 17A.
In addition, if the violation or practice involves a failure to comply with chapter 12C or any rules adopted pursuant to chapter 12C, the superintendent may rccommcnd to the trcasurcr of statc that the bank be remeved ffem the list e— finaTr-rutin3titütions eligible te aeeept=rb__e —funds —under seetien-1 2C.6A and may require that during the current calendar quarter and up to the next succeeding eight calendar quarters that the bank do any one or more of the following:
In addition, if the violation or practice involves a failure to comply with chapter 12C or any rules adopted pursuant to chapter 12C, the superintendent may recommend to the treasurer of state that the bank be removed from the list of financial institutions eligible to accept public funds under section 12C.6A and may require that during the current calendar quarter and up to the next succeeding eight calendar quarters that the bank do any one or more of the following:
PAT GRASS t Y Speaker .:f the House President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 844, Ninety-first General Assembly.
______________________________ ______________________________ 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 844, Ninety-first General Assembly.
y_ MEGEAN NELSON Ch'i-f lerk • the House Approved • 2025 KIM R NOLDS Governor
______________________________ MEGHAN NELSON Chief Clerk of the House Approved _______________, 2025 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor
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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor.

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

  3. Explanation of vote.

  4. Message from Senate.

  5. Immediate message.

  6. Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.

  7. Substituted for SF 458.

  8. Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

  9. Read first time, attached to SF 458.

  10. Message from House.

  11. Immediate message.

  12. Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0.

  13. Amendment H-1121 withdrawn.

  14. Amendment H-1121 filed.

  15. Introduced, placed on calendar.

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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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.

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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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Votes

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 47 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 33000
Democrat 15001
Unaffiliated 0001
Total 48002
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
De Witt — Not Voting
Art Staed 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
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 Yea
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 Yea
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

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Shall the bill pass?

Passed 97 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 31001
Unaffiliated 4000
Republican 64002
Total 99003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (102)
Member Party Vote
Jr. — Yea
Kniff — Yea
Scheetz — Yea
Sexton — Yea
Adam Zabner Democrat Yea
Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Yea
Amy Nielsen Democrat Yea
Austin Baeth Democrat Yea
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Yea
Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
Daniel Gosa Democrat Yea
David Jacoby Democrat Yea
Dr. Megan L. Srinivas Democrat Yea
Elinor A. Levin Democrat Yea
Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Yea
Eric J. Gjerde Democrat Yea
Heather Matson Democrat Yea
J.D. Scholten Democrat Yea
Jeff Cooling Democrat Yea
Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
Jerome Amos Jr. Democrat Yea
Josh Turek Democrat Yea
Ken Croken Democrat Yea
Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
Larry McBurney Democrat Yea
Lindsay James Democrat Yea
Mary Lee Madison Democrat Yea
Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
Rick L. Olson Democrat Yea
Rob Johnson Democrat Yea
Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Not Voting
Sean Bagniewski Democrat Yea
Timi M. Brown-Powers Democrat Yea
Tracy A. Ehlert Democrat Yea
Ann Meyer Republican Yea
Austin Harris Republican Yea
Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
Bill Gustoff Republican Yea
Blaine C. Watkins Republican Yea
Bob Henderson Republican Yea
Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
Brent Siegrist Republican Not Voting
Brett Barker Republican Yea
Brian K. Lohse Republican Yea
Brooke Boden Republican Yea
Carter F. Nordman Republican Yea
Chad Behn Republican Yea
Chad Ingels Republican Yea
Charley Thomson Republican Yea
Christian A. Hermanson Republican Yea
Cindy Golding Republican Yea
Craig P. Johnson Republican Yea
Craig Steven Williams Republican Yea
Dan Gehlbach Republican Yea
David E. Young Republican Yea
David L. Blom Republican Yea
David Sieck Republican Yea
Dean Fisher Republican Yea
Derek Wulf Republican Yea
Devon Wood Republican Yea
Dr. Steven P. Bradley Republican Yea
Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
Gary M. Mohr Republican Yea
Hans C. Wilz Republican Yea
Heather Hora Republican Yea
Helena Hayes Republican Yea
Henry Stone Republican Yea
Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
Jason Gearhart Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
John H. Wills Republican Yea
Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
Judd Lawler Republican Yea
Mark Cisneros Republican Yea
Mark I. Thompson Republican Yea
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Yea
Matthew Rinker Republican Yea
Megan Jones Republican Yea
Michael R. Bergan Republican Yea
Mike Vondran Republican Yea
Norlin G. Mommsen Republican Yea
Pat Grassley Republican Yea
Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
Sam Wengryn Republican Yea
Samantha Fett Republican Not Voting
Shannon Latham Republican Yea
Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
Steven C. Holt Republican Yea
Taylor R. Collins Republican Yea
Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
Thomas Jay Moore Republican Yea
Thomas M. Jeneary Republican Yea
Tom Determann Republican Yea
Tom Shipley Republican Yea
Travis M. Sitzmann Republican Yea
Zach Dieken Republican Yea

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Shall the bill pass?

Passed 48 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 6000
Unaffiliated 20002
Republican 23000
Total 49002
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (51)
Member Party Vote
Bolkcom — Yea
Boulton — Yea
Brown — Yea
Carlin — Yea
Celsi — Yea
Chapman — Yea
Cournoyer — Yea
Edler — Yea
Giddens — Yea
Goodwin — Yea
Jochum — Yea
Kinney — Yea
Lykam — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Ragan — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Trone — Yea
Whiting — Yea
Zaun — Yea
Hogg — Not Voting
Nunn — Not Voting
Taylor, T. — Yea
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Yea
Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Yea
Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
Craig P. Johnson Republican Yea
Craig Steven Williams Republican Yea
Dan Dawson Republican Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
Dennis Guth Republican Yea
Jack Whitver Republican Yea
Jason Schultz Republican Yea
Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
Jesse Green Republican Yea
Julian B. Garrett Republican Yea
Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
Mark Costello Republican Yea
Mark S. Lofgren Republican Yea
Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea

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Shall the bill pass?

Passed 92 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 43003
Republican 33002
Democrat 16003
Total 92008
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Abdul-Samad — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bacon — Yea
Baxter — Yea
Best — Yea
Bohannan — Yea
Breckenridge — Yea
Brink — Yea
Bush — Yea
Cahill — Yea
Deyoe — Yea
Forbes — Yea
Fry — Yea
Gobble — Yea
Graber — Yea
Gustafson — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Hein — Yea
Hite — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Jacobsen — Yea
Kerr — Yea
Klein — Yea
Landon — Yea
Mascher — Yea
Maxwell — Yea
McConkey — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Oldson — Yea
Osmundson — Yea
Paustian — Yea
Prichard — Yea
Running-Marquardt — Yea
Sexton — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Steckman — Yea
Sunde — Yea
Thede — Yea
Thorup — Yea
Wolfe — Yea
Worthan — Yea
Cohoon — Not Voting
Dolecheck — Not Voting
Isenhart — Not Voting
Thompson, P. — Yea
Amy Nielsen Democrat Not Voting
Art Staed Democrat Not Voting
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Yea
Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
David Jacoby Democrat Yea
Eric J. Gjerde Democrat Yea
Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
Lindsay James Democrat Yea
Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
Rick L. Olson Democrat Yea
Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Not Voting
Timi M. Brown-Powers Democrat Yea
Tracy A. Ehlert Democrat Yea
Ann Meyer Republican Yea
Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
Brian K. Lohse Republican Yea
Brooke Boden Republican Yea
Carter F. Nordman Republican Yea
Chad Ingels Republican Yea
Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
Craig Steven Williams Republican Yea
David Sieck Republican Yea
Dean Fisher Republican Yea
Dr. Steven P. Bradley Republican Yea
Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
Gary M. Mohr Republican Yea
Henry Stone Republican Yea
Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Not Voting
John H. Wills Republican Yea
Mark Cisneros Republican Yea
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Yea
Megan Jones Republican Not Voting
Michael R. Bergan Republican Yea
Norlin G. Mommsen Republican Yea
Pat Grassley Republican Yea
Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
Shannon Latham Republican Yea
Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
Steven C. Holt Republican Yea
Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
Thomas Jay Moore Republican Yea
Thomas M. Jeneary Republican Yea

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Subjects

finance
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HF 844 is sponsored by COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT.
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