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Iowa House approves restrictions on state contract terms seen as contrary to public policy
Summary
House File 2500, restricting state purchasing contract provisions that contradict public policy and allowing departmental waivers, passed the House after floor debate and a roll-call vote; the bill will be messaged to the Senate.
House File 2500 was presented to the Iowa House with sponsor remarks describing the bill as a measure to prohibit state purchasing contract terms "that are contrary to public policy" and to allow a department waiver where necessary.
Representative from Winneshieff opened remarks and Representative McBurney said she worked with the sponsor and urged support. The bill was read for final passage; the clerk recorded a roll-call result showing 88 yeas, 3 nays and 9 absent. The chair declared the bill to have received a constitutional majority and passed; the bill title was agreed to.
The House ordered the measure messaged to the Senate later in the day.
Next steps: Transmittal to the Senate for its consideration.
