Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2149: A BILL FOR An Act relating to software licensing restrictions for certain state entities, and including applicability provisions
Status: In committee, January 22, 2026
An Act relating to software licensing restrictions for certain state entities, and including applicability provisions.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to software licensing restrictions for certain state entities, and including applicability provisions.
From the introduced text, January 22, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to software licensing restrictions for certain state entities, and including applicability provisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6033YH (3) sc/ns H.F. 2149 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 8.85A Software licensing contracts. The terms of a software licensing contract entered into by the department or a supported entity for a software application designed to be installed and run on generally available desktop or server hardware shall not limit the ability of the department or supported entity to install or run the software application on the desktop or server hardware selected by the department or supported entity. Sec. 2. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to software licensing contracts and software licensing addendums entered into or renewed by the department of management or a supported entity, as defined in section 8.76, on or after the effective date of this Act. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill prohibits a software licensing contract entered into by the department of management (DOM) or a supported entity for a software application designed to be installed and run on generally available desktop or server hardware from limiting the ability of DOM or the supported entity to install or run …
Sponsors
- Devon Wood (R, 17) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 143 .
Subjects: technology, executive branch, computers and software
Common questions
- What is HF2149?
- HF2149 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to software licensing restrictions for certain state entities, and including applicability provisions.
- What does HF2149 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to software licensing restrictions for certain state entities, and including applicability provisions.
- What is the status of HF2149?
- In committee as of January 22, 2026. Latest action: Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 143 . (January 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2149?
- Devon Wood (R, 17).
- Where is the official record for HF2149?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2149&ga=91
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