Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF127: A BILL FOR An Act relating to county supervisors, concerning county supervisor representation plans and county supervisor vacancies, and including effective date provisions
Status: In committee, March 5, 2025
An Act relating to county supervisors, concerning county supervisor representation plans and county supervisor vacancies, and including effective date provisions.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to county supervisors, concerning county supervisor representation plans and county supervisor vacancies, and including effective date provisions.
From the introduced text, January 27, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to county supervisors, concerning county supervisor representation plans and county supervisor vacancies, and including effective date provisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1537YH (5) th/ns H.F. DIVISION I PLAN "THREE" COUNTY SUPERVISOR REPRESENTATION PLANS AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS Section 1. Section 331.206, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: a. The plan used under subsection 1 shall be selected by the board or by a special election as provided in section 331.207. A plan selected by the board shall remain in effect for at least six years and shall only be changed by a special election as provided in section 331.207. However, a county with either a population of one hundred twenty-five thousand or more based on the most recent federal decennial census or the main campus of an institution of higher learning governed by the state board of regents shall use plan "three" for the election of supervisors. Sec. 2. Section 331.207, subsections 2 and 5, Code 2025, are amended to read as follows: 2. The petition shall be filed with the county commissioner by June 1 of an odd-numbered year, subject to subsection 6 7. The special election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in …
Sponsors
- Brett Barker (R, 51) · primary sponsor
- Judd Lawler (R, 91)
- Chad Behn (R, 48)
- Shannon Latham (R, 55)
- Heather Hora (R, 92)
- Derek Wulf (R, 76)
- Bill Gustoff (R, 40)
- Bobby Kaufmann (R, 82)
- Austin Harris (R, 26)
- Ray Sorensen (R, 23)
- Samantha Fett (R, 22)
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 772 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 786 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 15. Nays, 7. Excused, 1. H.J. 446 .
- : Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 446 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2025 2:30PM House Lounge.
- : Subcommittee: Kaufmann, Wulf and Zabner. H.J. 171 .
- : Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 127 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 446 . (February 26, 2025): 15 yea, 7 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HF127?
- HF127 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to county supervisors, concerning county supervisor representation plans and county supervisor vacancies, and including effective date provisions.
- What does HF127 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to county supervisors, concerning county supervisor representation plans and county supervisor vacancies, and including effective date provisions.
- What is the status of HF127?
- In committee as of March 5, 2025. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 772 . (March 21, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF127?
- Brett Barker (R, 51), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF127?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0127&ga=91
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