Bill Text: IA HSB681 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act designating courthouse improvements and upgrades as an essential county purpose.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-14 - Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-0 [HSB681 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HSB681-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
681
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
BLOOMINGDALE)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
designating
courthouse
improvements
and
upgrades
as
an
1
essential
county
purpose.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
331.441,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
2
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(21)
Courthouse
improvements
and
3
upgrades.
4
EXPLANATION
5
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
6
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
7
This
bill
adds
courthouse
improvements
and
upgrades
to
the
8
definition
of
“essential
county
purpose”.
9
Under
Code
chapter
331,
a
county
board
of
supervisors
may
10
generally
contract
indebtedness
and
approve
the
issuance
of
11
general
obligation
bonds
to
carry
out
an
essential
county
12
purpose
without
approval
by
voters
at
an
election,
while
the
13
issuance
of
general
obligation
bonds
to
carry
out
a
general
14
county
purpose
generally
requires
approval
by
voters
at
an
15
election.
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