Bill Text: IA SF31 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring the electronic publication of certain public notices by governmental bodies and officers and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-17 - Subcommittee: Koelker, Alons, and Knox. S.J. 142. [SF31 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF31-Introduced.html
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BY
LOFGREN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
the
electronic
publication
of
certain
public
1
notices
by
governmental
bodies
and
officers
and
including
2
effective
date
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
22B.1
Electronic
publication
of
1
public
notices.
2
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“governmental
body”
means
a
3
governmental
body
as
defined
in
section
21.2.
4
2.
a.
A
governmental
body
or
officer
that
is
required
5
by
statute
to
publish
a
notice,
action,
or
other
information
6
in
a
newspaper
of
general
circulation
shall,
in
lieu
of
such
7
requirements,
post
the
notice,
action,
or
other
information
on
8
the
governmental
body’s
internet
site,
if
the
governmental
body
9
maintains
an
internet
site.
10
b.
Each
governmental
body
or
officer
subject
to
the
11
requirements
of
this
section
shall,
by
rule,
ordinance,
12
resolution,
or
other
official
action,
as
appropriate,
identify
13
each
type
of
notice,
action,
or
information
that
shall
be
14
posted
on
the
governmental
body’s
internet
site
in
lieu
of
15
publication
and
shall
identify
the
location
of
the
governmental
16
body’s
office
where
such
notices,
actions,
or
information
will
17
be
available
for
public
inspection.
18
3.
A
notice,
action,
or
other
information
posted
by
a
19
governmental
body
or
officer
on
a
governmental
body’s
internet
20
site
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
include
all
information
21
otherwise
required
to
be
contained
in
the
publication
and
22
shall
comply
with
all
requirements
relating
to
the
date
of
23
publication.
24
4.
In
posting
and
maintaining
a
notice,
action,
or
25
other
information
on
a
governmental
body’s
internet
site,
26
the
governmental
body
shall
satisfy
all
of
the
following
27
requirements:
28
a.
The
internet
site
shall
be
available
and
easily
29
accessible
at
all
times
by
the
public.
30
b.
The
public
shall
not
be
charged
for
access
to
any
notice,
31
action,
or
other
information
posted
on
the
internet
site
32
pursuant
to
this
section.
33
c.
The
notice,
action,
or
other
information
posted
on
the
34
internet
site
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
maintained
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and
accessible
through
the
same
internet
site
address
for
as
1
long
as
required
by
law
or
as
long
as
such
information
is
2
customarily
maintained
by
the
governmental
body,
whichever
is
3
longer.
4
5.
A
notice,
action,
or
other
information
posted
on
an
5
internet
site
pursuant
to
this
section
by
a
governmental
6
body
shall
also
be
made
available
by
the
governmental
body
7
in
a
paper
format
in
the
office
of
the
governmental
body
as
8
identified
pursuant
to
subsection
2,
paragraph
“b”
.
9
6.
Compliance
with
the
requirements
of
this
section
shall
10
constitute
compliance
with
the
publication
requirements
11
applicable
to
the
governmental
body
or
officer
relating
to
the
12
notice,
action,
or
other
information
posted
on
an
internet
site
13
pursuant
to
this
section.
14
7.
A
governmental
body
shall
provide
a
method
by
which
15
persons
may
opt
to
receive
notices,
actions,
or
other
16
information
by
electronic
mail.
Electronic
mail
addresses
17
possessed
by
a
governmental
body
pursuant
to
this
subsection
18
are
not
public
records
and
are
not
subject
to
disclosure
under
19
chapter
22.
20
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act
takes
effect
July
1,
2023.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
provides
for
electronic
publication
of
public
25
notices.
26
The
bill
provides
that
a
governmental
body
or
officer
that
27
is
required
by
statute
to
publish
a
notice,
action,
or
other
28
information
in
a
newspaper
of
general
circulation
shall,
29
in
lieu
of
such
requirements,
post
the
notice,
action,
or
30
other
information
on
the
governmental
body’s
internet
site,
31
if
the
governmental
body
maintains
an
internet
site.
The
32
bill
requires
each
governmental
body
subject
to
the
bill
to,
33
by
rule,
ordinance,
resolution,
or
other
official
action,
34
as
appropriate,
identify
each
type
of
notice,
action,
or
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information
that
shall
be
posted
on
the
governmental
body’s
1
internet
site
in
lieu
of
publication
and
to
identify
the
2
location
of
the
governmental
body’s
office
where
a
paper
copy
3
of
such
notices,
actions,
or
information
will
be
available
for
4
public
inspection.
The
bill
requires
a
governmental
body
to
5
provide
a
method
by
which
persons
may
opt
to
receive
notices,
6
actions,
or
other
information
by
electronic
mail.
Electronic
7
mail
addresses
possessed
by
a
governmental
body
for
this
8
purpose
are
not
public
records
subject
to
disclosure
under
Code
9
chapter
22
(examination
of
public
records).
10
The
bill
takes
effect
July
1,
2023.
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