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A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of management, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 756 , HSB 72 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026, 07/01/2027 Applicability date: 07/01/2026

A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of management, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 756 , HSB 72 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026, 07/01/2027 Applicability date: 07/01/2026

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A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of management, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 756 , HSB 72 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026, 07/01/2027 Applicability date: 07/01/2026

A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of management, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of management, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
  • (Formerly HF 756 , HSB 72 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026, 07/01/2027 Applicability date: 07/01/2026

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-13 Iowa Legislature

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 05/13 .

  2. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 1049 .

  3. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 933 .

  4. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 44, nays 0. S.J. 933 .

  5. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Senate concurred with S-5152 . S.J. 933 .

  6. 2026-04-02 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House, with amendment S-5152 . S.J. 711 .

  7. 2026-04-01 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 801 .

  8. 2026-04-01 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 90, nays 2. H.J. 793 .

  9. 2026-04-01 Iowa Legislature

    House concurred in Senate amendment H-1343 , as amended. H.J. 793 .

  10. 2026-04-01 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8280 to amendment H-1343 adopted. H.J. 793 .

  11. 2026-04-01 Iowa Legislature

    Unanimous consent requested to immediately consider amendment H-8280 H.J. 793 .

  12. 2026-04-01 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8280 filed. H.J. 793 .

  13. 2025-12-31 Iowa Legislature

    * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * *

  14. 2025-05-13 Iowa Legislature

    Senate amendment H-1343 filed. H.J. 1178 .

  15. 2025-05-13 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 1171 .

  16. 2025-05-13 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 995 .

  17. 2025-05-13 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 43, nays 2. S.J. 993 .

  18. 2025-05-13 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment S-3170 filed, adopted. S.J. 993 .

  19. 2025-05-13 Iowa Legislature

    Substituted for SF 630 . S.J. 992 .

  20. 2025-04-28 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, attached to SF 630 . S.J. 886 .

  21. 2025-04-28 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House. S.J. 886 .

  22. 2025-04-24 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 1069 .

  23. 2025-04-24 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 89, nays 0. H.J. 1062 .

  24. 2025-04-24 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-1275 adopted. H.J. 1062 .

  25. 2025-04-22 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-1275 filed. H.J. 1036 .

  26. 2025-04-17 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. H.J. 987 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of management, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 756 , HSB 72 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026, 07/01/2027 Applicability date: 07/01/2026

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House

File

1028

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Enrolled

House

File

1028

AN

ACT

RELATING

TO

MATTERS

UNDER

THE

PURVIEW

OF

THE

DEPARTMENT

OF

MANAGEMENT,

AND

INCLUDING

EFFECTIVE

DATE

AND

APPLICABILITY

PROVISIONS.

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

Section

1.

Section

8.39,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2.

If

the

appropriation

of

a

department,

institution,

or

agency

is

insufficient

to

properly

meet

the

legitimate

expenses

of

the

department,

institution,

or

agency,

the

director

of

the

department

of

management

,

with

the

approval

of

the

governor,

may

make

an

interdepartmental

transfer

from

any

other

department,

institution,

or

agency

of

the

state

having

an

appropriation

in

excess

of

its

needs,

of

sufficient

funds

moneys

to

meet

that

deficiency.

Such

transfer

shall

be

to

an

appropriation

made

from

the

same

funding

source

and

within

the

same

fiscal

year.

The

amount

of

a

transfer

made

from

an

appropriation

under

this

subsection

shall

be

limited

to

not

more

than

one-tenth

of

one

percent

of

the

total

of

all

House

File

1028,

p.

2

appropriations

made

from

the

funding

source

of

the

transferred

appropriation

for

the

fiscal

year

in

which

the

transfer

is

made.

An

interdepartmental

transfer

to

an

appropriation

which

is

not

an

entitlement

appropriation

is

not

authorized

when

the

general

assembly

is

in

regular

session

and,

in

addition,

the

sum

of

interdepartmental

transfers

in

a

fiscal

year

to

an

appropriation

which

is

not

an

entitlement

appropriation

shall

not

exceed

fifty

one

hundred

percent

of

the

amount

of

the

appropriation

as

enacted

by

the

general

assembly.

For

the

purposes

of

this

subsection

,

an

entitlement

appropriation

is

:

a.

“Appropriation

in

excess

of

its

needs”

means

the

amount

appropriated

by

the

general

assembly

for

a

purpose

is

determined

by

the

department,

institution,

or

agency

receiving

the

appropriation

to

be

more

than

the

amount

necessary

to

carry

out

that

purpose.

An

appropriation

for

an

unspecified

dollar

amount,

whether

the

appropriation

is

limited

to

be

sufficient

to

carry

out

a

particular

purpose

or

is

unlimited,

shall

not

be

considered

an

appropriation

in

excess

of

a

department’s,

institution’s,

or

agency’s

needs.

b.

“Entitlement

appropriation”

means

a

line

item

appropriation

to

the

state

public

defender

for

indigent

defense

or

to

the

department

of

health

and

human

services

for

foster

care,

state

supplementary

assistance,

medical

assistance,

or

for

the

family

investment

program.

Sec.

2.

Section

8.57C,

subsections

2,

3,

and

4,

Code

2026,

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2.

Moneys

in

the

fund

in

a

fiscal

year

shall

be

used

as

appropriated

by

the

general

assembly

for

the

acquisition

of

computer

hardware

and

software,

software

development,

telecommunications

equipment,

and

maintenance

and

lease

agreements

associated

with

technology

components

and

for

the

purchase

of

equipment

intended

to

provide

an

uninterruptible

power

supply

to

the

department

of

management

to

provide

a

stable

funding

source

for

implementation

costs

of

state

information

technology

projects

that

enhance

the

state’s

technology

infrastructure,

improve

government

services,

and

promote

innovation

and

economic

development,

including

but

not

limited

to

new

information

technology

projects

and

infrastructure

replacement

efforts

of

a

department

or

House

File

1028,

p.

3

establishment,

while

protecting

the

privacy

of

residents

of

this

state

.

3.

a.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

technology

reinvestment

fund

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

for

each

fiscal

year

thereafter,

the

sum

of

seventeen

million

five

hundred

thousand

dollars.

b.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

rebuild

Iowa

infrastructure

fund

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

2026,

the

sum

of

eighteen

million

two

hundred

sixty-nine

thousand

two

hundred

seventeen

dollars

to

the

technology

reinvestment

fund,

notwithstanding

section

8.57,

subsection

3

,

paragraph

“c”

.

3.

a.

The

department

of

management

shall

prioritize

proposed

projects

based

on

all

of

the

following

considerations:

(1)

Whether

the

project

aligns

with

the

state’s

strategic

priorities.

(2)

Whether

the

project

promotes

or

introduces

new

technology

or

significantly

improves

an

existing

system.

(3)

Whether

the

project

is

feasible

and

whether

the

department

or

establishment

has

established

readiness

for

the

project

to

proceed,

including

a

clear

assessment

of

timelines,

budgets,

and

measurable

outcomes.

(4)

Whether

the

project

includes

a

clear

change

management

strategy

to

support

user

adoption

and

aligns

with

lean

enterprise

principles

to

maximize

value,

minimize

waste,

and

ensure

continuous

improvement.

(5)

Whether

the

project

provides

a

positive

return

on

investment,

considering

both

financial

returns

and

nonfinancial

benefits

such

as

improved

public

safety,

education,

or

health

care.

(6)

Whether

the

project

results

in

infrastructure

that

is

scalable

across

the

state

enterprise.

(7)

Whether

the

department

or

establishment

has

identified

how

the

completed

project

will

be

sustained

beyond

the

initial

funding

period.

(8)

Whether

the

project

improves

access

to

governmental

services,

particularly

in

rural

communities.

(9)

Whether

the

project

involves

an

infrastructure

project

as

opposed

to

maintenance

or

standard

upgrades

of

existing

House

File

1028,

p.

4

technology.

b.

The

department

of

management

shall

provide

a

prioritized

list

of

proposed

projects

for

funding

to

the

governor,

who

shall

use

the

list

in

developing

a

budgetary

recommendation

for

the

general

assembly

pursuant

to

section

8.21

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2027,

and

for

each

fiscal

year

thereafter.

c.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

in

the

technology

reinvestment

fund

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

close

of

a

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

that

ends

two

years

after

the

end

of

the

fiscal

year

for

which

the

appropriation

was

made.

Notwithstanding

section

12C.7,

subsection

2,

interest

or

earnings

on

moneys

in

the

fund

shall

be

credited

to

the

fund.

4.

Annually,

on

On

or

before

January

15

of

each

year,

a

state

agency

that

received

an

appropriation

from

this

fund

the

department

of

management

shall

report

to

the

legislative

services

agency

and

the

department

of

management

general

assembly

the

status

of

all

projects

funded

under

this

section

that

have

been

completed

since

the

previous

report

was

submitted

or

that

are

in

progress.

The

report

shall

must

include

a

description

of

the

project,

the

progress

of

work

completed,

the

total

estimated

cost

of

the

project,

a

list

of

all

revenue

sources

being

used

to

fund

the

project,

the

amount

of

funds

moneys

expended,

the

amount

of

funds

moneys

obligated,

and

the

date

the

project

was

completed

or

an

estimated

completion

date

of

the

project,

where

applicable.

Sec.

3.

Section

8.78,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

8.78

Background

checks.

An

applicant

for

employment

with

the

department,

or

an

applicant

for

employment

with

a

supported

entity

for

a

position

as

information

technology

staff,

may

be

subject

to

a

background

investigation

by

the

department.

The

background

investigation

may

include,

without

limitation,

a

work

history,

financial

review,

request

for

criminal

history

data,

and

national

criminal

history

check

through

the

federal

bureau

of

investigation.

In

addition,

a

contractor,

vendor,

employee,

or

House

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p.

5

any

other

individual

performing

work

for

the

department,

or

an

individual

on

the

information

technology

staff

of

a

supported

entity,

may

be

subject

to

a

national

criminal

history

check

through

the

federal

bureau

of

investigation

at

least

once

every

ten

five

years,

including,

without

limitation,

any

time

the

department

or

supported

entity

has

reason

to

believe

an

individual

has

been

convicted

of

a

crime.

The

department

may

request

the

national

criminal

history

check

and,

if

requested,

shall

provide

the

individual’s

fingerprints

to

the

department

of

public

safety

for

submission

through

the

state

criminal

history

repository

to

the

federal

bureau

of

investigation.

The

individual

shall

authorize

release

of

the

results

of

the

national

criminal

history

check

to

the

department

and

the

applicable

supported

entity.

The

department

shall

pay

the

actual

cost

of

the

fingerprinting

and

national

criminal

history

check,

if

any,

unless

otherwise

agreed

as

part

of

a

contract

between

the

department

or

supported

entity

and

a

vendor

or

contractor

performing

work

for

the

department

or

supported

entity.

The

results

of

a

criminal

history

check

conducted

pursuant

to

this

section

shall

not

be

considered

a

public

record

under

chapter

22

.

Sec.

4.

NEW

SECTION

.

8.94

Contracts

——

prohibited

terms.

Provisions

included

in

a

contract

entered

into

pursuant

to

this

subchapter

that

impose

terms

or

conditions

prohibited

by

this

section

are

void

as

contrary

to

public

policy.

Such

a

contract

shall

be

interpreted

and

enforced

as

if

the

contract

did

not

include

the

prohibited

terms

or

conditions.

Prohibited

terms

and

conditions

include

all

of

the

following:

1.

A

provision

requiring

the

department

or

a

supported

entity

to

defend,

indemnify,

hold

harmless

another

person,

or

otherwise

assume

the

debt

or

liability

of

another

person

in

violation

of

Article

VII,

section

1,

of

the

Constitution

of

the

State

of

Iowa.

2.

A

provision

that

seeks

to

impose

a

term

that

is

unknown

to

the

department

or

supported

entity

at

the

time

of

signing

the

contract

or

that

can

be

unilaterally

changed

by

an

entity

other

than

the

department

or

a

supported

entity.

3.

A

provision

that

violates

chapter

13

by

not

allowing

the

department

or

a

supported

entity

to

participate

in

its

own

House

File

1028,

p.

6

defense

through

representation

by

the

attorney

general.

4.

A

provision

that

grants

to

a

person

other

than

the

attorney

general

the

authority

to

convey

to

a

court

or

litigant

the

state’s

consent

to

any

settlement

of

a

suit

involving

the

contract

when

such

settlement

could

impose

liability

on

the

state.

5.

A

provision

that

specifies

that

the

contract

is

governed

by

the

laws

of

a

foreign

state

or

nation.

6.

A

provision

that

claims

blanket

confidentiality

of

the

contract’s

terms.

7.

A

provision

that

claims

that

payment

terms,

including

but

not

limited

to

cost

proposals

or

other

pricing

information,

of

the

contract

are

confidential.

8.

A

provision

that

authorizes

or

requires

a

venue

for

litigation

other

than

an

appropriate

state

or

federal

court

sitting

in

Iowa.

9.

A

provision

that

requires

the

department

or

a

supported

entity

to

pay

attorney

fees,

court

costs,

or

other

litigation

expenses

in

the

event

of

a

contractual

dispute.

10.

A

provision

that

imposes

on

the

department

or

a

supported

entity

binding

arbitration

or

any

other

binding

extrajudicial

dispute

resolution

process

in

which

the

final

resolution

is

not

determined

by

the

state.

11.

A

provision

that

waives

the

department’s

or

a

supported

entity’s

right

to

a

jury

trial.

12.

A

provision

that

obligates

the

department

or

a

supported

entity

to

pay

late

payment

charges

not

consistent

with

section

8A.514,

interest

greater

than

allowed

under

section

8A.514

or

other

applicable

law,

or

any

cancellation

charges,

as

such

charges

constitute

pledges

of

the

state’s

credit.

13.

A

provision

that

obligates

the

department

or

a

supported

entity

to

pay

a

tax.

14.

A

provision

that

imposes

a

prior

notice

obligation

on

the

department

or

a

supported

entity

as

a

condition

for

the

automatic

renewal

of

a

software

license.

The

department

or

a

supported

entity

may

provide

notice

of

its

intent

to

terminate

a

software

license

at

any

time

before

the

renewal

date

established

in

the

contract.

15.

A

provision

that

obligates

the

department

or

a

supported

House

File

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p.

7

entity

to

accept

risk

of

loss

before

the

receipt

of

items

or

goods.

16.

A

provision

that

obligates

the

department

or

a

supported

entity

to

have

commercial

insurance.

17.

A

provision

that

obligates

the

department

or

a

supported

entity

to

grant

to

a

nongovernmental

entity

full

or

partial

ownership

of

intellectual

property

developed

pursuant

to

the

contract

when

the

intellectual

property

is

developed

in

whole

or

in

part

using

federal

funding.

18.

A

provision

that

limits

the

time

in

which

the

department

or

a

supported

entity

may

bring

a

legal

claim

under

the

contract

to

a

period

shorter

than

that

provided

in

Iowa

law.

19.

A

boilerplate

provision

included

in

transactional

documents

received

by

the

department

or

a

supported

entity

that

seeks

to

alter

the

terms

of

the

contract

or

to

impose

new

terms

in

the

contract.

Sec.

5.

NEW

SECTION

.

8.95

Contracts

——

required

terms.

All

of

the

following

provisions

shall

be

deemed

to

be

included

in

a

contract

entered

into

by

the

department

or

a

supported

entity

under

this

subchapter:

1.

Governing

law.

The

contract

shall

be

governed

by

the

laws

of

the

state

of

Iowa,

without

giving

effect

to

any

conflicts

of

law

principles

of

Iowa

law

that

may

require

the

application

of

another

jurisdiction’s

law.

2.

Venue.

Any

litigation

commenced

in

connection

with

the

contract

shall

be

brought

and

maintained

in

an

appropriate

state

or

federal

court

sitting

in

Iowa.

3.

State

data.

“State

data”

means

all

data,

records,

information,

or

content,

in

any

form,

that

is

provided

by

a

state

governmental

entity

to

a

vendor

or

that

is

collected,

generated,

or

otherwise

obtained

by

the

vendor

in

the

course

of

providing

a

good

or

service

to

the

state

governmental

entity.

“State

data”

does

not

include

aggregated

or

deidentified

data

collected

by

the

vendor

and

used

exclusively

for

the

vendor’s

internal

purposes

directly

related

to

evaluating

or

improving

system

performance,

ensuring

reliability,

evaluating

product

functionality,

conducting

system

analytics,

projecting

needs

through

capacity

planning,

ensuring

license

compliance,

or

evaluating

security.

State

data

shall

at

all

times

remain

the

House

File

1028,

p.

8

sole

and

exclusive

property

of

the

state,

and

the

vendor

shall

use

state

data

only

as

necessary

to

provide

the

contracted

services

to

the

state.

Upon

request,

the

vendor

shall

provide

the

state,

at

no

cost,

a

current

copy

of

all

state

data

in

a

commercially

reasonable

and

state-acceptable

digital

format

that

enables

the

state

to

readily

use,

transfer,

or

migrate

the

state

data.

Except

to

the

extent

retention

of

state

data

is

required

by

law,

grant,

or

other

governmental

requirement,

the

vendor

shall,

after

confirming

that

the

state

has

received

a

copy

of

the

state

data,

permanently

delete

all

state

data

within

a

commercially

reasonable

period

of

time

after

the

conclusion

or

termination

of

the

contract.

At

all

times,

including

any

post-contract

period

in

which

state

data

is

retained

due

to

record

retention

obligations,

the

vendor

shall

protect

state

data

in

accordance

with

current

state

data

protection

policies.

Sec.

6.

NEW

SECTION

.

8.96

Contracts

——

limitation

of

liability

——

prohibited

terms.

Notwithstanding

section

8A.311,

subsection

22,

and

rules

adopted

pursuant

to

that

subsection,

the

director

may

include

a

contractual

limitation

of

vendor

liability

in

information

technology

goods

and

services

contracts.

A

contractual

limitation

of

vendor

liability

must

take

into

consideration

the

public

interest

and

the

mitigation

of

risks

associated

with

the

use

of

information

technology

goods

or

services.

Any

portion

of

a

contractual

limitation

of

vendor

liability

that

includes

a

repudiation

of

all

liability

for

cybersecurity

incidents

or

a

limitation

on

the

vendor’s

liability

for

intentional

torts,

criminal

acts,

fraudulent

conduct,

intentional

or

willful

misconduct,

gross

negligence,

death,

bodily

injury,

damage

to

real

or

personal

property,

intellectual

property

violations,

liquidated

damages,

compliance

with

applicable

laws,

violations

of

confidential

information

obligations,

or

contractual

obligations

of

the

vendor

pertaining

to

indemnification

shall

be

void

as

a

matter

of

law

as

contrary

to

public

policy.

A

contractual

limit

of

vendor

liability

that

does

not

apply

equally

to

the

contracted

parties

or

that

limits

a

vendor’s

liability

to

less

than

the

contract

value

inclusive

of

all

possible

extensions

is

void

as

a

matter

of

law

as

contrary

to

House

File

1028,

p.

9

public

policy.

Sec.

7.

NEW

SECTION

.

8.97

Confidentiality

of

communications

with

chief

information

security

officer.

In

the

interest

of

facilitating

communication

between

the

chief

information

security

officer

and

other

entities

concerning

security

incidents

and

security

breaches,

all

such

communications

and

any

documents

generated

based

in

whole

or

in

part

on

such

communications

are

confidential.

Notwithstanding

chapter

22

or

any

other

provision

of

law

to

the

contrary,

the

department

shall

not

release

such

communications

pursuant

to

state

open

records

laws,

and

such

communications

shall

not

be

received

into

evidence,

subject

to

discovery,

or

otherwise

used

in

a

trial,

hearing,

or

other

proceeding

in

or

before

any

court,

regulatory

body,

or

other

authority

of

the

state

or

a

political

subdivision

of

the

state,

unless

the

communications

are

subject

to

a

protective

order

that

prohibits

further

disclosure

of

such

communications

and

requires

any

court

filings

of

such

communications

to

be

made

under

seal.

It

is

the

intent

of

the

general

assembly

that

these

prohibitions

and

restrictions

also

apply

to

federal

courts,

regulatory

bodies,

and

other

authorities

and

for

purposes

of

federal

open

records

laws,

to

the

extent

allowed

by

federal

law

and

court

rules.

The

chief

information

security

officer

shall

not

release

such

communications

other

than

for

any

of

the

following

purposes:

1.

Identifying

a

cybersecurity

threat,

including

the

source

of

the

cybersecurity

threat,

or

a

security

vulnerability,

and

then

only

to

government

officials

for

purposes

of

addressing

the

threat.

2.

Responding

to,

or

otherwise

preventing

or

mitigating,

a

specific

threat

of

death,

serious

bodily

harm,

or

serious

economic

harm.

3.

Responding

to,

investigating,

prosecuting,

or

otherwise

preventing

or

mitigating

a

serious

threat

to

a

minor,

including

sexual

exploitation

and

threats

to

physical

safety.

4.

Preventing,

investigating,

disrupting,

or

prosecuting

an

offense

under

state

or

federal

law.

5.

Providing

a

confidential

cybersecurity

briefing

to

the

governor

or

a

member

of

the

general

assembly.

Sec.

8.

NEW

SECTION

.

8.98

Criminal

justice

information.

House

File

1028,

p.

10

1.

The

department

is

authorized

to

maintain

an

integrated

information

system

that

enables

automated

data

sharing

among

the

executive

branch,

judicial

branch,

and

local

agencies.

2.

The

department

is

designated

as

the

Iowa

statistical

analysis

center

for

the

purpose

of

coordinating

with

data

resource

agencies

to

provide

data

and

analytical

information

to

federal,

state,

and

local

governments.

Notwithstanding

any

other

provision

of

state

law

to

the

contrary,

unless

prohibited

by

federal

law

or

regulation,

the

department

shall

be

granted

access,

for

purposes

of

research

and

evaluation,

to

all

of

the

data

listed

in

this

subsection,

except

that

intelligence

data

and

peace

officer

investigative

reports

maintained

by

the

department

of

public

safety

shall

not

be

considered

data

for

the

purposes

of

this

section.

The

department

of

management

and

any

record,

data,

or

information

obtained

by

the

department

under

this

subsection

is

subject

to

the

federal

and

state

confidentiality

laws

and

rules,

including

as

described

in

chapter

22,

applicable

to

the

original

record,

data,

or

information,

and

to

the

original

custodian

of

the

record,

data,

or

information.

Authorized

access

under

this

subsection

includes

but

is

not

limited

to

all

of

the

following:

a.

Juvenile

court

records

and

all

other

information

maintained

under

sections

232.147

through

232.151.

b.

Child

abuse

information

under

sections

235A.15

through

235A.19.

c.

Dependent

adult

abuse

records

maintained

under

chapter

235B.

d.

Criminal

history

data

maintained

under

chapter

692.

e.

Sex

offender

registry

information

maintained

under

chapter

692A.

f.

Presentence

investigation

reports

maintained

under

section

901.4.

g.

Corrections

records

maintained

under

sections

904.601

and

904.602.

h.

Community-based

correctional

program

records

maintained

under

chapter

904.

i.

Parole

records

maintained

under

chapter

906.

j.

Deferred

judgment,

deferred

or

suspended

sentence,

and

probation

records

maintained

under

chapter

907.

House

File

1028,

p.

11

k.

Violation

of

parole

or

probation

records

maintained

under

chapter

908.

l.

Fine

and

victim

restitution

records

maintained

under

chapters

909

and

910.

m.

Child

welfare

records

maintained

under

chapter

235.

3.

The

department

is

authorized

to

provide

data

analysis

and

reporting

on

issues

that

may

affect

the

state’s

correctional

population

and

various

subgroups

of

the

population.

This

reporting

may

include

the

review

of

filed,

public

legislative

bills,

joint

resolutions,

and

amendments,

and

compiling

criminal

justice

data

for

completion

of

correctional

impact

statements

under

section

2.56,

minority

impact

statements,

and

an

annual

prison

population

forecast.

4.

The

department

is

authorized

to

maintain

a

multiagency

information

system

to

track

the

progress

of

juveniles

and

adults

who

have

been

charged

with

a

criminal

offense

in

the

court

system

through

various

state

and

local

agencies

and

programs.

This

system

must

utilize

existing

databases,

including

the

Iowa

court

information

system,

the

Iowa

corrections

offender

network,

the

child

welfare

information

system

of

the

department

of

health

and

human

services,

the

federally

mandated

national

adoption

and

foster

care

information

system,

and

other

state

and

local

databases

pertaining

to

juveniles

and

to

adults

who

have

been

charged

with

a

criminal

offense

in

the

court

system,

to

the

extent

practicable.

5.

The

multiagency

information

system

is

authorized

to

count

and

track

decision

points

for

juveniles

in

the

juvenile

justice

system

and

minors

in

the

child

welfare

system,

evaluate

the

experiences

of

the

juveniles

and

minors,

and

evaluate

the

success

of

the

services

provided.

The

system

is

also

authorized

to

count

and

track

decision

points

for

adults

who

have

been

charged

with

a

criminal

offense

in

the

court

system,

including

but

not

limited

to

dismissed

charges,

convictions,

deferred

judgments,

and

sentence

information.

6.

If

the

department

has

insufficient

moneys

or

resources

to

implement

this

section,

the

department

is

authorized

to

determine

which

portion

of

this

section

may

be

implemented,

if

any,

and

the

remainder

of

this

section

shall

not

apply.

House

File

1028,

p.

12

Sec.

9.

NEW

SECTION

.

8.99

Confidentiality

of

data.

1.

For

purposes

of

chapter

22,

the

department

shall

not

be

deemed

to

be

the

lawful

custodian

of

records

the

department

maintains

for

another

department

or

establishment

under

this

subchapter,

to

the

extent

the

records

in

question

are

held

by

the

department

as

an

automated

data

processing

unit

of

government

or

held

by

the

department

solely

for

storage

for

another

department

or

establishment.

Such

records

include

but

are

not

limited

to

all

of

the

following:

a.

Electronic

messaging

system

data.

b.

Mainframe

data.

c.

Storage

solutions

or

other

electronic

information,

such

as

on-premises

server

data

storage

and

cloud

data

storage.

2.

If

the

department

receives

a

request

pursuant

to

chapter

22

for

records

over

which

the

department

has

determined

it

is

not

the

lawful

custodian,

the

department

shall

deny

the

request

and

inform

the

requester

to

seek

the

information

from

the

lawful

custodian

as

provided

in

chapter

22.

The

department’s

determination

that

it

is

not

the

lawful

custodian

of

records

is

presumed

valid.

The

presumption

may

be

rebutted

by

clear

and

convincing

evidence

to

the

contrary.

3.

The

department

shall

provide

assistance

to

the

lawful

custodian

of

records

held

by

the

department

so

that

the

lawful

custodian

can

comply

with

the

production

obligations

of

chapter

22.

4.

If

the

department

receives

a

subpoena

in

an

administrative,

civil,

or

criminal

case

for

records

for

which

the

department

is

not

the

lawful

custodian,

the

department

shall

notify

the

lawful

custodian

and

the

attorney

general’s

office

and

cooperate

in

any

efforts

to

resist

the

subpoena.

Sec.

10.

Section

216A.131A,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

216A.131A

Criminal

and

juvenile

justice

planning.

The

department

shall

fulfill

the

responsibilities

of

this

subchapter

,

including

the

duties

specified

in

sections

216A.133,

216A.135,

216A.136

,

216A.137

,

216A.138

,

and

216A.140

.

Sec.

11.

Section

216A.133,

subsection

1,

paragraphs

d,

e,

f,

l,

and

t,

Code

2026,

are

amended

by

striking

the

paragraphs.

Sec.

12.

Section

216A.133,

subsection

1,

paragraph

q,

House

File

1028,

p.

13

subparagraphs

(1)

and

(6),

Code

2026,

are

amended

by

striking

the

subparagraphs.

Sec.

13.

Section

216A.133,

subsection

1,

paragraph

s,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

s.

Provide

expertise

and

advice

to

the

legislative

services

agency,

the

department

of

management,

the

department

of

corrections,

the

judicial

branch,

and

others

charged

with

formulating

fiscal,

correctional,

or

minority

impact

statements.

Sec.

14.

Section

216A.135,

subsection

2,

paragraph

e,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

striking

the

paragraph.

Sec.

15.

Section

232.147,

subsection

2,

paragraph

i,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

i.

The

statistical

analysis

center

for

the

purposes

stated

in

section

216A.136

8.98

.

Sec.

16.

Section

232.147,

subsection

3,

paragraph

n,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

n.

The

statistical

analysis

center

for

the

purposes

stated

in

section

216A.136

8.98

.

Sec.

17.

Section

232.147,

subsection

4,

paragraph

i,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

i.

The

statistical

analysis

center

for

the

purposes

stated

in

section

216A.136

8.98

.

Sec.

18.

Section

232.149,

subsection

5,

paragraph

f,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

f.

The

statistical

analysis

center

for

the

purposes

stated

in

section

216A.136

8.98

.

Sec.

19.

Section

232.149A,

subsection

3,

paragraph

m,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

m.

The

statistical

analysis

center

for

the

purposes

stated

in

section

216A.136

8.98

.

Sec.

20.

REPEAL.

Sections

216A.136,

216A.137,

and

216A.138,

Code

2026,

are

repealed.

Sec.

21.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

The

following

take

effect

July

1,

2027:

The

portions

of

the

section

of

this

Act

amending

section

8.57C,

subsections

2

and

4.

Sec.

22.

APPLICABILITY.

The

following

apply

to

contracts

entered

into

or

renewed

on

or

after

July

1,

2026:

House

File

1028,

p.

14

1.

The

section

of

this

Act

enacting

section

8.94.

2.

The

section

of

this

Act

enacting

section

8.95.

3.

The

section

of

this

Act

enacting

section

8.96.

______________________________

PAT

GRASSLEY

Speaker

of

the

House

______________________________

AMY

SINCLAIR

President

of

the

Senate

I

hereby

certify

that

this

bill

originated

in

the

House

and

is

known

as

House

File

1028,

Ninety-first

General

Assembly.

______________________________

MEGHAN

NELSON

Chief

Clerk

of

the

House

Approved

_______________,

2026

______________________________

KIM

REYNOLDS

Governor