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HOUSE
FILE
196
BY
JACOBY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
allowing
cities
to
certify
taxes
for
a
general
fund
levy
1
for
libraries.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
384.12,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6.
a.
A
tax
not
to
exceed
twenty-seven
3
cents
per
thousand
dollars
of
assessed
value
for
support
of
a
4
public
library,
subject
to
petition
and
referendum
requirements
5
of
paragraph
“b”
.
6
b.
A
tax
under
paragraph
“a”
shall
be
subject
to
all
of
the
7
following:
8
(1)
Upon
receipt
of
a
valid
petition
pursuant
to
section
9
362.4,
the
council
shall
submit
to
the
voters
at
the
next
10
regular
city
election
the
question
of
whether
a
tax
shall
be
11
levied.
12
(2)
If
a
majority
of
voters
approve
the
levy,
it
shall
be
13
imposed.
14
(3)
The
levy
can
be
eliminated
by
the
same
procedure
of
15
petition
and
election.
16
(4)
A
tax
authorized
by
an
election
held
prior
to
the
17
effective
date
of
the
city
code
may
be
continued
until
18
eliminated
by
the
council,
or
by
petition
and
election.
19
EXPLANATION
20
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
21
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
22
2023
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
71
(HF
718),
amended
Code
section
23
384.12
(additional
taxes)
to
eliminate
several
taxes
a
city
24
may
levy
subject
to
voter
approval
at
an
election.
In
lieu
25
thereof,
HF
718
allowed
cities
to
levy
the
same
amounts
the
26
eliminated
taxes
could
have
levied
as
a
part
of
the
general
27
fund
levy
under
Code
section
384.1.
This
bill
reestablishes
28
the
tax
levy
for
a
public
library
eliminated
by
HF
718
in
an
29
amount
not
to
exceed
27
cents
per
$1,000.
The
tax
imposed
30
under
the
bill
is
subject
to
the
same
voter
approval
and
notice
31
requirements
that
existed
prior
to
the
enactment
of
HF
718.
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