HF2461 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the auditor of state by providing for efficient use of public funds reporting.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: WILSON
Last action: 2026-02-16
Official status: Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 293 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to the auditor of state by providing for efficient use of public funds reporting.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to the auditor of state by providing for efficient use of public funds reporting.

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Bill History

2026-02-16 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 293 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the auditor of state by providing for efficient use of public funds reporting.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

2461

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2461

BY

WILSON

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

auditor

of

state

by

providing

for

1

efficient

use

of

public

funds

reporting.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

NEW

SECTION

.

11.15

Efficient

use

of

public

funds

1

——

reports.

2

The

auditor

of

state

shall

annually

update

a

list

of

3

best

practices

for

maximizing

the

efficient

use

of

public

4

funds

with

innovative,

practical,

and

common

sense

items

5

that

do

not

require

legislative

action.

The

auditor

of

6

state

shall

distribute

these

recommendations

to

all

public

7

entities

and

request

that

the

public

entities

report

on

which

8

recommendations

are

being

followed.

The

auditor

of

state

shall

9

prepare

an

annual

report

that

includes

and

analyzes

the

reports

10

received

from

public

entities.

11

EXPLANATION

12

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

13

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

14

This

bill

requires

the

auditor

of

state

to

annually

update

15

a

list

of

best

practices

for

maximizing

the

efficient

use

of

16

public

funds

with

innovative,

practical,

and

common

sense

17

items

not

requiring

legislative

action.

Additionally,

the

18

bill

requires

the

auditor

to

distribute

the

recommendations

to

19

public

entities,

request

that

the

public

entities

report

to

the

20

auditor

concerning

the

recommendations,

and

prepare

an

annual

21

report

that

includes

and

analyzes

the

reports

received

from

22

public

entities.

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