A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of administrative services, including rules for capitol complex events and the compatibility of passenger vehicles rented or leased by the state with biodiesel blended fuel classified as B-20 or higher, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 708 .) Effective date: 04/09/2026, 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026.

STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
April 09, 2026
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
House File 267 1 , an Act relating to matters under the purview of the department of
administrative services, including rules for capitol complex events and the compatibility
of passenger vehicles rented or leased by the state with biodiesel blended fuel classified
as B-20 or higher, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
The above House File is hereby approved on this date.
Sincerely, __
Governor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
STATE CAPITOL DES MOINES, IOWA 50319 515.281.5211 WWW.GOVERNOR.IOWA.GOV
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House File 2671
AN ACT
RELATING TO MATTERS UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, INCLUDING RULES FOR CAPITOL
COMPLEX EVENTS AND THE COMPATIBILITY OF PASSENGER VEHICLES
RENTED OR LEASED BY THE STATE WITH BIODIESEL BLENDED FUEL
CLASSIFIED AS B-20 OR HIGHER, AND INCLUDING EFFECTIVE DATE
AND APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 8A.322, subsection 3, Code 2026, is
amended to read as follows:
3. a . The director shall establish, publish, and enforce
rules regulating and restricting the use by the public of the
capitol buildings and grounds and of the state laboratories
facility in Ankeny. The rules when established shall be posted
in conspicuous places about the capitol buildings and grounds
House File 2671, p. 2
and the state laboratories facility, as applicable. Any person
violating any rule, except a parking regulation, shall be
guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
b. The rules shall prohibit a person, other than a peace
officer, from openly carrying a pistol or revolver in the
capitol building and on the grounds surrounding the capitol
building including state parking lots and parking garages.
However, this subs e ction paragraph shall not be construed
to allow the director to prohibit the lawful carrying,
transportation, or possession of any pistol or revolver in the
capitol building and on the grounds surrounding the capitol
building including state parking lots and parking garages by
any person regardless of whether the person has a valid permit
to carry weapons.
c. A request to hold a public outdoor event on the capitol
complex must be submitted to the department by completing an
application on the department's internet site. The director
shall notify the applicant of approval or denial of the
request by a letter to the event sponsor or a memorandum of
understanding signed by the director and the event sponsor that
specifies the conditions under which the event will take place.
The director shall not approve or deny a request based on the
number of events an applicant has held or requested to hold on
the capitol complex. It is the intent of the general assembly
that this paragraph shall not be interpreted as an infringement
on the rights guaranteed by Article I, section 20, of the
Constitution of the State of Iowa.
Sec. 2. Section 8A.367, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended
by adding the following new paragraph:
NEW PARAGRAPH . d. For rental or leasing of passenger
vehicles operating using an internal combustion engine powered
by diesel fuel, that the passenger vehicle's manufacturer
expressly states that the engine is capable of being powered by
biodiesel blended fuel classified as B-20 or higher.
Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following, being deemed of
immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment:
The section of this Act amending section 8A.322, subsection
3.
Sec. 4. APPLICABILITY. The section of this Act enacting
House File 2671, p. 3
section 8A.367, subsection 2, paragraph "d", applies to
contracts issued or renewed under section 8A.367 on or after
July^, 2026.
PAT GRASSLEY//
Speaker of/zne House
AMY SINCLAIR
President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 2671, Ninety-first General Assembly.
Approved 2026
,^4^ — -_ MEGHAN NELSON
Chief ^Çlerk^®é^he House
KIM^|*W^LDS C J
Governor