HF2692 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to confidential public records, including seals and signatures of licensed architects, licensed landscape architects, and registered interior designers.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: GEARHART
Last action: 2026-02-23
Official status: Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 379 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to confidential public records, including seals and signatures of licensed architects, licensed landscape architects, and registered interior designers.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to confidential public records, including seals and signatures of licensed architects, licensed landscape architects, and registered interior designers.

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Bill History

2026-02-23 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 379 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to confidential public records, including seals and signatures of licensed architects, licensed landscape architects, and registered interior designers.

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House

File

2692

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2692

BY

GEARHART

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

confidential

public

records,

including

seals

1

and

signatures

of

licensed

architects,

licensed

landscape

2

architects,

and

registered

interior

designers.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

4

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2692

Section

1.

Section

22.7,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

1

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

24.

The

seal

required

pursuant

to

section

3

544A.28

or

544B.12,

and

the

seal

and

signature

required

4

pursuant

to

section

544C.14.

Any

plan

or

specification

to

5

which

a

seal

or

signature,

as

applicable,

is

affixed

shall

not

6

be

considered

a

confidential

record

unless

otherwise

provided

7

by

law.

8

EXPLANATION

9

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

10

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

11

Under

current

law,

a

person

has

the

right

to

examine

12

and

copy

a

public

record.

Code

section

22.7

(confidential

13

records)

identifies

public

records

that

are

required

to

be

kept

14

confidential

unless

otherwise

ordered

by

a

court,

by

the

lawful

15

custodian

of

the

records,

or

by

another

person

duly

authorized

16

to

release

such

information.

17

This

bill

provides

that

the

seal

required

for

technical

18

submissions

by

licensed

architects

under

Code

section

544A.28

19

and

landscape

architectural

plans

and

specifications

by

20

licensed

landscape

architects

under

Code

section

544B.12,

21

and

the

seal

and

signature

required

for

interior

technical

22

submissions

by

registered

interior

designers

under

Code

section

23

544C.14,

are

confidential

records.

The

bill

also

provides

24

that

plans

or

specifications

that

are

affixed

with

a

seal

25

or

signature

are

not

considered

confidential

records

unless

26

otherwise

provided

by

law.

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