HF2721 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the grounds for removal of a local assessor and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 738 .)

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Last action: 2026-03-10
Official status: Amendment H-8195 filed. H.J. 633 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to the grounds for removal of a local assessor and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 738 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to the grounds for removal of a local assessor and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 738 .)

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Bill History

2026-03-10 Iowa Legislature
Amendment H-8195 filed. H.J. 633 .
2026-02-24 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 402 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the grounds for removal of a local assessor and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 738 .)

Current Bill Text

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House

File

2721

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2721

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

JUDICIARY

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HSB

738)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

grounds

for

removal

of

a

local

assessor

1

and

including

effective

date

provisions.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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H.F.

2721

Section

1.

Section

441.9,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

1

follows:

2

441.9

Removal

of

assessor.

3

The

assessor

may

be

removed

by

a

majority

vote

of

the

4

conference

board,

after

charges

of

misconduct,

nonfeasance,

5

malfeasance,

or

misfeasance

in

office

,

charges

of

failing

to

6

meet

applicable

employment

standards,

or

charges

of

unethical

7

or

unlawful

conduct

are

substantiated

at

a

public

hearing,

if

a

8

hearing

is

demanded

by

the

assessor

by

written

notice

served

9

upon

the

chairperson

of

the

conference

board.

For

purposes

10

of

this

section

,

“misconduct”

includes

but

is

not

limited

to

11

knowingly

engaging

in

assessment

methods,

practices,

or

conduct

12

that

contravene

any

applicable

law,

administrative

rule,

or

13

order

of

any

court

or

other

government

authority.

14

Sec.

2.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

Act,

being

deemed

of

immediate

15

importance,

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

16

EXPLANATION

17

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

18

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

19

This

bill

modifies

Code

section

441.9,

which

governs

the

20

grounds

for

the

removal

of

a

local

assessor

by

majority

vote

of

21

the

conference

board

to

specifically

include

charges

of

failing

22

to

meet

applicable

employment

standards

or

charges

of

unethical

23

or

unlawful

conduct,

if

substantiated

at

a

public

hearing.

24

The

bill

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

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