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A bill for an act establishing the Iowa state capitol historical society, and making appropriations.

A bill for an act establishing the Iowa state capitol historical society, and making appropriations.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
THOMSON
Last action
2025-02-25
Official status
Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 424 .
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A bill for an act establishing the Iowa state capitol historical society, and making appropriations.

A bill for an act establishing the Iowa state capitol historical society, and making appropriations.

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  • A bill for an act establishing the Iowa state capitol historical society, and making appropriations.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-02-25 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 424 .

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A bill for an act establishing the Iowa state capitol historical society, and making appropriations.

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House

File

598

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

598

BY

THOMSON

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

establishing

the

Iowa

state

capitol

historical

society,

1

and

making

appropriations.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

NEW

SECTION

.

8A.379

Iowa

state

capitol

1

historical

society

established.

2

1.

The

Iowa

state

capitol

historical

society

is

3

established,

consisting

of

the

following

members:

4

a.

Twelve

members

of

the

general

assembly

serving

as

5

ex

officio,

nonvoting

members,

three

representatives

to

be

6

appointed

by

the

speaker

of

the

house

of

representatives,

three

7

representatives

to

be

appointed

by

the

minority

leader

of

the

8

house

of

representatives,

three

senators

to

be

appointed

by

the

9

president

of

the

senate

after

consultation

with

the

majority

10

leader

of

the

senate,

and

three

senators

to

be

appointed

by

the

11

minority

leader

of

the

senate.

12

b.

Eighteen

residents

of

the

state

of

Iowa

to

be

appointed

13

by

the

governor.

14

c.

The

director

of

the

department

or

the

director’s

15

designee.

16

2.

a.

The

members

of

the

Iowa

state

capitol

historical

17

society

who

are

appointed

by

the

governor

shall

be

appointed

18

to

four-year

terms

of

office

and

until

their

successors

are

19

appointed,

three

terms

of

which

shall

expire

every

two

years.

20

Vacancies

shall

be

filled

by

appointment

by

the

governor

for

21

the

unexpired

term

of

the

original

appointee.

22

b.

The

legislative

members

of

the

Iowa

state

capitol

23

historical

society

shall

be

appointed

to

terms

of

office

24

as

provided

in

section

4A.13,

unless

sooner

terminated

25

by

a

society

member

ceasing

to

be

a

member

of

the

general

26

assembly.

Vacancies

shall

be

filled

by

appointment

of

the

27

original

appointing

authority

for

the

unexpired

term

of

their

28

predecessors.

29

c.

The

term

of

office

of

each

appointive

voting

member

of

30

the

Iowa

state

capitol

historical

society

shall

begin

on

the

31

first

of

May

of

the

odd-numbered

year

in

which

the

member

is

32

appointed.

33

3.

The

Iowa

state

capitol

historical

society

shall

organize

34

biennially

by

election

of

a

chairperson

from

its

membership.

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The

director

or

director’s

designee

shall

serve

as

secretary

1

to

the

society.

2

4.

It

shall

be

the

duty

of

the

Iowa

state

capitol

historical

3

society

to

collect

and

preserve,

in

a

location

that

is

open

4

to

the

public,

the

history

of

the

state

capitol,

the

events

5

that

have

occurred

at

the

state

capitol,

the

people

who

have

6

worked

at

the

state

capitol,

the

ideas

that

have

emerged

from

7

the

state

capitol,

and

the

architecture

and

art

of

the

state

8

capitol

building

and

related

areas.

9

5.

The

Iowa

state

capitol

historical

society

may

make

10

recommendations

to

the

capitol

planning

commission

regarding

11

projects,

plans,

and

opportunities

relating

to

the

state

12

capitol

building

and

grounds.

13

6.

The

Iowa

state

capitol

historical

society

shall

be

14

funded

through

donations,

grants,

loans,

and

contributions

in

15

accordance

with

section

565.3

from

any

public

or

private

source

16

for

the

purpose

of

executing

the

duties

of

the

society

under

17

this

section.

Moneys

received

by

the

society

pursuant

to

this

18

subsection

shall

be

deposited

in

a

fund

which

shall

be

created

19

in

the

state

treasury

under

the

control

of

the

department.

20

Moneys

credited

to

the

fund

are

appropriated

to

the

society

21

for

the

purpose

of

executing

the

duties

of

the

society

under

22

this

section

and

shall

not

be

transferred,

used,

obligated,

23

appropriated,

or

otherwise

encumbered,

except

as

provided

in

24

this

section.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

in

the

25

fund

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

close

of

26

a

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

27

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated.

Notwithstanding

28

section

12C.7,

subsection

2,

interest

or

earnings

on

moneys

in

29

the

fund

shall

be

credited

to

the

fund.

30

EXPLANATION

31

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

32

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

33

This

bill

establishes

the

Iowa

state

capitol

historical

34

society

(society).

The

bill

requires

the

society

to

collect

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and

preserve,

in

a

location

that

is

open

to

the

public,

the

1

history

of

the

state

capitol,

the

events

that

have

occurred

2

at

the

state

capitol,

the

people

who

have

worked

at

the

state

3

capitol,

the

ideas

that

have

emerged

from

the

state

capitol,

4

and

the

architecture

and

art

of

the

state

capitol

building

5

and

related

areas.

The

bill

allows

the

society

to

make

6

recommendations

to

the

capitol

planning

commission

regarding

7

projects,

plans,

and

opportunities

relating

to

the

state

8

capitol

building

and

grounds.

The

society

shall

consist

of

9

12

members

of

the

general

assembly,

who

shall

serve

as

ex

10

officio,

nonvoting

members,

18

residents

of

the

state

of

Iowa

11

appointed

by

the

governor,

and

the

director

of

the

department

12

of

administrative

services

(department)

or

the

director’s

13

designee.

14

The

bill

requires

the

society

to

be

funded

through

15

donations,

grants,

loans,

and

contributions

from

any

public

or

16

private

source.

Moneys

received

by

the

society

pursuant

to

the

17

bill

shall

be

deposited

in

a

fund

which

shall

be

created

in

the

18

state

treasury

under

the

control

of

the

department.

Moneys

19

credited

to

the

fund

are

appropriated

to

the

society

for

the

20

purpose

of

executing

the

duties

of

the

society

under

the

bill.

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