HF685 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to state agency contracts involving steel.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: BAGNIEWSKI, MADISON, CROKEN, R. JOHNSON, SRINIVAS, AMOS JR., GOSA, KURTH, WICHTENDAHL, COOLING, WILBURN, JAMES, LEVIN, B. MEYER, MATSON, KRESSIG, GJERDE, JACOBY, TUREK, SCHEETZ, BAETH, EHLERT, OLSON, SCHOLTEN and WESSEL-KROESCHELL
Last action: 2025-02-28
Official status: Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 479 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to state agency contracts involving steel.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to state agency contracts involving steel.

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Bill History

2025-02-28 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 479 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to state agency contracts involving steel.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

685

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

685

BY

BAGNIEWSKI

,

MADISON

,

CROKEN

,

R.

JOHNSON

,

SRINIVAS

,

AMOS

JR.

,

GOSA

,

KURTH

,

WICHTENDAHL

,

COOLING

,

WILBURN

,

JAMES

,

LEVIN

,

B.

MEYER

,

MATSON

,

KRESSIG

,

GJERDE

,

JACOBY

,

TUREK

,

SCHEETZ

,

BAETH

,

EHLERT

,

OLSON

,

SCHOLTEN

,

and

WESSEL-KROESCHELL

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

state

agency

contracts

involving

steel.

1

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

2

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H.F.

685

Section

1.

NEW

SECTION

.

8A.311C

State

agency

contracts

——

1

steel.

2

A

state

agency

contract

shall,

if

applicable,

contain

3

a

provision

requiring

that

any

steel

that

is

purchased

4

pursuant

to

the

contract

using

state

moneys

or

tax

credits

be

5

manufactured

in

the

United

States.

6

EXPLANATION

7

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

8

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

9

This

bill

requires

that

a

state

agency

contract

involving

10

steel

must

contain

a

provision

requiring

any

steel

purchased

11

with

state

moneys

or

tax

credits

to

be

manufactured

in

the

12

United

States.

13

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