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HOUSE
FILE
768
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
77)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
filing
of
complaints
with
the
Iowa
1
public
information
board.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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(1)
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H.F.
768
Section
1.
Section
23.7,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
1
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
The
board
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
3
providing
for
the
timing,
form,
content,
and
means
by
which
any
4
aggrieved
person,
any
taxpayer
to
or
citizen
of
this
state,
the
5
attorney
general,
or
any
county
attorney
may
file
a
complaint
6
with
the
board
alleging
a
violation
of
chapter
21
or
22
.
The
7
complaint
must
be
filed
within
sixty
ninety
days
from
the
time
8
the
alleged
violation
occurred
or
the
complainant
could
have
9
become
aware
of
the
violation
with
reasonable
diligence.
All
10
complaints
filed
with
the
board
shall
be
public
records.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
provides
that
a
person
has
90
days,
rather
than
15
60
days
under
current
law,
to
file
a
complaint
with
the
Iowa
16
public
information
board
after
an
alleged
violation
of
Code
17
chapter
21
(open
meetings)
or
Code
chapter
22
(open
records)
18
occurred
or
the
complainant
could
have
become
aware
of
the
19
alleged
violation.
20
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