SF2247 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to persons prohibited from participating in economic development programs.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: DONAHUE
Last action: 2026-02-12
Official status: Subcommittee: Schultz, Bisignano, and Dickey. S.J. 278 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to persons prohibited from participating in economic development programs.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to persons prohibited from participating in economic development programs.

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Bill History

2026-02-12 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Schultz, Bisignano, and Dickey. S.J. 278 .
2026-02-10 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Commerce. S.J. 236 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to persons prohibited from participating in economic development programs.

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Senate

File

2247

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2247

BY

DONAHUE

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

persons

prohibited

from

participating

in

1

economic

development

programs.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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2247

Section

1.

NEW

SECTION

.

15.106F

Program

participation

——

1

public

assistance

prohibition.

2

1.

For

purposes

of

this

section:

3

a.

“Program”

means

any

program

administered

by

the

authority

4

pursuant

to

subchapter

II.

5

b.

“Public

assistance”

means

the

same

as

defined

in

section

6

239.1.

7

2.

If

any

employee

of

a

person

receives

public

assistance

on

8

the

date

that

the

person

applies

to

a

program,

the

authority

9

shall

reject

the

person’s

application

and

prohibit

the

person

10

from

participating

in

the

program.

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

relates

to

participation

in

economic

development

15

programs.

Under

the

bill,

if

any

employee

of

a

person

16

receives

public

assistance

on

the

date

that

the

person

applies

17

to

a

program,

the

authority

shall

not

allow

the

person

to

18

participate

in

the

program.

19

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