SF2293 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the department of administrative services’ historical resource research center in Iowa City, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 3033 .)

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
Last action: 2026-04-30
Official status: Fiscal note .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on what will happen to the research materials in Iowa City after the bill is enacted.

Changes to Historical Resource Research Center in Iowa City

This bill removes the requirement for the Department of Administrative Services to maintain a historical resource research center in Iowa City.

What This Bill Does

Removes the current law that requires the department to keep a research center in Iowa City.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of Administrative Services
People who use the historical resource research center in Iowa City

Terms To Know

Department of Administrative Services: A government agency that manages state resources and services.
Historical Resource Research Center: A place where people can study historical documents and records.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what will happen to the research materials in Iowa City.
It is unclear if this change will save money or affect how people access information.

Bill History

2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature
Fiscal note .
2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 04/30/2026 3:00PM House Lounge.
2026-04-29 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Lundgren, Bloomingdale and Jacoby. H.J. 1043 .
2026-04-28 Iowa Legislature
Rereferred to Ways and Means. H.J. 1032 .
2026-03-05 Iowa Legislature
Read first time, referred to State Government. H.J. 573 .
2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature
Message from Senate. H.J. 552 .
2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. S.J. 468 .
2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature
Passed Senate , yeas 28, nays 17. S.J. 466 .
2026-02-12 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 284 .
2026-02-12 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 268 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the department of administrative services’ historical resource research center in Iowa City, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 3033 .)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Senate

File

2293

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2293

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

STATE

GOVERNMENT

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SSB

3033)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

department

of

administrative

services’

1

historical

resource

research

center

in

Iowa

City,

and

2

including

effective

date

provisions.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

8A.707,

subsection

2,

paragraph

b,

Code

1

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

b.

Maintain

a

research

centers

center

in

Des

Moines

and

Iowa

3

City

.

4

Sec.

2.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

Act,

being

deemed

of

immediate

5

importance,

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

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

Under

current

law,

the

department

of

administrative

services

10

must

maintain

historical

resource

research

centers

in

Des

11

Moines

and

Iowa

City.

This

bill

strikes

the

requirement

that

12

the

department

maintain

such

a

research

center

in

Iowa

City.

13

The

bill

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

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