SF2342 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the required beneficiary and use of a public officer insurance policy.(Formerly SSB 3069 .)

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Last action: 2026-03-23
Official status: Withdrawn. S.J. 616 .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to the required beneficiary and use of a public officer insurance policy.(Formerly SSB 3069 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to the required beneficiary and use of a public officer insurance policy.(Formerly SSB 3069 .)

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-03-23 Iowa Legislature
Withdrawn. S.J. 616 .
2026-03-23 Iowa Legislature
HF 2522 substituted. S.J. 615 .
2026-03-23 Iowa Legislature
Amendment S-5039 adopted. S.J. 615 .
2026-03-19 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 600 .
2026-03-09 Iowa Legislature
Attached to HF 2522 . S.J. 494 .
2026-03-02 Iowa Legislature
Amendment S-5039 filed. S.J. 437 .
2026-02-16 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 298 .
2026-02-16 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 292 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the required beneficiary and use of a public officer insurance policy.(Formerly SSB 3069 .)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Senate

File

2342

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2342

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

LOCAL

GOVERNMENT

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SSB

3069)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

required

beneficiary

and

use

of

a

public

1

officer

insurance

policy.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

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2342

Section

1.

Section

64.3,

subsection

4,

Code

2026,

is

amended

1

by

striking

the

subsection.

2

EXPLANATION

3

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

4

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

5

Under

current

law,

certain

public

officers

are

required

to

6

obtain

a

bond

that

runs

to

the

state

for

the

use

and

benefit

7

of

any

corporation,

public

or

private,

or

person

injured

or

8

sustaining

loss,

with

a

right

of

action

in

the

name

of

the

9

state

for

its

or

the

corporation’s

or

person’s

use

(Code

10

section

64.18).

In

2024,

the

general

assembly

enacted

a

11

provision

allowing

public

officers

to

obtain

an

insurance

12

policy

in

lieu

of

such

a

bond.

The

state

is

required

to

be

the

13

beneficiary

of

the

insurance

policy

and

the

policy

is

required

14

to

be

for

the

use

and

benefit

of

any

corporation,

public

or

15

private,

or

person

injured

or

sustaining

loss,

with

a

right

of

16

action

in

the

name

of

the

state

for

its

or

the

corporation’s

17

or

person’s

use

(Code

section

64.3(4)).

This

bill

strikes

18

these

requirements

for

an

insurance

policy

obtained

in

lieu

of

19

a

bond.

20

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