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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
June 6, 2025
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
Senate File 588, an Act concerning local government notice requirements on certain
actions.
The above Senate File is hereby approved on this date.
Sincerely,
K' Reynolds
Governor of IoW
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
STATE CAPITOL DES MOINES, IOWA 50319 515.281.5211 WWW.GOVERNOR.IOWA.GOV
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Senate File 588
AN ACT
CONCERNING LOCAL GOVERNMENT NOTICE REQUIREMENTS ON CERTAIN
ACTIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 24.2A, subsection 4, paragraph b,
subparagraph ( 2), Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
( 2) If the political subdivision is a city, notice of the
public hearing shall be published not lcs3 than tcn nor morc
to the h aring pursuant to section
362.3 in a newspaper published at least once weekly and having
general circulation in the city. However, if the city has a
population of two hundred or less, publication may be made by
posting in three public places in the city.
Sec. 2. Section 28E.17, subsection 3, paragraph a,
subparagraph ( 1), Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
( 1) The council shall give notice and conduct a hearing
on the proposal in the manner set forth in section 384.25.
Heweve_, th e netiee must be at least `__ n day_ prier
tothe hc-aring, and if If a petition valid under section 362.4
is filed with the clerk of the city prior to the hearing,
asking that the question of issuing the bonds be submitted to
the registered voters of the city, the council shall either by
resolution declare the proposal abandoned or shall direct the
county commissioner of elections to call a special election to
vote upon the question of issuing the bonds. Notice of the
election and its conduct shall be in the manner provided in
Senate File 588, p. 2
section 384.26.
Sec. 3. Section 103A.12, subsection 2, Code 2025, is amended
to read as follows:
2. A governmental subdivision in which the state building
code is applicable may by ordinance, at any time after one year
has elapsed since the code became applicable, withdraw from the
application of the code. The local governing body shall hold
a public hearing pursuant to section 362.3, after giving not
less than four b u t new me- r- c than twenty days" public notice,
together with written notice to the commissioner of the time,
place, and purpose of the hearing, before the ordinance to
withdraw is voted upon. A certified copy of the vote of the
local governing body shall be transmitted within ten days after
the vote is taken to the commissioner. The ordinance becomes
effective at a time to be specified in the ordinance, which
must be not less than one hundred eighty days after the date of
adoption. Upon the effective date of the ordinance, the state
building code ceases to apply to the governmental subdivision
except that construction of a building or structure pursuant to
a permit previously issued is not affected by the withdrawal.
Sec. 4. Section 368.3, subsection 2, Code 2025, is amended
to read as follows:
2. A city may also be discontinued in accordance with the
following procedures. The council shall adopt a resolution
of intent to discontinue and shall call a public hearing on
the proposal to discontinue. Notice of the time and place of
the public hearing and the proposed action shall be published
as provided in section 362.3, except that at lust ten days
notice must be given. At the public hearing, the council shall
receive oral and written comments regarding the proposal from
any person. Thereafter, the council, at the same meeting or at
a subsequent meeting, may pass a resolution of discontinuance
or pass a resolution abandoning the proposal. If the council
passes a resolution of discontinuance, a petition may be filed
with the clerk in the manner provided in section 362.4, within
thirty days following the effective date of the resolution,
requesting that the question of discontinuance be submitted
to the registered voters of the city. Upon receipt of a
petition requesting an election, the council shall direct the
Senate File 588, p. 3
county commissioner of elections to call a special election
on the question of discontinuance or shall adopt a resolution
abandoning the discontinuance. Notice of the election shall
be given by publication as required in section 49.53. If a
majority of those voting approve the discontinuance or if no
petition for an election is filed, the clerk shall send a copy
of the resolution of discontinuance and, if an election is
held, the results of the election to the board. The board
shall take control of the property of the discontinued city
and shall supervise procedures necessary to carry out the
discontinuance in accordance with section 368.21.
Sec. 5. Section 368.15, Code 2025, is amended to read as
follows:
368.15 Public hearing.
The committee shall conduct a public hearing on a proposal
as soon as practicable. Notice of the hearing must be served
upon the council of each city for which a discontinuance
or boundary adjustment is proposed, the county board of
supervisors for each county which that contains a portion of
a city to be discontinued or territory to be incorporated,
annexed, or severed, and any regional planning authority for
the area involved. A notice of the hearing, which includes a
brief description of the proposal and a statement of where the
petition or plan is available for public inspection, must be
published as provided in section 362.3, except that there must
be two publigations in a new3paper having general circulation
in ach city and each territory involved in the proposal. Any
person may submit written briefs—, and, in the committee's
discretion, may be heard on the proposal. The board may
subpoena witnesses and documents relevant to the proposal.
Sec. 6. Section 372.4, subsection 4, Code 2025, is amended
to read as follows:
4. In a city having a population of less than five hundred,
the city council may adopt a resolution of intent to reduce the
number of council members from five to three and shall call a
public hearing on the proposal. Notice of the time and place
of the public hearing shall be published as provided in section
362.3, except that at lest ten days notice must be given. At
the public hearing, the council shall receive oral and written
Senate File 588, p. 4
comments regarding the proposal from any person. Thereafter,
the council, at the same meeting as the public hearing or at
a subsequent meeting, may adopt a final resolution to reduce
the number of council members from five to three or may adopt
a resolution abandoning the proposal. If the council adopts
a final resolution to reduce the number of council members
from five to three, a petition meeting the same requirements
specified in section 362.4 for petitions authorized by city
code may be filed with the clerk within thirty days following
the effective date of the final resolution, requesting that
the question of reducing the number of council members from
five to three be submitted to the registered voters of the
city. Upon receipt of a petition requesting an election, the
council shall direct the county commissioner of elections
to put the proposal on the ballot for the next regular city
election. If the ballot proposal is adopted, the new council
shall be elected at the next following regular city election.
If a petition is not filed, the council shall notify the
county commissioner of elections by July 1 of the year of the
regular city election and the new council shall be elected
at that regular city election. If the council notifies the
commissioner of elections after July 1 of the year of the
regular city election, the change shall take effect at the next
following regular city election. The council shall determine
by ordinance whether the three council members are elected at
large or by ward.
Sec. 7. Section 384.16, subsection 3, Code 2025, is amended
to read as follows:
3. Following, and not until, completion of requirements
of section 24.2A are eempleted, the council shall set a time
and place for public hearing on the budget before the final
certification date and shall publish notice of the hearing
net less than ten ner ffie -r- than twenty day3 bcforc the
hearing pursuant to section 362.3 in a newspaper published
at least once weekly and having general circulation in the
city. However, if the city has a population of two hundred
or less, publication may be made by posting in three public
places in the city. A summary of the proposed budget and a
description of the procedure for protesting the city budget
Senate File 588, p. 5
under section 384.19, in the form prescribed by the director of
the department of management, shall be included in the notice.
Proof of publication of the notice under this subsection 3
must be filed with the county auditor. The department of
management shall prescribe the form for the public hearing
notice for use by cities.
Sec. 8. Section 384.38, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code
2025, is amended to read as follows:
a. A city may establish, by ordinance or by resolution
adopted as an ordinance after twcnty dayn" notice published
in accordance with section 362.3, and a public hearing, one
or more districts and schedules of fees for the connection of
property to the city sewer or water utility. If the governing
body directs that notice be made by mail, the notice shall be
as required in section 384.50. Each person whose property will
be served by connecting to the city sewer or water utility
shall pay a connection fee to the city. The ordinance shall be
certified by the city and recorded in the office of the county
recorder of the county in which a district is located. The
connection fees are due and payable when a utility connection
application is filed with the city. A connection fee may
include the equitable cost of extending the utility to the
properties, including reasonable interest from the date of
construction to the date of payment. All fees collected under
this subsection shall be paid to the city treasurer. The
moneys collected as fees shall only be used for the purposes of
operating the utility, or to pay debt service on obligations
issued to finance improvements or extensions to the utility.
Sec. 9. Section 384.50, subsection 1, Code 2025, is amended
to read as follows:
1. The clerk shall publish notice of the date, time, and
place of the hearing once each week for two consecutive weeks
in the manner provided by section 362.3, the first publication
of wh₹eh s i...., , be net ess th an t,. days befere the date ef ftâz
hearing.
Sec. 10. Section 400.1, subsection 1, Code 2025, is amended
to read as follows:
1. In cities having a population of eight thousand or over
and having a paid fire department or a paid police department,
Senate File 588, p. 6
the mayor, one year after a regular city election, with the
approval of the council, shall appoint three civil service
commissioners. The mayor city shall publish notice of the
names of persons selected for appointment no lc33 than thirty
days prior to a vote by the city council pursuant to section
362.3. Commissioners shall hold office, one until the first
Monday in April of the second year, one until the first Monday
in April of the third year, and one until the first Monday
in April of the fourth year after such appointment, whose
successors shall be appointed for a term of four years. In
cities having a population of more than seventy thousand, the
city council may establish, by ordinance, the number of civil
service commissioners at not less than three.
Sec. 11. Section 404.2, subsection 6, Code 2025, is amended
to read as follows:
6. The city or county has adopted the proposed or amended
plan for the revitalization area after the requisite number
of hearings. The city or county may subsequently amend this
plan after a hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be published
as provided in section 362.3 or 331.305, except that at
city council or board of supervisors meeting following the
published notice. A city which that has adopted a plan for
a revitalization area which that covers all property within
the city limits may amend that plan at any time, pursuant to
this section, to include property which that has been or will
be annexed to the city. The provisions of the original plan
shall be applicable to the property which that is annexed and
the property shall be considered to have been part of the
revitalization area as of the effective date of its annexation
to the city.
Sec. 12. Section 414.4, Code 2025, is amended to read as
follows:
414.4 Zoning regulations, district boundaries, amendments.
The council of the city shall provide for the manner in
which the regulations and restrictions and the boundaries of
the districts shall be determined, established, and enforced,
and from time to time amended, supplemented, or changed.
Senate File 588, p. 7
However, the regulation, restriction, or boundary shall not
become effective until after a public hearing at which parties
in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be
heard. The notice of the time and place of the hearing shall
be published as provided in section 362.3, except that at
least seven days " netiee must - b e— give ~ and in ne ease shall
the publie hearing be held earlier than the next regularly
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AMY SINCLAIR
President of the Senate
PAT GRASSLEY
Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 588, Ninety-first General Assembly.
Approved W , 2025
W. CHARLES S THSON
Secre rv of . th. Senate
KI R
Governor