A bill for an act relating to contracts entered into by state agencies and including applicability provisions.
HF 2500 prohibits state agencies in Iowa from including 19 specific contract terms in procurement agreements, such as provisions requiring the state to pay vendor liabilities, hiding payment terms, imposing foreign law, or waiving jury trials. It mandates that all state agency contracts must be governed by Iowa law and litigated in Iowa courts, while allowing limited waivers if a necessary service cannot be obtained otherwise. The bill applies to contracts entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2026, and affects all state agencies purchasing goods or services under Iowa’s procurement rules. It directly protects state agencies from unfavorable contractual terms that could impose financial risk or limit legal recourse.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 16, 2026
Signed Apr 16, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted from a line-by-line layout to a standard paragraph format for readability, while the substantive legal content remained identical. No new policies, funding amounts, dates, or eligibility criteria were added or removed.
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The text was converted from a vertical, line-separated format to a standard paragraph layout, improving readability without changing the law's meaning.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 23, 2026
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Mar 23, 2026
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
R
Republican34
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
0
Apr 16, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 88, nays 3.
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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