A bill for an act relating to government bodies for purposes of open records, and making penalties applicable.

HF 936 expands Iowa's open records law to include city or township instrumentalities (like nonprofit entities using property tax revenue) under the definition of "government body." This means these entities must now comply with public record disclosure requirements and face the same penalties as other government bodies. Specifically, it subjects them to Chapter 721.1, which treats knowingly falsifying public records as a class D felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison and fines up to $10,245. The bill applies these rules to all existing open records provisions without creating new penalties.