A bill for an act relating to public improvement contracts, including notice requirements.
This bill requires public corporations in Iowa to send written notice of final project acceptance to contractors, sureties, and labor/material claimants within 14 days after a public improvement project is completed and accepted. It directly affects public agencies managing construction contracts, contractors, and workers or suppliers who may file claims for unpaid labor or materials. The key provision mandates this notice to help settle payment disputes, while clarifying that public corporations won't face liability for failing to send it. The bill modifies existing law to standardize this notification process after project completion.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 18, 2026
Signed May 15, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted from a vertical, word-by-word layout to a standard horizontal paragraph format. No substantive policy changes, legal requirements, dates, or eligibility criteria were altered.
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The document layout was changed from a vertical list of individual words to standard paragraph text, improving readability without changing the law's meaning.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2026
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 49
Apr 8, 2026
D
Democratic15
86% Yea
R
Republican34
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
1
May 15, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 93, nays 0.
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0.
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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