House File 688 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 688 BY BAGNIEWSKI , MADISON , CROKEN , R. JOHNSON , SRINIVAS , AMOS JR. , GOSA , KURTH , WICHTENDAHL , COOLING , WILBURN , JAMES , B. MEYER , MATSON , KRESSIG , GJERDE , JACOBY , TUREK , SCHEETZ , BAETH , EHLERT , OLSON , SCHOLTEN , and WESSEL-KROESCHELL A BILL FOR An Act relating to products and materials purchased by state 1 agencies. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2275YH (4) 91 sc/ns
H.F. 688 Section 1. Section 8A.311, subsection 21, Code 2025, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 21. Preference A state agency shall be given to purchasing 3 purchase American-made products and purchases materials 4 from American-based businesses if the life cycle costs are 5 comparable to those products of foreign businesses and which 6 most adequately fulfill the departments need it is possible to 7 do so . 8 EXPLANATION 9 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 10 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 11 Under current law, the department of administrative services 12 must give preference to purchasing American-made products and 13 purchases from American-based businesses if the life cycle 14 costs are comparable to those of products sold by foreign 15 businesses. In addition, as a condition of receiving an annual 16 appropriation relating to state government administration and 17 regulation, an entity receiving the appropriation must give 18 first preference when purchasing a product to an Iowa product 19 or a product produced by an Iowa-based business, and second 20 preference to a United States product or a product produced by 21 a business based in the United States. This bill requires a 22 state agency to purchase American-made products and materials 23 from American-based businesses if it is possible to do so. 24 -1- LSB 2275YH (4) 91 sc/ns 1/ 1