House File 768 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 768 BY COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 77) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the filing of complaints with the Iowa 1 public information board. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1295HV (1) 91 cm/ns
H.F. 768 Section 1. Section 23.7, subsection 1, Code 2025, is amended 1 to read as follows: 2 1. The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 3 providing for the timing, form, content, and means by which any 4 aggrieved person, any taxpayer to or citizen of this state, the 5 attorney general, or any county attorney may file a complaint 6 with the board alleging a violation of chapter 21 or 22 . The 7 complaint must be filed within sixty ninety days from the time 8 the alleged violation occurred or the complainant could have 9 become aware of the violation with reasonable diligence. All 10 complaints filed with the board shall be public records. 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 This bill provides that a person has 90 days, rather than 15 60 days under current law, to file a complaint with the Iowa 16 public information board after an alleged violation of Code 17 chapter 21 (open meetings) or Code chapter 22 (open records) 18 occurred or the complainant could have become aware of the 19 alleged violation. 20 -1- LSB 1295HV (1) 91 cm/ns 1/ 1