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IA SF 261

died on adjournment

A bill for an act relating to monetary donations that may be received and gifted by local officials and local employees to offset medical or health care expenses, and making penalties applicable.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did IA SF 261 pass?

No. IA SF 261 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-03-10): Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 580.

What is IA SF 261 about?

IA SF 261 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A bill for an act relating to monetary donations that may be received and gifted by local officials and local employees to offset medical or health care expenses, and making penalties applicable.”.

Who sponsors IA SF 261?

SINCLAIR is the primary sponsor of IA SF 261.

Introduced
2025-02-11
Latest action
2025-03-10 — Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 580.
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • SINCLAIRprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-03-10

    Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 580.

    committee-passage

  2. 2025-03-06

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

    committee-passage-favorable

  3. 2025-03-05

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/06/2025 8:00AM Senate Lounge.

  4. 2025-02-18

    Subcommittee: Driscoll, Webster, and Weiner.

  5. 2025-02-11

    Introduced, referred to Local Government.

    introduction,referral-committee

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 261&ga=91

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