HF 2671

House
File
2671
-
Enrolled
House
File
2671
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
MATTERS
UNDER
THE
PURVIEW
OF
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES,
INCLUDING
RULES
FOR
CAPITOL
COMPLEX
EVENTS
AND
THE
COMPATIBILITY
OF
PASSENGER
VEHICLES
RENTED
OR
LEASED
BY
THE
STATE
WITH
BIODIESEL
BLENDED
FUEL
CLASSIFIED
AS
B-20
OR
HIGHER,
AND
INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE
DATE
AND
APPLICABILITY
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
8A.322,
subsection
3,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3.
a.
The
director
shall
establish,
publish,
and
enforce
rules
regulating
and
restricting
the
use
by
the
public
of
the
capitol
buildings
and
grounds
and
of
the
state
laboratories
facility
in
Ankeny.
The
rules
when
established
shall
be
posted
in
conspicuous
places
about
the
capitol
buildings
and
grounds
House
File
2671,
p.
2
and
the
state
laboratories
facility,
as
applicable.
Any
person
violating
any
rule,
except
a
parking
regulation,
shall
be
guilty
of
a
simple
misdemeanor.
b.
The
rules
shall
prohibit
a
person,
other
than
a
peace
officer,
from
openly
carrying
a
pistol
or
revolver
in
the
capitol
building
and
on
the
grounds
surrounding
the
capitol
building
including
state
parking
lots
and
parking
garages.
However,
this
subsection
paragraph
shall
not
be
construed
to
allow
the
director
to
prohibit
the
lawful
carrying,
transportation,
or
possession
of
any
pistol
or
revolver
in
the
capitol
building
and
on
the
grounds
surrounding
the
capitol
building
including
state
parking
lots
and
parking
garages
by
any
person
regardless
of
whether
the
person
has
a
valid
permit
to
carry
weapons.
c.
A
request
to
hold
a
public
outdoor
event
on
the
capitol
complex
must
be
submitted
to
the
department
by
completing
an
application
on
the
department’s
internet
site.
The
director
shall
notify
the
applicant
of
approval
or
denial
of
the
request
by
a
letter
to
the
event
sponsor
or
a
memorandum
of
understanding
signed
by
the
director
and
the
event
sponsor
that
specifies
the
conditions
under
which
the
event
will
take
place.
The
director
shall
not
approve
or
deny
a
request
based
on
the
number
of
events
an
applicant
has
held
or
requested
to
hold
on
the
capitol
complex.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
this
paragraph
shall
not
be
interpreted
as
an
infringement
on
the
rights
guaranteed
by
Article
I,
section
20,
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa.
Sec.
2.
Section
8A.367,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
d.
For
rental
or
leasing
of
passenger
vehicles
operating
using
an
internal
combustion
engine
powered
by
diesel
fuel,
that
the
passenger
vehicle’s
manufacturer
expressly
states
that
the
engine
is
capable
of
being
powered
by
biodiesel
blended
fuel
classified
as
B-20
or
higher.
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
following,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment:
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
8A.322,
subsection
3.
Sec.
4.
APPLICABILITY.
The
section
of
this
Act
enacting
House
File
2671,
p.
3
section
8A.367,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“d”,
applies
to
contracts
issued
or
renewed
under
section
8A.367
on
or
after
July
1,
2026.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2671,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2026
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor