reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 26A - GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE CONTRACTS › Section 26A.1 - Definitions.

26A.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
1. “Construction manager-at-risk” means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that assumes the risk for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of a project and provides consultant services to the government entity in the development and design phases, working collaboratively with the design professionals involved.
2. “General conditions” means work which will not be incorporated into the completed project. This work includes but is not limited to job site cleaning and temporary structures.
3. “Governmental entity” means the state, political subdivisions of the state, public school corporations, and all officers, boards, or commissions empowered by law to enter into contracts for the construction of public improvements, including the state board of regents.
4. “Guaranteed maximum price contract” means the agreed to fixed or guaranteed maximum price pursuant to a contract entered into by the construction manager-at-risk and the governmental entity.
5. “Public improvement” means as defined in section 26.2.
6. “Repair or maintenance work” means as defined in section 26.2.
7. “Self-perform” means work that is executed by the construction manager-at-risk without the use of a subcontractor. Electrical, mechanical, fire suppression, and plumbing work may not be self-performed.
2022 Acts, ch 1122, §5
NEW section
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 26A - GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE CONTRACTS › Section 26A.2 - Authorization.

26A.2 Authorization.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a governmental entity shall be authorized to enter into a guaranteed maximum price contract for the construction of a public improvement pursuant to this chapter.
2022 Acts, ch 1122, §6
NEW section
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 26A - GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE CONTRACTS › Section 26A.4 - Prohibited contracts.

26A.4 Prohibited contracts.
1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a governmental entity shall not be authorized to enter into a design-build contract for the construction of a public improvement. For purposes of this subsection, “design-build contract” means a single contract providing for both design services and construction services that may include maintenance, operations, preconstruction, and other related services.
2. A governmental entity shall not be authorized to enter into a guaranteed maximum price contract for public improvements relating to highway, bridge, or culvert construction.
2022 Acts, ch 1122, §8
NEW section
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27 - MONITORING DEVICES IN PUBLIC LOCATIONS › Section 27.1 - Definitions.

27.1 Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter:
1. “Monitoring device” means a digital video or audio streaming or recording device that is part of a system of monitoring activity in an area or building using a system in which signals are transmitted from a video camera or microphone to the receivers by cables or wirelessly, forming a closed circuit.
2. “Public hospital” means a hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 135B and governed pursuant to chapter 145A, 263, 347, 347A, or 392.
3. “Public library” means a library district as described in chapter 336.
4. “Public school” means a school district as described in chapter 274.
5. “Reasonable expectation of privacy” means a person’s reasonable belief, under the circumstances, that the person can disrobe or partially disrobe in privacy without being concerned that the person is being viewed, photographed, or filmed when doing so.
2017 Acts, ch 135, §1, 6; 2017 Acts, ch 170, §31
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27 - MONITORING DEVICES IN PUBLIC LOCATIONS › Section 27.2 - Monitoring devices prohibited.

27.2 Monitoring devices prohibited.
The state or a political subdivision of the state, including but not limited to a public library, public school, or other government office open to the public, shall not use a monitoring device in a toilet, bath, or shower facility; locker room; common area within such a facility or room, including an area where a sink or changing table is located; or other space open to the public where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy.
2017 Acts, ch 135, §2, 6
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27 - MONITORING DEVICES IN PUBLIC LOCATIONS › Section 27.3 - Removal of monitoring devices.

27.3 Removal of monitoring devices.
On or before July 1, 2017, the state or a political subdivision of the state, including but not limited to a public library, public school, or other government office open to the public, using a monitoring device in a toilet, bath, or shower facility; locker room; common area within such a facility or room, including an area where a sink or changing table is located; or other space open to the public where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy shall cease use of and remove the monitoring device.
2017 Acts, ch 135, §3, 6
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27 - MONITORING DEVICES IN PUBLIC LOCATIONS › Section 27.4 - Limitation on political subdivisions.

27.4 Limitation on political subdivisions.
On July 1, 2017, any ordinance, resolution, rule, or other measure adopted or enforced by a political subdivision of the state permitting the use of a monitoring device in a toilet, bath, or shower facility; locker room; common area within such a facility or room, including an area where a sink or changing table is located; or other space open to the public where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy is void.
2017 Acts, ch 135, §4, 6
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27A - ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS › Section 27A.1 - Definitions.

27A.1 Definitions.
1. “Immigration detainer request” means a written federal government request to a local entity to maintain temporary custody of an alien, including a United States department of homeland security form I-247 or a similar or successor form. “Immigration detainer request” includes only written federal government requests that are accompanied by any of the following properly completed forms or similar or successor forms, if such forms or similar or successor forms are signed by an authorized United States immigration and customs enforcement officer:
a. United States department of homeland security form I-200.
b. United States department of homeland security form I-205.
2. “Immigration law” means a law of this state or a federal law relating to aliens, immigrants, or immigration, including but not limited to the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. §1101 et seq.
3. “Lawful detention” means the detention of a person by a local entity for the investigation of a public offense. “Lawful detention” excludes a detention if the sole reason for the detention is that a person is a victim of or witness to a public offense or is reporting a public offense.
4. “Local entity” means the governing body of a city or county. “Local entity” includes an officer or employee of a local entity or a division, department, or other body that is part of a local entity, including but not limited to a sheriff, police department, city attorney, or county attorney.
5. “Policy” includes a formal, written rule, policy, procedure, regulation, order, ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment and an informal, unwritten policy.
6. “Public offense” excludes a moving traffic violation under chapter 321.
2018 Acts, ch 1089, §1, 12
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27A - ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS › Section 27A.2 - Law enforcement agency duties — immigration detainer requests.

27A.2 Law enforcement agency duties — immigration detainer requests.
A law enforcement agency in this state that has custody of a person subject to an immigration detainer request issued by United States immigration and customs enforcement shall fully comply with any instruction made in the detainer request and in any other legal document provided by a federal agency.
2018 Acts, ch 1089, §2, 12
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27A - ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS › Section 27A.3 - Completion of sentence in federal custody.

27A.3 Completion of sentence in federal custody.
1. The court, in a criminal proceeding in this state in which the sentence requires a defendant who is the subject of an immigration detainer request to be confined in a correctional facility, shall issue an order at the time of sentencing requiring the correctional facility in which the defendant is to be confined and all appropriate government officers to require the defendant to be transferred to serve in federal custody the final portion of the defendant’s sentence, not to exceed a period of seven days, if a facility or officer determines that the change in the place of confinement will facilitate the seamless transfer of the defendant into federal custody. The court in a criminal proceeding in this state shall retain jurisdiction to issue such an order at a later date if the court receives notice from a federal agency that a defendant was the subject of an immigration detainer request at the time of sentencing. The court shall issue such an order as soon as practicable after receiving such notice.
2. In the absence of an order issued under this section, a facility or officer acting under exigent circumstances may perform such a transfer after making a determination that the change in the place of confinement will facilitate the seamless transfer of the defendant into federal custody.
3. A defendant shall be transferred pursuant to this section only if appropriate officers of the federal government consent to the transfer of a defendant into federal custody under the circumstances described in this section.
2018 Acts, ch 1089, §3, 12
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27A - ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS › Section 27A.4 - Restriction on enforcement of immigration law prohibited.

27A.4 Restriction on enforcement of immigration law prohibited.
1. A local entity shall not adopt or enforce a policy or take any other action under which the local entity prohibits or discourages the enforcement of immigration laws.
2. A local entity shall not prohibit or discourage a person who is a law enforcement officer, corrections officer, county attorney, city attorney, or other official who is employed by or otherwise under the direction or control of the local entity from doing any of the following:
a. Inquiring about the immigration status of a person under a lawful detention or under arrest.
b. Doing any of the following with respect to information relating to the immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any person under a lawful detention or under arrest, including information regarding the person’s place of birth:
(1) Sending the information to or requesting or receiving the information from United States citizenship and immigration services, United States immigration and customs enforcement, or another relevant federal agency.
(2) Maintaining the information.
(3) Exchanging the information with another local entity or a federal or state governmental entity.
c. Assisting or cooperating with a federal immigration officer as reasonable or necessary, including providing enforcement assistance.
d. Permitting a federal immigration officer to enter and conduct enforcement activities at a jail or other detention facility to enforce a federal immigration law.
2018 Acts, ch 1089, §4, 12
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27A - ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS › Section 27A.5 - Written policies.

27A.5 Written policies.
No later than January 1, 2019, each state or local law enforcement agency subject to this chapter shall do all of the following:
1. Formalize in writing any unwritten, informal policies relating to the enforcement of immigration laws.
2. Update the agency’s policies to be consistent with this chapter, to require each officer or other employee of the law enforcement agency to fully comply with this chapter, and to prohibit an officer or other employee of the law enforcement agency from preventing law enforcement agency personnel from fully complying with this chapter.
2018 Acts, ch 1089, §5, 12
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27A - ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS › Section 27A.6 - Discrimination prohibited.

27A.6 Discrimination prohibited.
A local entity or a person employed by or otherwise under the direction or control of a local entity shall not consider race, skin color, language spoken, or national origin while enforcing immigration laws except to the extent permitted by the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of the State of Iowa.
2018 Acts, ch 1089, §6, 12
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27A - ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS › Section 27A.7 - Victim of or witness to a crime — limitation on collection of information.

27A.7 Victim of or witness to a crime — limitation on collection of information.
A local entity or a person employed by or otherwise under the direction or control of a local entity shall not ask for or collect any information from a victim of or witness to an alleged public offense or from a person reporting an alleged public offense, including the victim’s, witness’s, or person’s national origin, that is not pertinent to the investigation of the alleged public offense.
2018 Acts, ch 1089, §7, 12
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27A - ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS › Section 27A.8 - Complaints — notification — civil action.

27A.8 Complaints — notification — civil action.
1. Any person, including a federal agency, may file a complaint with the attorney general alleging that a local entity has violated or is violating this chapter if the person offers evidence to support such an allegation. The person shall include with the complaint any evidence the person has in support of the complaint.
2. A local entity for which the attorney general has received a complaint pursuant to this section shall comply with any document requests, including a request for supporting documents, from the attorney general relating to the complaint.
3. A complaint filed pursuant to subsection 1 shall not be valid unless the attorney general determines that a violation of this chapter by a local entity was intentional.
4. If the attorney general determines that a complaint filed pursuant to this section against a local entity is valid, the attorney general, not later than ten days after the date of such a determination, shall provide written notification to the local entity by certified mail, with return receipt requested, stating all of the following:
a. A complaint pursuant to this section has been filed and the grounds for the complaint.
b. The attorney general has determined that the complaint is valid.
c. The attorney general is authorized to file a civil action in district court pursuant to subsection 6 to enjoin a violation of this chapter no later than forty days after the date on which the notification is received if the local entity does not come into compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
d. The local entity and any entity that is under the jurisdiction of the local entity will be denied state funds pursuant to section 27A.9 for the state fiscal year following the year in which a final judicial determination in a civil action brought under this section is made.
5. No later than thirty days after the date on which a local entity receives written notification under subsection 4, the local entity shall provide the attorney general with all of the following:
a. Copies of all of the local entity’s written policies relating to immigration enforcement actions.
b. A copy of each immigration detainer request received by the local entity from a federal agency.
c. A copy of each response sent by the local entity to an immigration detainer request described by paragraph “b”.
d. A description of all actions the local entity has taken or will take to correct any violations of this chapter.
e. If applicable, any evidence that would refute the allegations made in the complaint.
6. No later than forty days after the date on which the notification pursuant to subsection 4 is received, the attorney general shall file a civil action in district court to enjoin any ongoing violation of this chapter by a local entity.
2018 Acts, ch 1089, §8, 12
Referred to in §27A.9, 27A.10
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27A - ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS › Section 27A.9 - Denial of state funds.

27A.9 Denial of state funds.
1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a local entity, including any entity under the jurisdiction of the local entity, shall be ineligible to receive any state funds if the local entity intentionally violates this chapter.
2. State funds shall be denied to a local entity pursuant to subsection 1 by all state agencies for each state fiscal year that begins after the date on which a final judicial determination that the local entity has intentionally violated this chapter is made in a civil action brought pursuant to section 27A.8, subsection 6. State funds shall continue to be denied until eligibility to receive state funds is reinstated under section 27A.10. However, any state funds for the provision of wearable body protective gear used for law enforcement purposes shall not be denied under this section.
3. The department of management shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this section and section 27A.10 uniformly across state agencies from which state funds are distributed to local entities.
2018 Acts, ch 1089, §9, 12
Referred to in §27A.8, 27A.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27A - ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS › Section 27A.10 - Reinstatement of eligibility to receive state funds.

27A.10 Reinstatement of eligibility to receive state funds.
1. Except as provided by subsection 5, no earlier than ninety days after the date of a final judicial determination that a local entity has intentionally violated the provisions of this chapter, the local entity may petition the district court that heard the civil action brought pursuant to section 27A.8, subsection 6, to seek a declaratory judgment that the local entity is in full compliance with this chapter.
2. A local entity that petitions the court as described by subsection 1 shall comply with any document requests, including a request for supporting documents, from the attorney general relating to the action.
3. If the court issues a declaratory judgment declaring that the local entity is in full compliance with this chapter, the local entity’s eligibility to receive state funds is reinstated beginning on the first day of the month following the date on which the declaratory judgment is issued.
4. A local entity shall not petition the court as described in subsection 1 more than twice in one twelve-month period.
5. A local entity may petition the court as described in subsection 1 before the date provided in subsection 1 if the person who was the director or other chief officer of the local entity at the time of the violation of this chapter is subsequently removed from or otherwise leaves office.
6. A party shall not be entitled to recover any attorney fees in a civil action described by subsection 1.
2018 Acts, ch 1089, §10, 12
Referred to in §27A.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27A - ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS › Section 27A.11 - Attorney general database.

27A.11 Attorney general database.
The attorney general shall develop and maintain a searchable database listing each local entity for which a final judicial determination described in section 27A.9, subsection 2, has been made. The attorney general shall post the database on the attorney general’s internet site.
2018 Acts, ch 1089, §11, 12
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27B - ENFORCEMENT OF STATE, LOCAL, AND MUNICIPAL LAWS › Section 27B.1 - Definitions.

27B.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Local entity” means the governing body of a city or county. “Local entity” includes an officer or employee of a local entity or a division, department, or other body that is part of a local entity, including but not limited to a sheriff, police department, city attorney, or county attorney.
2. “Policy” includes a rule, procedure, regulation, order, ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment, whether formal and written or informal and unwritten.
2021 Acts, ch 183, §30, 38; 2022 Acts, ch 1021, §17
NEW unnumbered paragraph
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27B - ENFORCEMENT OF STATE, LOCAL, AND MUNICIPAL LAWS › Section 27B.2 - Restriction on enforcement of state, local, and municipal law prohibited.

27B.2 Restriction on enforcement of state, local, and municipal law prohibited.
A local entity or law enforcement department shall not adopt or enforce a policy or take any other action under which the local entity or law enforcement department prohibits or discourages the enforcement of state, local, or municipal laws.
2021 Acts, ch 183, §31, 38
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27B - ENFORCEMENT OF STATE, LOCAL, AND MUNICIPAL LAWS › Section 27B.3 - Discrimination prohibited.

27B.3 Discrimination prohibited.
A local entity or a person employed by or otherwise under the direction or control of a local entity shall not consider race, skin color, language spoken, or national origin while enforcing state, local, and municipal laws except to the extent permitted by the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of the State of Iowa.
2021 Acts, ch 183, §32, 38
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27B - ENFORCEMENT OF STATE, LOCAL, AND MUNICIPAL LAWS › Section 27B.4 - Complaints — notification — civil action.

27B.4 Complaints — notification — civil action.
1. Any person may file a complaint with the attorney general alleging that a local entity has violated or is violating this chapter if the person offers evidence to support such an allegation. The person shall include with the complaint any evidence the person has in support of the complaint.
2. A local entity for which the attorney general has received a complaint pursuant to this section shall comply with any document requests, including a request for supporting documents, from the attorney general relating to the complaint.
3. A complaint filed pursuant to subsection 1 shall not be valid unless the attorney general determines that a violation of this chapter by a local entity was intentional.
4. If the attorney general determines that a complaint filed pursuant to this section against a local entity is valid, the attorney general, not later than ten days after the date of such a determination, shall provide written notification to the local entity by certified mail, with return receipt requested, stating all of the following:
a. A complaint pursuant to this section has been filed and the grounds for the complaint.
b. The attorney general has determined that the complaint is valid.
c. The attorney general is authorized to file a civil action in district court pursuant to subsection 6 to enjoin a violation of this chapter no later than forty days after the date on which the notification is received if the local entity does not come into compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
d. The local entity and any entity that is under the jurisdiction of the local entity will be denied state funds pursuant to section 27B.5 for the state fiscal year following the year in which a final judicial determination in a civil action brought under this section is made.
5. No later than thirty days after the date on which a local entity receives written notification under subsection 4, the local entity shall provide the attorney general with all of the following:
a. Copies of all of the local entity’s written policies relating to the complaint.
b. A description of all actions the local entity has taken or will take to correct any violations of this chapter.
c. If applicable, any evidence that would refute the allegations made in the complaint.
6. No later than forty days after the date on which the notification pursuant to subsection 4 is received, the attorney general shall file a civil action in district court to enjoin any ongoing violation of this chapter by a local entity.
2021 Acts, ch 183, §33, 38
Referred to in §27B.5, 27B.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27B - ENFORCEMENT OF STATE, LOCAL, AND MUNICIPAL LAWS › Section 27B.5 - Denial of state funds.

27B.5 Denial of state funds.
1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a local entity, including any entity under the jurisdiction of the local entity, shall be ineligible to receive any state funds if the local entity intentionally violates this chapter.
2. State funds shall be denied to a local entity pursuant to subsection 1 by all state agencies for each state fiscal year that begins after the date on which a final judicial determination that the local entity has intentionally violated this chapter is made in a civil action brought pursuant to section 27B.4, subsection 6. State funds shall continue to be denied until eligibility to receive state funds is reinstated under section 27B.6. However, any state funds for the provision of wearable body protective gear used for law enforcement purposes shall not be denied under this section.
3. The department of management shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this section and section 27B.6 uniformly across state agencies from which state funds are distributed to local entities.
2021 Acts, ch 183, §34, 38
Referred to in §27B.4, 27B.7
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27B - ENFORCEMENT OF STATE, LOCAL, AND MUNICIPAL LAWS › Section 27B.6 - Reinstatement of eligibility to receive state funds.

27B.6 Reinstatement of eligibility to receive state funds.
1. Except as provided by subsection 5, no earlier than ninety days after the date of a final judicial determination that a local entity has intentionally violated the provisions of this chapter, the local entity may petition the district court that heard the civil action brought pursuant to section 27B.4, subsection 6, to seek a declaratory judgment that the local entity is in full compliance with this chapter.
2. A local entity that petitions the court as described by subsection 1 shall comply with any document requests, including a request for supporting documents, from the attorney general relating to the action.
3. If the court issues a declaratory judgment declaring that the local entity is in full compliance with this chapter, the local entity’s eligibility to receive state funds is reinstated beginning on the first day of the month following the date on which the declaratory judgment is issued.
4. A local entity shall not petition the court as described in subsection 1 more than twice in one twelve-month period.
5. A local entity may petition the court as described in subsection 1 before the date provided in subsection 1 if the person who was the director or other chief officer of the local entity at the time of the violation of this chapter is subsequently removed from or otherwise leaves office.
6. A party shall not be entitled to recover any attorney fees in a civil action described by subsection 1.
2021 Acts, ch 183, §35, 38
Referred to in §27B.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27B - ENFORCEMENT OF STATE, LOCAL, AND MUNICIPAL LAWS › Section 27B.7 - Attorney general database.

27B.7 Attorney general database.
The attorney general shall develop and maintain a searchable database listing each local entity for which a final judicial determination described in section 27B.5, subsection 2, has been made. The attorney general shall post the database on the attorney general’s internet site.
2021 Acts, ch 183, §36, 38
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27C - PROOF OF VACCINATION FOR COVID-19 › Section 27C.1 - Vaccine information on identification cards — prohibited.

27C.1 Vaccine information on identification cards — prohibited.
The state or any political subdivision of the state shall not include on an identification card issued by the state or political subdivision information regarding whether the holder of the identification card has received a vaccination for COVID-19, as defined in section 686D.2.
2021 Acts, ch 141, §1, 3
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 27C - PROOF OF VACCINATION FOR COVID-19 › Section 27C.2 - Proof of vaccination — denial of state grants or contracts.

27C.2 Proof of vaccination — denial of state grants or contracts.
1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a business or governmental entity shall not require a customer, patron, client, patient, or other person who is invited onto the premises of the business or governmental entity to furnish proof of having received a vaccination for COVID-19, as defined in section 686D.2, prior to entering onto the premises of the business or governmental entity. This section does not prohibit a business or governmental entity from implementing a COVID-19 screening protocol that does not require proof of vaccination for COVID-19.
2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, grants or contracts funded by state revenue shall not be awarded to or renewed with respect to a business or governmental entity that violates subsection 1 on or after May 20, 2021.
3. For the purposes of this section:
a. “Business” means a retailer required to obtain a sales tax permit pursuant to chapter 423, a nonprofit or not-for-profit organization, or an establishment which is open to the public at large or where entrance is limited by a cover charge or membership requirement, but does not include a health care facility as defined in section 686D.2.
b. “Governmental entity” means the state or any political subdivision of the state that owns, leases, or operates buildings under the control of the state or a political subdivision of the state, but does not include a health care facility as defined in section 686D.2.
2021 Acts, ch 141, §2, 3
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT › Section 28A.2 - Citation.

28A.2 Citation.
This subchapter may be cited as the “Quad Cities Interstate Metropolitan Authority Act”.
91 Acts, ch 198, §1
CS91, §330B.2
C93, §28A.2
2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT › Section 28A.3 - Purposes.

28A.3 Purposes.
1. This subchapter is enabling legislation for the quad cities interstate metropolitan authority compact, a compact entered into by the states of Illinois and Iowa as provided in section 28A.1.
2. The authority shall engage in operations and services that can best be conducted on an area basis benefiting the entire greater metropolitan area, and at the same time improving the quality of life for the greater metropolitan area. The authority may include the following areas of operation and service:
a. Intermodal water port operations.
b. Waste disposal systems.
c. Mass transit.
d. Airports.
e. Bridges.
f. Parks and recreation.
g. Related facilities, fixtures, equipment, and property necessary, appurtenant, or incidental to the operations and services specified in paragraphs “a” through “f”. The authority shall be supportive of, and refrain from unnecessary and unreasonable competition with, private sector operations when possible.
3. The establishment, maintenance, and operation of safe, adequate, and necessary metropolitan facilities, and the creation of the authority having powers necessary or desirable for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of the metropolitan facilities beneficial to the territory of the authority, and the powers and the corporate purposes and functions of the authority are public and governmental in nature and essential to the public interest in the territory of the authority.
91 Acts, ch 198, §2
CS91, §330B.3
C93, §28A.3
2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT › Section 28A.4 - Definitions.

28A.4 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Authority” means the quad cities interstate metropolitan authority created as provided in this subchapter.
2. “Board” means the board of commissioners of the authority.
3. “Cost” of any project for a metropolitan facility includes construction contract costs and the costs of engineering, architectural, technical, and legal services, preliminary reports, property valuations, estimates, plans, specifications, notices, acquisition of real and personal property, consequential damages or costs, easements, rights-of-way, supervision, inspection, testing, publications, printing and sale of bonds, if any, and provisions for contingencies.
4. “Greater metropolitan area” means the combined area of Rock Island county, Illinois, and Scott county, Iowa.
5. “Metropolitan area” means Rock Island county, Illinois, as a separate and distinct area, or Scott county, Iowa, as a separate and distinct area, or each as a part of the greater metropolitan area.
6. “Metropolitan facility” means a structure, fixture, equipment, or property of any kind or nature related to or connected with an intermodal water port, waste disposal system, mass transit system, airport, park, recreation, or bridge, which the authority may construct, acquire, own, lease, or operate, including all related facilities necessary, appurtenant, or incidental to the facilities.
7. “Person” means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, or joint stock association, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative of any of the entities.
8. “Waste disposal system” means a facility or service for collection, transportation, processing, storage, or disposal of solid waste including a facility or service established pursuant to chapter 28G.
91 Acts, ch 198, §3
CS91, §330B.4
C93, §28A.4
2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT › Section 28A.5 - Petition and public hearing.

28A.5 Petition and public hearing.
1. Upon petition of eligible electors of a metropolitan area equal in number to at least ten percent of the persons who voted in the last general election held in the metropolitan area for the office of president of the United States or governor, the governing body of the county shall adopt a resolution signifying its intention to initiate the question of participating in the creation of an authority and shall publish the resolution at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the metropolitan area giving notice of a hearing to be held on the question of the metropolitan area’s entry into the authority. The resolution shall be published at least fourteen days prior to the date of hearing, and shall contain all of the following information:
a. Intention to join in the creation of the authority pursuant to this subchapter.
b. That the greater metropolitan area will include Rock Island county, Illinois, and Scott county, Iowa, which have expressed their interest in the creation of the authority.
c. Name of the authority.
d. Place, date, and time of hearing.
2. After the hearing, if the governing body of a metropolitan area wishes to proceed in the creation of or to join the authority, the governing body shall direct the proper election authority to submit the proposition to the electorate of the metropolitan area as provided in section 28A.6.
91 Acts, ch 198, §4
CS91, §330B.5
C93, §28A.5
2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
Referred to in §28A.17, 28A.25
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT › Section 28A.6 - Election.

28A.6 Election.
1. Upon receipt of the resolution, the county commissioner of elections shall place the proposition on the ballot of a special election but not at a general election, called by the governing body of the metropolitan area. At the election, the proposition shall be submitted in substantially the following form:
Shall the Quad Cities Interstate Metropolitan Authority be established effective on the ................ day of ........................ (month), ............ (year)?
YES........
NO........
2. Notice of the election shall be given by publication as required in section 49.53 in a newspaper of general circulation in the metropolitan area. At the election, the ballot used for submission of the proposition shall be substantially the form for submitting special questions at general elections.
3. The proposition is approved if the vote in favor of the proposition is a simple majority of the total votes cast on the proposition in the metropolitan area.
4. If the proposition is approved, the governing body of the county shall enact an ordinance authorizing the joining of the authority.
91 Acts, ch 198, §5
CS91, §330B.6
C93, §28A.6
2000 Acts, ch 1058, §56
Referred to in §28A.5, 28A.8, 28A.17, 28A.25
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT › Section 28A.7 - Board of commissioners — appointment.

28A.7 Board of commissioners — appointment.
1. The authority established under this subchapter shall be governed by a board of commissioners appointed as provided in subsection 2. The appointment of the commissioners shall be made in writing and shall indicate the legal residence of the appointee.
2. The board of commissioners of an authority shall consist of sixteen members, eight members of which shall be residents of the metropolitan area of each state which is a party to the authority. At least four but not more than five members appointed from each metropolitan area shall be elected city or county officers. The mayor of each city having a population of at least eighty thousand within the metropolitan area shall appoint, with the consent of the city council, four members to the board of commissioners. The mayor of each city having a population of at least forty thousand, but less than eighty thousand, within the metropolitan area shall appoint, with the consent of the city council, two members to the board of commissioners. The mayor of each city having a population of at least nineteen thousand, but less than forty thousand, within the metropolitan area shall appoint, with the consent of the city council, one member to the board of commissioners. The remaining members appointed from each state shall be appointed by the chairperson of the governing body of the county within the metropolitan area, with consent of the governing body, from cities having less than nineteen thousand population and areas outside the corporate limits of cities.
3. If a city increases to a population that would enable an additional appointment to be made, a member appointed by the chairperson of the governing body of the county and having the least tenure shall be removed from the board of commissioners. If a city decreases to a population warranting fewer members, the appointee having the least tenure of that city shall be removed from the board of commissioners and the chairperson of the governing body of the county in which that city is located shall make a new appointment as provided in subsection 2. If more members than are required to be removed have the same tenure, the removal shall be determined by lot.
4. The membership of the board of commissioners shall be gender balanced if possible. The appointing authorities shall comply with the requirements of section 69.16A or similar laws of the state of Illinois as determined by the appointing authorities. The appointing authorities shall also provide representation for racial groups residing in the metropolitan area based on the ratio of the racial population to the population as a whole.
91 Acts, ch 198, §6
CS91, §330B.7
92 Acts, ch 1163, §81
C93, §28A.7
2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT › Section 28A.8 - Commissioners — terms of office.

28A.8 Commissioners — terms of office.
1. All initial appointments of commissioners shall be made within thirty days after the establishment of the authority. The authority is considered established when the proposition is approved by the voters under section 28A.6. Each appointment shall be in writing and a certificate of appointment signed by the appointing officer shall be filed and made a matter of record in the office of the county recorder. A commissioner shall be appointed for a term of two years and shall qualify within ten days after appointment by acceptance and the taking of an oath or affirmation to faithfully perform the duties of office. Members initially appointed to the board of commissioners shall serve from date of appointment until June 30 of one or two years after the date of appointment and shall draw lots to determine the terms for which each shall be appointed. Lots shall be drawn so that four commissioners from the metropolitan area shall serve in each of two classes. Thereafter, commissioners shall be appointed for two-year terms beginning on July 1 of the year of appointment. However, a commissioner who is also an elected officer shall have a term of office that runs concurrent and consistent with the elective office.
2. Within forty-five days after any vacancy occurs on the board by death, resignation, change of residence to outside of the metropolitan area, or for any other cause, a successor shall be appointed in the same manner as the commissioner’s predecessor was appointed for the unexpired term of office. Commissioners and board officers of the board shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies. A vacancy exists when a commissioner who is also an elected officer leaves elective office and a former city or county elective officer is ineligible to serve as a commissioner for two years after leaving elective office.
91 Acts, ch 198, §7
CS91, §330B.8
C93, §28A.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT › Section 28A.9 - Organization — officers — meetings — compensation.

28A.9 Organization — officers — meetings — compensation.
1. The board of commissioners may exercise all of its legislative and executive powers granted under this subchapter. Within thirty days after the appointment of the initial commissioners, the board shall meet and elect a chairperson from among its members for a term of one year. The chairperson’s position shall alternate annually between a commissioner from one state to a commissioner from the other state. The board shall also select a secretary, treasurer, and other officers or employees as necessary for the accomplishment of its corporate objectives, none of whom need be a commissioner. The board, at its first meeting, shall define by ordinance the first and subsequent fiscal years of the authority, and shall adopt a corporate seal and bylaws, which shall determine the times for the annual election of officers and for other regular and special meetings of the board. The bylaws shall contain the rules for the transaction of other business of the authority and for amending the bylaws.
2. Each commissioner of the authority shall devote the amount of time to the duties of office as the faithful discharge of the duties may require. The board shall reimburse a commissioner for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties as approved by the board. A commissioner shall not receive a salary or per diem for the performance of official duties.
3. Each commissioner shall comply with restrictions relating to conflicts of interests or acceptance of gifts as provided in chapter 68B or similar laws of the state of Illinois as determined by the board.
4. The commissioners shall conduct the meetings as public meetings with appropriate notice pursuant to chapter 21 or to similar laws of the state of Illinois as determined by the board.
5. The board shall keep and maintain its records as public records pursuant to chapter 22 or to similar laws of the state of Illinois as determined by the board.
91 Acts, ch 198, §8
CS91, §330B.9
92 Acts, ch 1163, §82
C93, §28A.9
2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT › Section 28A.11 - Regulations — ordinances.

28A.11 Regulations — ordinances.
Regulations adopted pursuant to section 28A.10 shall be contained in an ordinance which shall be placed on file in the office of the authority in typewritten or printed form for public inspection not less than fifteen days before adoption. The ordinance may impose fines as the board deems appropriate of not more than one hundred dollars upon conviction or guilty plea for each violation, and may provide that, in case of continuing violation, each day during which a violation occurs or continues constitutes a separate offense.
91 Acts, ch 198, §10
CS91, §330B.11
C93, §28A.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT › Section 28A.12 - Eminent domain procedures.

28A.12 Eminent domain procedures.
If land in fee simple, rights in land, air, or water, easements or other interests in land, air, water, property, or property rights are acquired or sought to be acquired by the authority by condemnation, the condemnation procedure shall be in accordance with the eminent domain statutes of the state in which the affected property is located.
91 Acts, ch 198, §11
CS91, §330B.12
C93, §28A.12
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 28A - QUAD CITIES INTERSTATE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY COMPACT › Section 28A.13 - Authority procedures.

28A.13 Authority procedures.
Action of the board of a legislative character, including the adoption of regulations, shall be in the form of an ordinance, and after adoption shall be filed with the secretary and shall be made a matter of public record in the office of the authority. Other action of the board shall be by resolution, motion, or in other appropriate form. Executive or ministerial duties may be delegated to one or more commissioners or to an authorized officer, employee, agent, or other representative of the authority. Ten commissioners, five members from each state within the greater metropolitan area, constitute a quorum to conduct business and an affirmative vote of a majority of the commissioners from each metropolitan area is required to adopt or approve an action of the board. The enacting clause of any ordinance shall be substantially as follows:
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of the Quad Cities Interstate Metropolitan Authority
91 Acts, ch 198, §12
CS91, §330B.13
C93, §28A.13