Bill
HF 2790
Creates a public online portal for Iowa residents to request information on state regulatory restrictions and requires annual reporting to lawmakers.
H.F. 2790 ( Iowa 2025-2026 ) — Red Tape Reduction Internet Site
Purpose
- Establish a publicly accessible internet portal to increase transparency and public interaction with state executive branch regulatory restrictions.
- Create a formal mechanism for Iowa residents to request information about regulatory restrictions and to communicate with the Secretary of State about those restrictions.
- Require annual reporting to the General Assembly on the regulatory restrictions that are the subject of requests and communications through the site.
Key Provisions
- New Section 9.6: Red tape reduction internet site
- The Secretary of State must establish a dedicated internet site labeled the “red tape reduction internet site.”
- The site will allow members of the public to:
- Request information about state executive branch regulatory restrictions.
- Communicate with the Secretary of State about such restrictions (presumably to ask questions, seek clarifications, or raise concerns).
- Annual reporting requirement
- The Secretary of State must submit to the General Assembly, before the beginning of each regular session, a report detailing:
- The regulatory restrictions that are subject to requests through the site.
- The regulatory restrictions that have seen communications or interactions through the site.
Who is Affected
- Public: Iowa residents and members of the public seeking information on regulatory restrictions.
- State government: Specifically the Executive Branch regulatory framework and agencies subject to the site-driven requests.
- Secretary of State: Responsible for operating the site, handling communications, and compiling the annual report.
Procedural and Timeline Aspects
- Establishment: The Secretary of State is tasked with creating the red tape reduction internet site (no start date specified in the text; presumed upon enactment or as soon as practical).
- Public interaction: The site enables ongoing public requests and communications regarding regulatory restrictions.
- Reporting cycle: An annual report is due to the General Assembly before the start of each regular session (implied timeline is prior to each state legislative session; typically January, depending on the legislative calendar).
Notes
- The bill’s text includes an explanatory section, but the explanation does not bind the General Assembly’s interpretation of the bill.
- The bill is introduced and placed on the Ways and Means calendar; no enacted provisions beyond the site and reporting requirements are specified in the provided text.
Overall impact
- Aimed at increasing transparency and public engagement with regulatory restrictions within the Iowa executive branch.
- Creates a formal, recurring reporting obligation to inform legislators about the scope and activity related to the site-based requests and communications.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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