Amendment S-5189 to SF 2500

Filed April 16, 2026 in the Senate by Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R)

What it changes

1. Page 8, line 29, after “responsibilities” by inserting “, including but not limited to a trustee’s role as a fence viewer under chapter 359A”
2. Page 9, line 24, after “1A.” by inserting “a.”
3. Page 9, line 32, after “section.” by inserting “If the proposed budget includes a proposal to levy for fire protection or emergency medical services, whether through contract or through the township’s fire department, the chief of the fire department receiving moneys from the levy shall attend the meeting at which the board of supervisors approves or rejects the proposed budget.”
4. Page 9, after line 32 by inserting: “b. The board of supervisors shall not allocate any moneys collected pursuant to a levy in one township for use in another township. This paragraph does not prohibit cost-sharing agreements entered into between two or more townships.”
5. Page 10, by striking line 22 and inserting: “By June 30, 2027, and by June 30 of each year”
6. Page 13, after line 6 by inserting: “Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 384.12A Rural fire protection fund.
7. A city that provides fire protection and emergency medical services to a township pursuant to a contract shall establish a rural fire protection fund under the control of the city’s fire department.
8. A city that receives payment from a township pursuant to a township’s levy for fire protection or emergency medical services pursuant to section 359.43 shall deposit such payments into the city’s rural fire protection fund. The city shall use moneys in the rural fire protection fund only for purposes of providing fire protection and emergency medical services.
9. Moneys remaining in a city’s rural fire protection fund at the close of the city’s fiscal year shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes of fire protection and emergency medical services. Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 384.12B Fire protection services —— contracts with other cities. A city that receives payment from another city pursuant to a contract to provide fire protection services shall only use moneys received for purposes of providing fire protection and emergency medical services. The city shall credit the fire department’s budget in an amount equal to the amount paid by the contracting city.”
10. Page 13, line 17, after “
11. ” by inserting “Any vacancies shall be filled as provided in section 39.22, Code 2026, prior to January 1,
12. ”
13. Page 13, line 25, after “
14. ” by inserting “Elections shall be held as provided in section 39.22, Code 2026, prior to January 1, 2028, and any vacancies shall be filled as provided in section 39.22, Code 2026, prior to January 1,
15. ”
16. Page 13, line 32, after “
17. ” by inserting “Elections shall be held as provided in section 39.22, Code 2026, prior to January 1, 2030, and any vacancies shall be filled as provided in section 39.22, Code 2026, prior to January 1,
18. ”
19. Page 14, after line 17 by inserting: “Sec. ___. TRANSITION —— FENCE VIEWERS. In the event that a dispute arises that invokes the judgment of fence viewers under chapter 359A, section 359A.14, Code 2026, shall control if the dispute involves land situated in townships in different counties and one of the counties has elected township trustees pursuant to chapter 359, Code 2026, and the other county has appointed township trustees as required by this Act. Sec. ___. TRANSITION —— EXISTING AGREEMENTS.
20. A township in a county with a population of less than fourteen thousand four hundred eighty-four according to the 2020 federal decennial census shall remain party to any binding agreement entered into prior to January 1, 2027, until the expiration of the agreement unless two-thirds of the appointed township trustees and two-thirds of the county board of supervisors vote in favor of amending the expiration date or terminating the agreement.
21. A township in a county with a population of not less than fourteen thousand four hundred eighty-four but not more than fifty-two thousand four hundred three according to the 2020 federal decennial census shall remain party to any binding agreement entered into prior to January 1, 2029, until the expiration of the agreement unless two-thirds of the appointed township trustees and two-thirds of the county board of supervisors vote in favor of amending the expiration date or terminating the agreement.
22. A township in a county with a population of more than fifty-two thousand four hundred three according to the 2020 federal decennial census shall remain party to any binding agreement entered into prior to January 1, 2031, until the expiration of the agreement unless two-thirds of the appointed township trustees and two-thirds of the county board of supervisors vote in favor of amending the expiration date or terminating the agreement.”
23. Title page, line 1, after “relating to” by inserting “local government, including”
24. Title page, line 2, by striking “and township budgets,” and inserting “, township budgets, and the provision of fire protection and emergency medical services,”
25. By renumbering as necessary.

Official amendment (PDF) · In the Bill Book