89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026
HF 2095: Relating to minimum eligibility requirements for Iowa law enforcement officers
Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to minimum eligibility requirements for Iowa law enforcement officers. Under current law, no person may be selected or appointed as a law enforcement officer unless the person is a citizen of the United States. The bill directs the Iowa law enforcement academy to amend its administrative rules concerning general eligibility requirements for law enforcement officers to also allow a person who is a lawful resident of the United States who has been in the United States legally for at least five years and has legal authorization to work in the United States to be selected or appointed as a law enforcement officer.
Sponsors
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Cost
No fiscal note
In plain words
- January 26, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Thursday, November 12, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2095