89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026
HF 881: Relating to the employment of social workers by county sheriffs and municipal police departments
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 the employment of social workers by county sheriffs and municipal police departments. The bill provides that a county sheriff shall employ at least one licensed social worker for every deputy sheriffs employed by the county sheriff. The bill provides that a municipal police department shall employ at least one licensed social worker for every police officers employed by the municipal police department. The requirements for employing licensed social workers must be complied with by July 1, 2023.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
In plain words
- April 21, 2021Filed 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/HF881