89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026
HF 882: Relating to residency requirements for deputy sheriffs and police 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 residency requirements for deputy sheriffs and police officers. The bill provides that a deputy sheriff employed by an office of county sheriff shall reside in the county which elected the county sheriff. In the case of a multicounty sheriff, a deputy sheriff employed by a multicounty sheriff shall reside in one of the counties sharing the services of the county sheriff. The bill provides that a police officer employed by a municipal police department shall reside in the city which the municipal police department represents. The residency requirements for deputy sheriffs and police officers 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/HF882