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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

HSB 629: HSB 629

Became HF 2358 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to the Iowa law enforcement academy (academy). The bill strikes the requirement that the director of the academy promulgate rules relating to the certification through examination of individuals who have successfully completed the federal bureau of investigation national academy, have corrected Snellen vision in both eyes of 20/20 or better, and were employed on or before January 1, 1996, as chief of police of a city in this state with a population of 20,000 or more. The bill strikes the requirement that the academy shall be the principal law enforcement library and media resource center and shall coordinate the use of law enforcement media resources with training centers and educational institutions offering a two-year program in law enforcement to insure for the efficient use of state law enforcement media resources.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 28, 2022

  • Rep. Anne Osmundson (R)
  • Rep. Steven Holt (R) · steven.holt@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Ross Wilburn (D) · ross.wilburn@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. January 28, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. January 28, 2022House subcommittee named: Osmundson, Holt and Wilburn
  3. February 3, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  4. February 9, 2022Approved by the House committee
  5. February 9, 2022Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2358

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HSB629