89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026
SF 446: Creating the community law enforcement enhancement fund and providing an appropriation
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 creates the community law enforcement enhancement fund (fund) established in the state treasury under the control of the department of public safety and provides an appropriation. The bill provides that moneys appropriated to the fund shall be used for grants to municipal police departments and county sheriff departments for the following purposes: for the purchase of equipment, training, the establishment of information storage and retrieval procedures and facilities, and other expenses properly related to initiating a program for peace officers to wear and operate body cameras while on duty in the community; and for recruiting, training, and paying a portion of the first-year salary and benefits of a community mental health advocate position within a municipal police department or a county sheriff department.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named March 2, 2021
- Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R) · mark.lofgren@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. T. Taylor
Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Mental Health Advocacy
In plain words
- February 23, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Appropriations committee
- March 2, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Kraayenbrink, Lofgren and T. Taylor
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/SF446