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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 538: Relating to 911 emergency telephone service, including how funds deposited in a 911 service fund may be used, the costs associated with providing 911 service, and access to the next generation 911 network

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.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

Savings: up to $825,000

Senate File 538 eliminates the ability of telephone providers to recover costs related to providing 911 services on wireline and wireless calls. According to the HSEMD, eliminating the ability of telephone providers to recover costs related to 911 service on w…

Lobbying · 6 for, 5 against

For: Iowa Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO); Iowa Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA); Iowa Emergency Management Association; Iowa Peace Officers Association; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association

Against: Iowa Communications Alliance; Lumen; T-Mobile; U.S. Cellular; Windstream Communications Corporation

In plain words

  1. March 4, 2021Filed in the Senate
  2. March 4, 2021Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 22, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. April 1, 2021Sent to the Senate State Government committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF538