Bills › 89th General Assembly

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 26, 2021
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 8, 2021
  3. Done: Senate committeeMarch 1, 2021
  4. Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 489
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became SF 489 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 489 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Iowa would create a new fund to help the Department of Public Safety buy and fix its equipment. The money in this fund can be saved to pay for future tools and gear. The department must also report how the money is being spent each year.1

Read the official explanation

This bill creates a public safety equipment fund and S.F. _____ H.F. _____ appropriates the moneys in the fund to the department of public safety (DPS) for the purchase, maintenance, and replacement of equipment used by DPS. The fund consists of moneys appropriated to or deposited in the fund. The bill authorizes DPS to designate moneys in the fund for future purchase, maintenance, and replacement of equipment used by DPS. The bill also provides for certain reporting requirements regarding how the moneys in the fund are used, including the amount carried over annually in the fund. The bill takes effect January 1, 2022.

Changed since by amendments S-3218, S-3155, S-3154; see Amendments.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed2

Senate subcommittee

Named February 8, 2021. Meeting: Thursday, February 18 · 12:30 PM · RM 24A.

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§80.48

How the Code works3

Lobbying

6 for · 1 against · 14 undecided · Who →

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Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

  • HF 2635 Creating a public safety equipment fund, and including effective date provisions
    88th General Assembly · In committee · same title
    Cleared committee

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