HF 138: Providing for membership in a protection occupation under the Iowa public employees’ retirement system and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions

What it does

This bill provides that persons employed as a peace officer or fire fighter by a covered employer, and not just a city, under the Iowa public employees’ retirement system (IPERS) are included within the protection occupation category of IPERS. The bill provides that membership service prior to the effective date of the bill shall be reclassified as protection occupation service without payment of any additional contributions to pay the actuarial costs of the reclassified service if the employer certifies the employment as constituting protection occupation service under the bill. The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to membership service under IPERS on or after July 1, 2017.

Senate subcommittee · named February 28, 2023

• Sen. Charlie McClintock (R) · charlie.mcclintock@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: City of Des Moines; IPERS; Iowa Peace Officers Association; Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum)

In plain words

1. January 17, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee · as HSB 38
2. January 17, 2023House subcommittee named: Collins, Bossman and Steckman · as HSB 38
3. January 18, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 38
4. January 25, 2023Approved by the House committee · as HSB 38
5. January 26, 2023Filed in the House
6. January 26, 2023Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 138 · as HSB 38
7. February 1, 2023Passed the House, 99–0
8. February 7, 2023Sent to the Senate State Government committee
9. February 8, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Brown, Boulton and Westrich
10. February 28, 2023Senate subcommittee named: McClintock, Bisignano and Bousselot
11. March 8, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
12. March 21, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
13. April 20, 2023Passed the Senate, 49–0
14. April 28, 2023Sent to the Governor
15. April 28, 2023Signed into law