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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2661: Relating to public safety personnel by modifying the retirement benefits of sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, restricting bail for murder in the first degree or felonious assaults committed upon public safety personnel, and providing for a tax credit for moving expenses available against the individual income tax for new public safety personnel moving to the state, and including retroactive applicability provisions

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to public safety personnel by modifying the retirement benefits of sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, restricting bail for a murder offense in the first degree or felonious assaults committed upon public safety personnel, and providing for a tax credit for moving expenses available against the individual income tax for new public safety personnel moving to the state. DIVISION I —— IOWA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM —— SHERIFFS AND DEPUTY SHERIFFS. The bill modifies the portion of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system (IPERS) established for sheriffs and deputies (member).

Sponsors

Ways and Means (successor To Hf 2206) committee

Cost

Cost: up to $3,000

88% (split evenly between employer and employee) of the IPERS Sheriffs and Deputies membership group. 3 million for each group and $3,000 per employee. Administrative costs to the IPERS are unknown at this time but are estimated to be nominal. Any increased ad…

Senate subcommittee · named April 4, 2024

  • Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Carrie Koelker (R) · carrie.koelker@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. T. Taylor

Lobbying · 12 for, 0 against

For: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; Iowa Attorney General Dept. of Justice; Iowa Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA); Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Emergency Management Association; Iowa Fraternal Order of Police; Iowa Peace Officers Association; Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum); Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association; Polk County - Board of Supervisors; State Police Officers Council

In plain words

  1. March 18, 2024Filed in the House
  2. March 20, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. March 25, 2024Passed the House, 93–0
  4. March 26, 2024Arrived in the Senate
  5. April 2, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Dawson and T. Taylor
  6. April 4, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Driscoll, Koelker and T. Taylor
  7. April 9, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
  8. April 10, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
  9. April 11, 2024Passed the Senate, 46–0
  10. April 16, 2024Passed the House, 97–0
  11. April 26, 2024Sent to the Governor
  12. May 1, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  13. May 1, 2024Signed into law

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF2661