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

SF 2158: Relating to public safety telecommunicators

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to public safety telecommunicators. Code section 80B.11C requires the Iowa law enforcement academy (ILEA) to establish minimum standards for training of public safety telecommunicators. “Public safety telecommunicator” is defined as a person who serves as a first responder by receiving requests for, or by dispatching requests to, emergency response agencies that include but are not limited to law enforcement, fire, rescue, and emergency medical services agencies. The bill changes the term “communications officer” to “public safety telecommunicator” to conform with the term used by ILEA in establishing minimum standards for training of public safety telecommunicators.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

For: City of Waukee; 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 Emergency Medical Services Association

In plain words

  1. January 31, 2024Filed in the Senate
  2. January 31, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 18, 2024Withdrawn

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/SF2158