90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 2216: Relating to law enforcement officer staffing requirements for cities and counties
Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to law enforcement officer staffing requirements for cities and counties. The bill provides that each city or county in the state shall be required to staff a minimum number of law enforcement officers in each zip code based on the population thresholds as follows: populations up to 5,000 persons shall be staffed by a minimum of two law enforcement officers; populations between 5,001 persons and 10,000 persons shall be staffed by a minimum of three law enforcement officers; populations between 10,001 persons and 25,000 persons shall be staffed by a minimum of four law enforcement officers; populations between 25,001 persons and 50,000 persons shall be staffed by a minimum of five law enforcement officers; populations between 50,001 persons and 100,000 persons shall be staffed by a minimum of six law enforcement officers; and populations exceeding 100,000 persons shall be staffed by a minimum of seven law enforcement officers.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 5, 2024
- Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Janice Weiner (D) · janice.weiner@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 0 for, 2 against
Against: One Iowa; One Iowa Action
In plain words
- February 5, 2024Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee
- February 5, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Webster, Green and Weiner
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/SF2216