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

SF 231: Relating to disciplinary action under city civil service

Became SF 457 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to procedures governing disciplinary action taken against a city employee holding civil service rights as provided by Code chapter 400. The bill strikes language providing that an employee holding civil service rights shall not be subject to disciplinary action arbitrarily, but may be subject to disciplinary action due to any act or failure to act by the employee that is in contravention of law, city policies, or standard operating procedures, or that in the judgment of the person imposing disciplinary action, is sufficient to show that the employee is unsuitable or unfit for employment.

Cost

See the fiscal note

The potential fiscal impact of the Bill is illustrated in Figure 1, which shows a range based on the number of annual trials statewide attributed to the Bill.

Senate subcommittee · named February 13, 2023

Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Janice Weiner (D) · janice.weiner@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 11 against

For: Iowa Fraternal Order of Police; Iowa Peace Officers Association; Iowa Professional Fire Fighters; Iowa State Police Association

Against: City of Cedar Falls; City of Coralville; City of Davenport; City of Des Moines; City of Iowa City; Iowa League of Cities; Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum); Iowa State Bar Association; Jordan True; Metropolitan Coalition; NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-Nebraska

In plain words

February 8, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee
February 13, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Webster, Klimesh and Weiner
February 15, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
February 28, 2023Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 457