SF 352: Relating to emergency management services and emergency medical services and including applicability provisions

What it does

424(1) under the county’s supplemental property tax levy authority in an amount sufficient to pay for the maintenance and operation of the local emergency management agency.35 per $1,000 of assessed value and strikes the county’s authority to certify such a levy.00 per $1,000 of assessed value for special or unique services and operations approved by the commission. The bill also specifies that the local emergency management commission is a municipality for purposes of Code chapter (local budgets).

Senate subcommittee · named February 28, 2023

• Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Cindy Winckler (D) · cindy.winckler@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 8 for, 6 against

For: City of Cedar Falls; 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 League of Cities; Motorola Solutions, Inc.; Racom Corporation

Against: Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Farm Bureau Federation; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors; Iowans for Tax Relief; Mahaska County - Board of Supervisors; Urban County Coalition

In plain words

1. February 21, 2023Filed in the Senate
2. February 21, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
3. February 27, 2023Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
4. February 28, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Klimesh, Dawson and Winckler
5. March 15, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
6. April 20, 2023Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 570