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

SF 505: Relating to police officers and fire fighters concerning civil service entrance evaluations and benefits for members of the municipal fire and police retirement system

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 police officers and fire fighters and concerns civil service entrance evaluations and benefits to members under the municipal fire and police retirement system established under Code chapter 411.8, concerning entrance examinations under civil service for police officers and fire fighters, is amended to require a mental health evaluation as part of the examination.1, concerning definitions, is amended. The bill defines an “ordinary disability beneficiary” as a member retired on an ordinary disability retirement benefit for three years or less.

Sponsors

State Government committee

Cost

Cost: up to $100,000

Administrative costs for the MFPRSI associated with performing mental health evaluations and medical exams are estimated to increase between $50,000 and $100,000 in FY 2024 and between $20,000 and $50,000 annually in FY 2025 and each year thereafter. Any incre…

Lobbying · 7 for, 1 against

For: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Fraternal Order of Police; Iowa Peace Officers Association; Iowa Professional Fire Fighters; Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa State Police Association

Against: Iowa League of Cities

In plain words

  1. March 2, 2023Filed in the Senate
  2. March 2, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  3. April 19, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. June 5, 2023Sent to the Senate State Government committee

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/SF505