SF 570: 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 limits the county’s authority to certify such a levy if the agency is being funded with the countywide levy under the bill.12(21) to support an emergency management agency if the agency is being funded through the countywide levy under the bill.00 per $1,000 of assessed value for special or unique services and operations, as defined in the bill, approved by the commission.

Senate subcommittee · named March 6, 2024

• Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@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. April 20, 2023Filed in the Senate
2. April 20, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
3. June 5, 2023Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
4. January 9, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Klimesh, Dawson and Quirmbach
5. March 6, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Klimesh, Driscoll and Quirmbach
6. March 6, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
7. April 4, 2024Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2426