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Relating to circumstances necessary prior to deployment of state military units
Sponsored by Rep. Jeff Shipley (R), Rep. Josh Turek (D)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 16, 2026
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Iowa's National Guard and Civil Air Patrol cannot be sent into combat or dangerous service in another country unless the United States officially declares war to stop an invasion or an uprising. The governor also cannot send these units to help another state unless that state's governor agrees to it. These rules do not stop the governor from sending troops to help with local emergencies or civil authority needs.1
Read the official explanation
This bill prohibits the army national guard, the air national guard, or the civil air patrol from being released from this state into active combat or into hazardous service relating to an armed conflict in a foreign state unless the United States has officially declared war for the express purpose of repelling an invasion, suppressing an insurrection, or executing the laws of the United States. The bill also prohibits the governor from sending those units into service in another state without the consent of the governor of that state. The bill provides that Code section 29A.53 (call by president of U.S.) does not limit the authority of the governor to consent to the deployment of troops for defense support of civil authorities.
Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.
- HF 522 Relating to circumstances necessary prior to deployment of state military units in active …90th General Assembly · In committee · similarCleared committee
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