HF 250: Relating to county commissions of veteran affairs

What it does

Under current law, the Iowa department of veterans affairs is required to submit an annual report to the governor and the general assembly including the county commissions of veteran affairs’ training compliance and hours of veterans’ services provided during the previous calendar year. This bill requires the hours of veterans’ services in the report to be from the previous fiscal year. The bill also requires an executive director or administrator of a county commission of veteran affairs to meet continuing education requirements established by the commandant of the Iowa department of veterans affairs and removes the requirement that an executive director or administrator meet the continuing education requirements of the national association of county veterans service officers.

House subcommittee · named January 15, 2025

• Rep. Mark I. Thompson (R) · mark.thompson@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Jason Gearhart (R) · jason.gearhart@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D) · aime.wichtendahl@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: American Legion of Iowa; Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs

In plain words

1. January 15, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Veterans Affairs committee · as HSB 28
2. January 15, 2025House subcommittee named: Thompson, M., Gearhart and Wichtendahl · as HSB 28
3. January 21, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 28
4. February 5, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 28
5. February 5, 2025Committee vote: 16–0 · as HSB 28
6. February 6, 2025Filed in the House
7. February 6, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 250 · as HSB 28
8. February 20, 2025Passed the House, 92–0
9. February 24, 2025Arrived in the Senate
10. February 25, 2025Took the place of SF 276 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
11. February 25, 2025Passed the Senate, 41–0
12. March 28, 2025Sent to the Governor
13. March 28, 2025Signed into law