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91st General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2655: Relating to the operating privileges of drivers of authorized emergency vehicles and police officers riding police bicycles

Signed into law

What it does

451. Privately owned vehicles which may be designated as authorized emergency vehicles include an ambulance or fire or rescue vehicle; a state or county medical examiner vehicle; a personal vehicle of a sheriff, deputy sheriff, chief of police, police officer, chief of a paid fire department, or certified chief or certified fire officer of a volunteer fire department, a combination volunteer-paid fire department, or a nonprofit corporation that delivers emergency services on behalf of a municipality; a towing or recovery vehicle; or a personal vehicle of a chief, medical director, or certified medical provider of an authorized emergency medical service.

Sponsors

Transportation committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 17, 2026

  • Sen. Adrian Dickey (R) · adrian.dickey@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Mark Costello (R) · mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Catelin Drey (D) · catelin.drey@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 4 against

For: Iowa Bicycle Coalition; Iowa Emergency Management Association; Iowa Fraternal Order of Police

Against: City of Waukee; Iowa Fraternal Order of Police; Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum); Iowa State Police Association

In plain words

  1. February 5, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Transportation committee · as HSB 686
  2. February 5, 2026House subcommittee named: Meggers, Golding, Johnson and R · as HSB 686
  3. February 17, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 686
  4. February 18, 2026Approved by the House committee · as HSB 686
  5. February 18, 2026Committee vote: 20–0 · as HSB 686
  6. February 20, 2026Filed in the House
  7. February 20, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2655 · as HSB 686
  8. March 12, 2026Passed the House, 90–1
  9. March 16, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  10. March 17, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Dickey, Costello and Drey
  11. March 18, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  12. March 19, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
  13. April 14, 2026Passed the Senate, 47–0
  14. April 21, 2026Passed the House, 93–0
  15. May 2, 2026Sent to the Governor
  16. May 2, 2026Signed into law

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF2655