Relating to certain emergency services provided by a city

Sponsored by the House Local Government Committee

Topics:Cities & counties Public safety & emergencies

Same legislation: HSB 98, SSB 1073, SF 499

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 29, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 29, 2025
Done: House committeeFebruary 6, 2025
Done: Passes the HouseMarch 10, 202588–0
Done: Senate committeeApril 3, 2025
Done: Passes the SenateApril 29, 202548–0
Done: To the GovernorMay 19, 2025
Done: Signed into lawMay 19, 2025

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What’s in it

This bill relates to certain emergency services provided by a city. Current law generally voids a contract entered into by a city officer or employee if the officer or employee has an interest, direct or indirect, in the contract or job of work or material or the profits thereof or services to be furnished or performed for the officer’s or employee’s city. The bill provides that this provision does not prohibit the lawful compensation, including nominal stipends, incentives, and benefits, for a volunteer fire fighter or emergency medical care provider holding one or more city offices or positions if holding the office or position is not incompatible with another public office or is not prohibited by law.

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Current law allows a city council member, during the term for which the member is elected, to serve as the chief of a volunteer fire department or serve a volunteer fire department in any other capacity. A person holding the office of chief of such a volunteer fire department at the time of the person’s election to the city council may continue to hold the office of chief of the volunteer fire department during the city council term for which that person was elected. The bill allows a currently serving city council member to serve as chief of the volunteer fire department upon a majority vote of the council, but such member must abstain from the vote. The bill provides that a city may establish a fund or reserve savings account to pay for major equipment for police, fire, rescue, or emergency medical services. If a city has established such a fund or account and has received a payment, award, judgment, or insurance settlement for damaged police, fire, rescue, or emergency medical services equipment or vehicles, the city shall deposit the moneys into the relevant fund or account rather than into the general fund of the city. However, if a city uses moneys from its general fund to cover costs to repair or replace such equipment or vehicles, the city may deposit into its general fund an amount received from the payment, award, judgment, or insurance settlement that is equal to the amount used from the general fund. The city shall deposit any remaining amount received into the relevant fund or account. Moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year may be deposited into a reserve savings account. Moneys in a reserve savings account shall be used for the purpose of maintaining or acquiring major equipment including vehicles.

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House subcommittee

Named January 29, 2025 (as HSB 98). On January 30, 2025 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§362.5 §372.13 §384.3

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Lobbying

4 for · 0 against · 11 undecided · Who →

Family tree

Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

Tried before

SF 2227Renumbered89th GA SF 2237Cleared committee90th GA SF 214Renumbered90th GA HF 2578Cleared committee90th GA

Study bill

HSB 98Renumbered SSB 1073Renumbered

91st General Assembly

HF 297Became lawfrom HSB 98 SF 499Didn’t advancefrom SSB 1073

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title; check the text to be sure it’s the same idea.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in 2 earlier General Assemblies. None got through a chamber.

HF 2578 Relating to certain emergency services provided by a city
90th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same title
Cleared committee
SF 2237 Relating to certain emergency services provided by a city
90th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same title
Cleared committee
SF 214 Relating to certain emergency services provided by a city
90th General Assembly · Renumbered as SF 2237 · same title
Cleared committee
SF 2227 Relating to certain emergency services provided by a city
89th General Assembly · Renumbered as SF 2277 · same title
Cleared committee
SF 2277 Relating to certain emergency services provided by a city
89th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same title
Cleared committee

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.