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

HF 362: Designating emergency medical services as an essential county purpose

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill amends the definition of “essential county purpose” to include emergency medical services. Under Code chapter 331, a county board of supervisors may generally contract indebtedness and approve the issuance of general obligation bonds to carry out an essential county purpose without approval by voters at an election, while the issuance of general obligation bonds to carry out a general county purpose generally requires approval by voters at election.

Sponsors

Rep. Megan Jones (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 26, 2025

  • Rep. Megan Jones (R) · megan.jones@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Chad Behn (R) · chad.behn@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Kenan Judge (D) · kenan.judge@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 1 against

For: Dr. Tanja Garrison; Iowa Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA); Iowa Emergency Management Association; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors

Against: Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

In plain words

  1. February 12, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee
  2. February 26, 2025House subcommittee named: Jones, Behn and Judge

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF362