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

HF 793: Relating to fire fighter training and certification

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to fire fighter training and certification. The bill directs the department of public safety to revise the rules relating to fire fighter training and certification by January 1, 2026, to provide that a person who committed any crime as an adult that resulted in the requirement that the person be listed on a sex offender registry shall not be certified as a fire fighter, including a volunteer fire fighter.

Sponsors

Public Safety committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 24, 2025

  • Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Adrian Dickey (R) · adrian.dickey@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Izaah Knox (D) · izaah.knox@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Fire Chiefs Association; Iowa Firefighters Association (IFA)

In plain words

  1. March 5, 2025Filed in the House
  2. March 17, 2025Passed the House, 96–0
  3. March 18, 2025Arrived in the Senate
  4. March 24, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Shipley, Dickey and Knox
  5. March 26, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
  6. April 3, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  7. April 23, 2025Passed the Senate, 48–0
  8. May 6, 2025Sent to the Governor
  9. May 6, 2025Signed into law

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/HF793