HF 901: Relating to the law enforcement academy, including military veterans with active duty military police experience and former federal law enforcement officers

What it does

The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to the law enforcement academy, including military veterans with active duty military police experience and former federal law enforcement officers. The bill provides that a veteran may qualify for lateral transfer to a law enforcement agency in this state without completing the academy training program if the veteran meets the following criteria: has served a minimum of four years of active duty in the United States armed forces; has held a primary military occupational specialty or equivalent designation as a military police officer in the army, or its equivalent in other branches; has successfully completed accredited military police training equivalent to or exceeding the academy’s standards; and has received an honorable discharge within three years of applying for a lateral transfer.

Senate subcommittee · named March 27, 2025

• Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R) · cherielynn.westrich@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Matt Blake (D) · matt.blake@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 1 against

Against: State Police Officers Council

In plain words

1. March 10, 2025Filed in the House
2. March 24, 2025Passed the House, 95–0
3. March 25, 2025Arrived in the Senate
4. March 27, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Westrich, Blake and Dawson
5. April 1, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
6. April 3, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
7. April 15, 2025Passed the Senate, 47–0
8. April 17, 2025Passed the House, 92–0
9. May 19, 2025Sent to the Governor
10. May 27, 2025Signed into law