Bills › 91st General Assembly
Making an appropriation to the department of public safety for the creation of a drug interdiction program
Sponsored by the House Public Safety Committee
Topics:State budget
Same legislation: HSB 290
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 4, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeMarch 4, 2025
- Done: House committeeMarch 6, 2025
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
Iowa will set aside $1.2 million to start a new program to fight illegal drug trafficking. The Department of Public Safety and the Iowa National Guard will work together on this project. To make the program work, the state will hire 12 full-time employees.
In plain words: an automated summary of the official explanation below. It can miss details; the explanation and the bill are what count.
The official explanation
This bill appropriates $1.2 million for FY 2025-2026 for the creation of a drug interdiction program within the department of public safety in conjunction with the Iowa national guard. The purpose of the drug interdiction program is to combat the trafficking of illicit drugs within the state. The bill authorizes the hiring of 12.00 full-time equivalent positions for the program.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named March 24, 2025. On March 26, 2025 it recommended passage.
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