HSB 332: Relating to emergency telephone systems including next generation 911 systems and public safety answering points

What it does

This bill relates to emergency telephone systems by implementing federal rules regarding next generation 911 systems and requiring a study on public safety answering points. _____ communications service surcharge each quarter. The bill decreases this allocation to percent until June 30, 2029, at which point, the percent of funds generated by the emergency communications service surcharge each quarter allocated by the 911 program manager to joint 911 service boards shall increase to percent. The bill directs the 911 program manager to allocate one-half of the operating surplus revenues available in a given year equally to each public safety answering point beginning on July 1, 2029.

House subcommittee · named April 22, 2025

• Rep. Mike Vondran (R) · mike.vondran@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Eric J. Gjerde (D) · eric.gjerde@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Joshua Meggers (R) · joshua.meggers@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 8 against

For: Iowa Homeland Security & Emergency Management Div.

Against: Iowa Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO); Iowa Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA); Iowa Communications Alliance; Iowa Emergency Management Association; Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum); Iowa Professional Fire Fighters; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association

In plain words

1. April 22, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee
2. April 22, 2025House subcommittee named: Vondran, Gjerde and Meggers
3. April 24, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it