Relating to circumstances necessary prior to deployment of state military units in active combat or hazardous service related to conflict in a foreign state

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2025
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 12, 2025
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

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

What’s in it

This bill prohibits the army national guard, the air national guard, and the civil air patrol from being released from this state into active combat or into hazardous service relating to an armed conflict in a foreign state unless the United States has officially declared war for the express purpose of repelling an invasion, suppressing an insurrection, or executing the laws of the United States. The bill does not limit the authority of the governor to consent to the deployment of troops for defense support of civil authorities. The bill makes legislative findings related to United States congressional abdication of powers to declare war.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named February 12, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Jeff Reichman REmail
• Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. DEmail
• Sen. Mike Pike REmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§29A.53

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

• HF 522 Relating to circumstances necessary prior to deployment of state military units in active …
  90th General Assembly · In committee · nearly identical
  Cleared committee

Similar bills this General Assembly

• HF 2462 Relating to circumstances necessary prior to deployment of state military units
  91st General Assembly · In committee
  Similar

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