Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to circumstances necessary prior to deployment of state military units in active combat or hazardous service related to conflict in a foreign state
Sponsored by Sen. Jeff Taylor (R)
Topics:Veterans & military
Same legislation: HF 429
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 12, 2025
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- 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
AI summary Iowa's National Guard and the Civil Air Patrol cannot be sent to fight in foreign wars unless the United States officially declares war to stop an invasion, end an uprising, or enforce federal laws. This rule does not stop the governor from sending troops to help during local emergencies or disasters.1
Read the official explanation
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.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 12, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.
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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 identicalCleared committee
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