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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 2458: Relating to public safety answering points, including limitations, property tax allocation, service requirements, management, consolidation, transfer of duties from joint 911 service boards to local emergency management commissions, and reporting requirements, and including transfer and effective date provisions

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 it does

This bill relates to public safety answering points, including setting limitations, property tax allocation, service requirements, management, consolidation, transfer of duties from joint 911 service boards to local emergency management commissions, and reporting requirements. DIVISION I —— PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS. The bill authorizes the Iowa finance authority to exercise the same bonding and fund-pooling powers when delegated by a local emergency management commission as currently allowed when delegated by a joint 911 service board.

Sponsors

Local Government committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 24, 2026

  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D) · bill.dotzler@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 9 against

For: Iowa Emergency Management Association

Against: Iowa Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO); Iowa Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA); Iowa Emergency Management Association; Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum); Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association; Linn County Board of Supervisors; Marion County Board of Supervisors

In plain words

  1. January 13, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee · as SSB 3008
  2. January 13, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Webster, Hardman and Westrich · as SSB 3008
  3. February 11, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes · as SSB 3008
  4. February 19, 2026Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2458 · as SSB 3008
  5. February 23, 2026Filed in the Senate
  6. February 23, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
  7. February 24, 2026Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
  8. February 24, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Dawson and Dotzler

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/SF2458