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

SF 2500: Relating to townships, including the appointment and duties of township officers, township budgets, and the provision of fire protection and emergency medical services to townships by cities, and including effective date provisions

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

What it does

This bill relates to township boards of trustees, including the appointment and duties of township officers and township budgets. Under current law, the county board of supervisors is responsible for dividing each county into townships. Townships in Iowa have a board of township trustees that is typically composed of three members who are registered voters of the township. A board of trustees for a township with a taxable valuation for property tax purposes of $250 million or more consists of five registered voters of the township.

Sponsors

Ways and Means (successor To Ssb 3009) committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 1 for, 4 against

For: Americans For Prosperity

Against: Iowa State Association of County Supervisors; Linn County Board of Supervisors; Marion County Board of Supervisors; Urban County Coalition

In plain words

  1. April 15, 2026Filed in the Senate
  2. April 15, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
  3. April 22, 2026Passed the Senate, 28–16
  4. April 22, 2026Arrived in the House

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/SF2500