SF 26: Relating to budgets of local emergency management agencies and including applicability provisions

What it does

424(1) under the county’s supplemental property tax levy authority in an amount sufficient to pay for the maintenance and operation of the local emergency management agency. This bill specifies the local emergency management commission to be a municipality and a certifying board for purposes of Code chapter (local budgets).17C(2). After the budget of the emergency management agency is adopted and certified by the commission, the bill prohibits amendments or changes to the budget by any other entity other than by the commission.

Senate subcommittee · named January 15, 2025

• Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Izaah Knox (D) · izaah.knox@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 9 against

For: Dr. Tanja Garrison; Iowa Emergency Management Association; Iowa League of Cities; Kurtis Bower; Mahaska County - Board of Supervisors

Against: Iowa Farm Bureau Federation; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association; Iowans for Freedom; Iowans for Tax Relief; Kairos Nexus; Linn County Board of Supervisors; Mahaska County - Board of Supervisors

In plain words

1. January 14, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee
2. January 15, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Klimesh, Knox and Shipley
3. January 23, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
4. March 10, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 596