SF 311: Relating to city civil service employees and related procedures and including effective date provisions

What it does

This bill relates to city civil service. The bill prohibits a city with a civil service commission established under Code chapter 400 from adopting, enforcing, or otherwise administering an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment, or using any other means, to establish a board or other entity for the purpose of citizen review of the conduct of officers as defined by the bill. The bill strikes language authorizing a city council to establish, by ordinance, the number of civil service commissioners at not less than three in a city having a population of more than 70,000.

Lobbying · 2 for, 10 against

For: Iowa Fraternal Order of Police; Iowa Professional Fire Fighters

Against: City of Cedar Rapids; City of Davenport; City of Marion; Dubuque Branch NAACP; Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund; Iowa League of Cities; Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum); Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association; Metropolitan Coalition; NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-Nebraska

In plain words

1. February 13, 2025Filed in the Senate
2. February 13, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
3. March 17, 2025Passed the Senate, 37–9
4. April 17, 2025Took the place of HF 641 on the House floor (the same legislation)
5. April 17, 2025Passed the House, 81–12
6. May 19, 2025Sent to the Governor
7. May 19, 2025Signed into law