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

SF 451: Relating to the duties of fire officials and reports of fires and emergency responses

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 the duties of fire officials and reports of fires and emergency responses. The bill provides that the chief of the fire department or the chief’s designee of every city or township in which a fire department is established or every township where there is a contract for fire protection in effect shall investigate into the cause, origin, and circumstances of every fire occurring in the city or township resulting in property damage, bodily injury, or destruction. The investigation shall determine whether the fire was caused by natural factors, negligence, or intentional action.

Sponsors

Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 4, 2025

  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Matt Blake (D) · matt.blake@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Fire Chiefs Association; Iowa Firefighters Association (IFA); Iowa Fraternal Order of Police

In plain words

  1. February 26, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. March 4, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Blake and Bousselot

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/SF451