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

SSB 3008: 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

Became SF 2458 · Its progress continues under the new number.

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

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 13, 2026

  • Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Renee Hardman (D) · renee.hardman@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R) · cherielynn.westrich@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
  2. January 13, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Webster, Hardman and Westrich
  3. February 11, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  4. February 19, 2026Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2458

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/SSB3008