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

Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 15, 2025
Done: Senate committeeMarch 10, 2025
Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 596
Next: House committee
Next: Passes the House
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Became SF 596 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 596 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Local emergency management commissions will now be treated as official boards when managing their budgets. These commissions must ensure their agencies are fully funded using all available legal options. Once a budget is approved, no other group or entity is allowed to change it.¹

Read the official explanation

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. The bill applies to budgets for property taxes due and payable in fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2026.

Full bill text²

Senate subcommittee

Named January 15, 2025. On January 23, 2025 it recommended amendment and passage.

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

1 written public comment to its subcommittee: January 23, 2025 (1) · on the Legislature’s site

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§29C.17 §29C.9

How the Code works³

Lobbying

5 for · 9 against · 17 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

HF 546Renumbered90th GA HF 2141Cleared committee90th GA HF 126Renumbered90th GA HF 117Cleared committee90th GA

91st General Assembly

SF 26Renumbered SF 596Cleared committeefrom SF 26

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in 2 earlier General Assemblies. None got through a chamber.

HF 117 Relating to budgets of local emergency management agencies and including applicability pro…
90th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · same title
Cleared committee
HF 2141 Relating to budgets of local emergency management agencies and including applicability pro…
90th General Assembly · In committee · same title
Cleared committee
HF 546 Relating to budgets of local emergency management agencies and including applicability pro…
90th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 705 · same title
Cleared committee
HF 705 Relating to budgets of local emergency management agencies and including applicability pro…
90th General Assembly · In committee · same title
Cleared committee
SF 41 Relating to budgets of local emergency management agencies and including applicability pro…
90th General Assembly · Renumbered as SF 352 · same title
Cleared committee
HF 126 Relating to budgets of local emergency management agencies and including applicability pro…
90th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 546 · similar
Cleared committee
SF 2072 Relating to budgets of local emergency management agencies and including applicability pro…
89th General Assembly · In committee · same title
Cleared committee

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HSB 196 Relating to budgets of local emergency management agencies and including applicability pro…
91st General Assembly · In committee
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