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SF 276Withdrawn · HF 250 became law instead · February 25, 2025

Relating to county commissions of veteran affairs

Sponsored by the Senate Veterans Affairs (companion To Hf 250 By Committee on Veterans Affairs) Committee

Proposed by the Department of Veterans Affairs · their explanation · all agency proposals

Topics:State governmentVeterans & military

Same legislation: HSB 28, SSB 1048, HF 250

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 28, 2025
  3. Done: Senate committeeFebruary 10, 2025
  4. Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 25, 202541–0
  5. Skipped: House committeeSkipped
  6. Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 20, 202592–0
  7. Done: To the GovernorMarch 28, 2025
  8. Done: Signed into lawMarch 28, 2025

HF 250 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 250, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 250 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary The Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs will now report the number of veteran services provided during the previous fiscal year instead of the previous calendar year. County veterans service leaders will follow new training rules set by the state commandant rather than following national association requirements.1

Read the official explanation

Under current law, the Iowa department of veterans affairs is required to submit an annual report to the governor and the general assembly including the county commissions of veteran affairs’ training compliance and hours of veterans’ services provided during the previous calendar year. This bill requires the hours of veterans’ services in the report to be from the previous fiscal year. The bill also requires an executive director or administrator of a county commission of veteran affairs to meet continuing education requirements established by the commandant of the Iowa department of veterans affairs and removes the requirement that an executive director or administrator meet the continuing education requirements of the national association of county veterans service officers.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed2

Senate subcommittee

Named January 28, 2025 (as SSB 1048). On January 29, 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 21, 2025 (1) · on the Legislature’s site

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§35A.5§35B.6

How the Code works3

Lobbying

2 for · 0 against · 5 undecided · Who →

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