Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HF 724 — A bill for an act relating to the duties of fire officials and reports of fires and emergency responses.

Last action — Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 04, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 36% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill updates the duties of fire officials regarding fire investigations and expands access to personal information for fire department personnel, while repealing an outdated section on reports of fires and emergency responses.

  • Section 100.2

    or which results in bodily injury to a person, and → or which results in bodily injury to a person.

    Removes redundancy in the sentence about investigating fires that cause property damage or bodily injury.

  • Section 100.2

    negligence or design resulting in property damage, bodily injury, or destruction . → negligence, or intentional action.

    Clarifies the types of fire causes that should be investigated.

  • Section 321.11, subsection 3

    an officer or employee of a fire department pursuant to section 100.2, → an officer or employee of a fire department pursuant to section 100.2;

    Specifies fire department personnel as permitted to access personal information when using a registration plate number.

  • Section 321.11, subsection 4

    or fire department , → or fire department;

    Clarifies that fire department personnel can access personal photographs and images under the same conditions.

  • Section 692.1, subsection 7

    The fire marshal or an officer or employee of a fire department pursuant to chapter 100.

    Adds fire department personnel to the definition of 'criminal or juvenile justice agency'.

  • Section 100.3

    Section 100.3, Code 2025, is repealed.

    Removes the outdated code section related to reports of fires and emergency responses.

Action History

  1. Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

  2. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/06/2025 8:15AM RM 19.

  3. Subcommittee: Hermanson, Gosa and Henderson.

  4. Introduced, referred to Public Safety.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 95 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 45001
Republican 33002
Democrat 17002
Total 95005
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Abdul-Samad — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bacon — Yea
Baxter — Yea
Best — Yea
Bohannan — Yea
Breckenridge — Yea
Brink — Yea
Bush — Yea
Cahill — Yea
Cohoon — Yea
Deyoe — Yea
Dolecheck — Yea
Forbes — Yea
Fry — Yea
Gobble — Yea
Graber — Yea
Gustafson — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Hein — Yea
Hite — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Isenhart — Yea
Jacobsen — Yea
Kerr — Yea
Klein — Yea
Mascher — Yea
Maxwell — Yea
McConkey — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Oldson — Yea
Osmundson — Yea
Paustian — Yea
Prichard — Yea
Running-Marquardt — Yea
Sexton — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Steckman — Yea
Sunde — Yea
Thede — Yea
Thorup — Yea
Wolfe — Yea
Worthan — Yea
Landon — Not Voting
Thompson, P. — Yea
Amy Nielsen Democrat Not Voting
Art Staed Democrat Yea
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Yea
Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
David Jacoby Democrat Yea
Eric J. Gjerde Democrat Yea
Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
Lindsay James Democrat Yea
Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
Rick L. Olson Democrat Yea
Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Not Voting
Timi M. Brown-Powers Democrat Yea
Tracy A. Ehlert Democrat Yea
Ann Meyer Republican Yea
Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
Brian K. Lohse Republican Yea
Brooke Boden Republican Yea
Carter F. Nordman Republican Yea
Chad Ingels Republican Yea
Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
Craig Steven Williams Republican Not Voting
David Sieck Republican Yea
Dean Fisher Republican Yea
Dr. Steven P. Bradley Republican Yea
Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
Gary M. Mohr Republican Yea
Henry Stone Republican Yea
Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
Jane Bloomingdale Republican Not Voting
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
John H. Wills Republican Yea
Mark Cisneros Republican Yea
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Yea
Megan Jones Republican Yea
Michael R. Bergan Republican Yea
Norlin G. Mommsen Republican Yea
Pat Grassley Republican Yea
Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
Shannon Latham Republican Yea
Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
Steven C. Holt Republican Yea
Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
Thomas Jay Moore Republican Yea
Thomas M. Jeneary Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HF 724?
HF 724 is sponsored by Judd Lawler (Republican).
What is the current status of HF 724?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 04, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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