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

SF 271 — A bill for an act relating to voting membership on joint 911 service boards.

Last action — Subcommittee: Klimesh, Sires, and Wahls.

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 11, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 16% · 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).

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill limits voting membership on the joint 911 service board to only those political subdivisions located within the county that have a public safety agency serving territory within that county.

  • Section 34A.3, subsection 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (1)

    Each political subdivision of the state located within the county and having a public safety agency serving territory within the county → Each political subdivision of the state that is located within the county and has a public safety agency serving territory within the county

    This change clarifies that only political subdivisions located within the county can have voting membership.

  • Section 34A.3, subsection 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (1)

    Each private safety agency operating within the area and each political subdivision of the state not located within the county, but having a public safety agency operating within the area, is entitled to nonvoting membership on the board. → Each private safety agency operating within the area is entitled to nonvoting membership on the board.

    This eliminates nonvoting membership for political subdivisions not located within the county.

Action History

  1. Subcommittee: Klimesh, Sires, and Wahls.

  2. Introduced, referred to Local Government.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SF 271?
SF 271 is sponsored by Mike Klimesh (Republican).
What is the current status of SF 271?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 11, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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