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

SF 26 — A bill for an act relating to budgets of local emergency management agencies and including applicability provisions.

Last action — Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 596.

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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 January 14, 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 clarifies the status of local emergency management agencies as municipalities and establishes that their budgets cannot be amended by entities other than the commission.

  • Section 29C.9

    a commission is a municipality as defined in section 670.1 and a municipality as defined in section 24.2

    This change designates the local emergency management commission as a municipality for legal purposes.

  • Section 29C.17, subsection 6

    Subject to As a certifying board under chapter 24, → As a certifying board under chapter 24, the commission shall adopt, certify, and provide a budget, on or before February 28 of each year,

    This change clarifies the status and responsibilities of the commission as a certifying board in relation to the budget.

  • Section 29C.17

    The budget adopted and certified by the commission pursuant to subsection 6 shall not be amended or changed by any other entity other than the commission.

    This addition prevents any entity other than the commission from amending the budget of the local emergency management agency.

  • Section 29C.17, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 1

    the local emergency management agency’s approved budget shall be fully funded by one or any combination of the following options, as determined by the commission:

    This clarifies that the budget is to be fully funded by options determined by the commission.

Action History

  1. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 596.

  2. Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

  3. Subcommittee Meeting: 01/23/2025 2:00PM Senate Lounge.

  4. Subcommittee: Klimesh, Knox, and Shipley.

  5. 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 26?
SF 26 is sponsored by Mike Klimesh (Republican).
What is the current status of SF 26?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 14, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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