A bill for an act relating to the membership of the Iowa law enforcement academy council.
HF 2194 amends Iowa's law enforcement academy council membership rules. It requires one council member to be a state resident without law enforcement experience (replacing two previous resident positions), adjusts city population thresholds for police officer members (from 50,000+ to 25,000+ for larger cities, and from 50,000- to 5,000- for smaller cities), and adds two new categories: a member of the Iowa Fraternal Order of Police and a police officer from a regents institution. The bill also limits council members to two consecutive terms. These changes directly affect who serves on the council, which oversees Iowa's law enforcement training standards.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2026
Last action Feb 18, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
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Key actions
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Committee
6
Feb 18, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2587.
legislature
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 2. Excused, 2.
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2026 8:00AM RM 102.
legislature
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Meggers, Henderson and Kurth.
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Public Safety.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Josh Meggers
RRepublican
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