A bill for an act relating to budgets of local emergency management agencies and including applicability provisions.
This bill modifies how local emergency management agencies in Iowa fund their budgets. It requires that if a county uses a "countywide special levy" (as defined in another law), the board of supervisors must approve it - previously, the emergency management commission could decide this alone. The change directly affects counties managing emergency services, altering their budget approval process for one specific funding method. The law applies to budgets starting July 1, 2027.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2026
Last action Feb 24, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Feb 24, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 19, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/24/2026 12:30PM RM 19.
legislature
Feb 11, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 12:30PM RM 19 (Cancelled).
legislature
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee reassigned: Gustoff, Gjerde and Wulf.
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Gustoff, Gjerde and Siegrist.
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Ways and Means.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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