SF 2086 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act authorizing schools to offer an elective junior fire fighter program to students enrolled in grades eleven and twelve.

This bill allows Iowa public and nonpublic high schools to offer an elective junior firefighter program for 11th and 12th graders. Schools must coordinate with fire departments and the fire service training bureau to ensure students receive training for firefighter I certification, including meeting specific program requirements like teaching life skills and fostering community relationships. Students must submit a liability waiver (signed by a parent/guardian if a minor) to participate. If a student passes certification exams before turning 18, they cannot receive official firefighter I certification until their 18th birthday.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Signed Jun 1, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill text was cleaned of formatting artifacts and signatures, while the substantive policy content remained identical. The legislation authorizes schools to offer an elective junior firefighter program to 11th and 12th-grade students, establishing strict rules on training, supervision, and the prohibition of issuing official certification to minors.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains unchanged; it continues to apply to school districts and accredited nonpublic schools in Iowa.
TECHNICAL

Removed the Governor's signature page, date, and cover letter, which were present in the previous version but not part of the enacted law text.

Removed large blocks of unintelligible text and symbols that appeared to be scanning errors or watermark artifacts from the previous version.

Added a clean title page and header indicating the bill is a successor to SSB 3007 and was passed by the Senate on February 24, 2026.

Reformatted the bill text to use a standard, readable line-numbering system instead of the fragmented layout of the previous version.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

460
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Feb 24, 2026
D Democratic15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
R Republican34
32 Yea 2
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Jun 1, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0.
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 15. Nays, 0. Excused, 2.
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2026 10:45AM House Lounge.
legislature
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Rinker, Kniff McCulla and McBurney.
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Introduced
Amendment S-5025 filed, adopted.
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.