SF 362 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to administrative investigations under the peace officer, public safety, and emergency personnel bill of rights, civil service disciplinary hearings and appeals, and communications in professional confidence, and including effective date provisions.

SF 362 amends Iowa law to clarify procedures for administrative investigations and disciplinary actions involving public safety personnel, including law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical staff. It requires agencies to provide officers with complaint details, witness statements, and complete investigation reports upon request, and establishes new court review processes for officers placed on Brady-Giglio lists (disclosure lists for misconduct records). The bill also adds confidentiality protections for communications during peer support counseling and defines key terms like "formal investigation" and "interview" to limit their scope. These changes directly affect Iowa public safety employees facing disciplinary actions under civil service rules.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
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Committee
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Mar 4, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
legislature
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee reassigned: Webster, Dickey, and Weiner.
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/03/2025 4:00PM Room 315.
legislature
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Webster, Dickey, and Quirmbach.
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Judiciary.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Scott Webster
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