# Iowa HF 1002: A bill for an act authorizing length of service award programs for volunteer fire fighters, volunteer emergency medical care providers, and reserve peace officers, and making appropriations. (Formerly HF 755, HSB 197.) Effective date: 07/01/2025. Iowa HF 1002, A bill for an act authorizing length of service award programs for volunteer fire fighters, volunteer emergency medical care providers, and reserve peace officers, and making appropriations. (Formerly HF 755, HSB 197.) Effective date: 07/01/2025., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS; status signed, last action 2025-06-27 (Explanations of votes.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF1002-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa HF 1002 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act authorizing length of service award programs for volunteer fire fighters, volunteer emergency medical care providers, and reserve peace officers, and making appropriations. (Formerly HF 755, HSB 197.) Effective date: 07/01/2025. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-10 - Last action: 2025-06-27, Explanations of votes. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (250 yes, 61 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State grants help fund volunteer responder awards: benefit, low. The law provides $1.5 million from sports wagering receipts for service-award grants for July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026. Municipalities with award programs and relevant department budgets under $100,000 get a $3-for-$1 match; annual applications run August 1–September 30. Other municipalities can get u… - Tax-deferred service awards for volunteer emergency responders: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa municipalities can offer tax-deferred awards for years of service. Eligible groups are volunteer firefighters, volunteer emergency medical care providers, and reserve peace officers. Volunteers must receive less than $5,000 in municipal pay in both the previous and curr… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-14 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 46 | 0 | | | 2025-05-14 | House | Passed House | pass | 81 | 0 | | | 2025-04-22 | legislature | Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1272 | fail | 31 | 61 | | | 2025-04-22 | House | Passed House | pass | 92 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2025-06-27: Explanations of votes. (House) - 2025-06-03: Signed by Governor. (House) - 2025-05-22: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. (House) - 2025-05-21: NOBA: Final (legislature) - 2025-05-20: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2025-05-14: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-05-14: NOBA: Senate Floor (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Passed House, yeas 81, nays 0. (House) - 2025-05-14: House concurred in Senate amendment H-1354. (House) - 2025-05-14: Senate amendment H-1354 filed. (House) - 2025-05-14: Message from Senate. (House) - 2025-05-14: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Amendment S-3183 filed, adopted. (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Substituted for SF 627. (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Read first time, attached to SF 627. (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: NOBA: House Floor (House) - 2025-04-22: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-04-22: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2025-04-22: Passed House, yeas 92, nays 0. (House) - 2025-04-22: Motion to suspend rules failed. (House) - 2025-04-22: Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1272, yeas 31, nays 61. (House) - 2025-04-22: Point of order raised on amendment H-1272, ruled not germane. (House) - 2025-04-22: Amendment H-1272 filed. (House) - 2025-04-22: Amendment H-1265, as amended, yeas 32, nays 60, lost. (House) - 2025-04-22: Amendment H-1267 to amendment H-1265 filed, adopted. (House) - 2025-04-22: Amendment H-1265 filed. (House) - 2025-04-10: NOBA: House Full Approps (House) - 2025-04-10: Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF1002.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF1002.pdf) ## Related bills - HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 785.) 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(vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF1002.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF1002.pdf) ## Related - [HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2801-2025-2026) - [SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2472-2025-2026) - [HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ball…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2601-2025-2026) - [SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2399-2025-2026) - [SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Former…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2471-2025-2026) - [SF 2299: A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or conc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2299-2025-2026) - [Iowa bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa/bills) - [Iowa state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF1002-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-18).