All Roll Calls
Yes: 136 • No: 0
IowaHF 29791st General Assembly (2025–2026)House
A bill for an act relating to certain emergency services provided by a city. (Formerly HSB 98.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.
Sponsored By: COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Cities can pay volunteer emergency responders
Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa cities may give eligible volunteer firefighters and emergency medical providers small stipends, pay, incentives, or benefits. Responders must meet the applicable state-law definitions. Cities may also lawfully pay officers and employees who hold multiple city roles. Those roles must be compatible with other public offices and not barred by law. Cities do not have to offer these payments, and all pay must follow applicable law.
Cities can save for emergency equipment
Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa cities may create separate funds or savings accounts for major police, fire, rescue, and emergency medical equipment. These cover buying, owning, and maintaining equipment, with balances carried across budget years. Cities with these funds must deposit payments, awards, judgments, and insurance settlements for damaged covered equipment or vehicles there. Cities may first repay their general fund for repair or replacement costs it paid, then deposit the rest. Year-end fund balances may move to savings accounts, where money must support maintaining or buying major equipment, including vehicles. Cities must also report all federal money received to the Department of Management, which sends copies to the Legislative Services Agency.
Council members can become fire chiefs
Beginning July 1, 2025, serving Iowa city council members may become volunteer fire chiefs with majority council approval. A chief elected to the council may keep the chief role during that council term. Council members may also serve in other volunteer fire department roles. Members seeking appointment as chief or another appointed officer must not vote on their own appointment.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/29/2025
Passed Senate
Yes: 48 • No: 0
House vote • 3/10/2025
Passed House
Yes: 88 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor.
5/19/2025HouseReported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
5/19/2025HouseMessage from Senate.
4/30/2025HouseImmediate message.
4/29/2025SenatePassed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0.
4/29/2025SenateSubstituted for SF 499.
4/29/2025SenatePlaced on calendar under unfinished business.
4/3/2025SenateExplanation of vote.
3/18/2025HouseRead first time, attached to SF 499.
3/10/2025SenateMessage from House.
3/10/2025SenateImmediate message.
3/10/2025HousePassed House, yeas 88, nays 0.
3/10/2025HouseIntroduced, placed on calendar.
2/10/2025House
Bill Text
As Introduced
Enrolled
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