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IA SSB3008
SB
Status
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Local Government
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AI Summary
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Transfers 911 emergency telephone system responsibilities from joint 911 service boards to local emergency management commissions, requiring a two-thirds majority approval from both entities for the transition.
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Limits Iowa to a maximum of 25 public safety answering points (PSAPs) statewide by July 1, 2030, down from the current number, requiring consolidation of existing facilities.
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Requires local emergency management commissions to annually submit five-year infrastructure plans and detailed inventories of personnel, equipment, structures, and public safety agency resources to the state department for publication online.
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Establishes that PSAPs accessing criminal justice information must comply with FBI security policies and Iowa Department of Public Safety requirements, with county sheriffs designated as officials responsible for security and compliance.
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Allocates property tax revenue for 911 services and establishes reporting requirements for consolidated PSAP operations, with provisions for waivers and implementation timelines.
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to public safety answering points, including limitations, property tax allocation, service requirements, management, consolidation, transfer of duties from joint 911 service boards to local emergency management commissions, and reporting requirements, and including transfer and effective date provisions.(See SF 2458.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2458.
2/19/2026