Iowa Education Legislative Watch
State

Local Government Committee

Thursday, February 19, 2026, 2:00 pm · RM 116

Met

Agenda

  1. Call to order

    Call to order Roll call Approve minutes of February 12, 2026 Distribution of committee assignments electronically: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/subCommitteeAssignments?groupID=698&ga=91 SSB 3113 with amendment – Bousselot SSB 3128 with amendment – Bousselot SSB 3135 with amendment – Bousselot SSB 3153 – Bousselot SSB 3172 with amendment – Bousselot SSB 3175 with amendment – Bousselot SSB 3134 – Driscoll SF 2029 with amendment – Driscoll SF 493 – Sires SF 2024 with amendment – Sires SSB 3008 with amendment – Webster SSB 3009 with amendment – Webster SSB 3114 – Webster SSB 3136 – Webster SSB 3138 – Webster SSB 3148 with amendment – Webster SSB 3152 – Webster SF 310 with amendment – Webster Any other business Adjourn

    SF 2024: A bill for an act relating to local government by modifying property tax credits and rent reimbursements, provisions governing abandoned mobile homes and personal property in rural areas, and tax sales.(See SF 2435.)SF 2029: A bill for an act relating to the compensation of county officers.(See SF 2437.)SF 310: A bill for an act relating to fire protection sprinkler systems in certain residential properties.(Formerly SSB 1094; See SF 2439.)SF 493: A bill for an act prohibiting political subdivisions from using certain moneys to hire lobbyists or pay instrumentalities, and providing penalties.(Formerly SSB 1042.)SSB 3008: 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.)SSB 3009: A bill for an act relating to duties of certain political subdivisions, including duties of fence viewers, stewardship of certain cemeteries, and provision of fire protection and emergency medical services, and including transition and effective date provisions.(See SF 2431, SF 2500.)SSB 3113: A bill for an act relating to the provision of law enforcement services by agreement between counties and cities, and including effective date provisions.SSB 3114: A bill for an act concerning locally imposed hotel and motel taxes for tourism development and tourism promotion.(See SF 2441.)SSB 3128: A bill for an act relating to city utilities including tenant notification.(See SF 2438.)SSB 3134: Requires public buildings to fly flags at half-staff when governor directsSSB 3135: A bill for an act transferring the powers and duties of local boards of health and local health departments to county boards of health and district boards of health, and including applicability and effective date provisions.(See SF 2432.)SSB 3136: Bars school foundation property tax revenue from pro sports stadium urban renewalSSB 3138: Stops urban renewal areas from taking school foundation property taxesSSB 3148: A bill for an act relating to the national electrical code, and including effective date provisions.(See SF 2433.)SSB 3152: A bill for an act relating to county zoning ordinances governing residential buildings.(See SF 2442.)SSB 3153: A bill for an act related to competitive information of city utilities.(See SF 2443.)SSB 3172: A bill for an act relating to the establishment of a health insurance pool for municipal employees.SSB 3175: Requires local government ordinance approval for internal policies