---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act authorizing a local emergency management commission to assume the duties of a joint 911 service board. (Formerly SF 2153.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act authorizing a local emergency management commission to assume the duties of a joint 911 service board. (Formerly SF 2153.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 2298"
citation: "Iowa SF 2298 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["boards", "commissions", "and councils", "emergency communications", "emergency management", "law enforcement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-16"
last_action: "2022-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ada9ee97-caae-45f7-be98-c7f0c20b3c37"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2298&ga=89"
source_hash: "9efec9de51f595c25eee4a0f444e1d9f4b6809fee736a8e70efec26b31adb662"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa SF 2298 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act authorizing a local emergency management commission to assume the duties of a joint 911 service board. (Formerly SF 2153.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/89/attachments/SF2298.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF2298_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF2298.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-16** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2022-02-16** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2022-03-09** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-09** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-09** Message from Senate.
- **2022-03-14** Read first time, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-14** Subcommittee: Westrich, Nielsen and Nordman. H.J. 03/14.
- **2022-03-16** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2022-03-16** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-17** Placed on calendar.
- **2022-03-23** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2022-04-06** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-04-06** Immediate message.
- **2022-04-07** Message from House.
- **2022-05-23** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-05-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ada9ee97-caae-45f7-be98-c7f0c20b3c37`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).