---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to public safety telecommunicators."
description: "A bill for an act relating to public safety telecommunicators."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2163"
citation: "Iowa HF 2163 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["emergency management", "law enforcement", "safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-25"
last_action: "2024-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00b431ef-ba40-44c2-adf9-7e4385ea6ab9"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2163&ga=90"
source_hash: "e01fa05cd3fcf58a60f7e236f29e54cdfec7d3a48e68b34fe1a2ddd35c9ffb2d"
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 HF 2163 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to public safety telecommunicators.

## 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/90/attachments/HF2163.html)
2. **Amendment S-5072** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5072.pdf)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2163_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2163.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-25** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-03-14** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-03-18** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-18** Message from House.
- **2024-03-18** Read first time, attached to SF 2158. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-18** Substituted for SF 2158.
- **2024-03-18** Amendment S-5072 filed, ruled out of order. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-18** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-19** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-04-19** 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/00b431ef-ba40-44c2-adf9-7e4385ea6ab9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).