---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to requirements for the hiring of civil service positions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to requirements for the hiring of civil service positions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SF 2205"
citation: "Iowa SF 2205 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["city councils", "city government", "civil service", "labor and employment", "law enforcement", "law enforcement academy", "safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-01"
last_action: "2024-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e5228ff-ff0d-4754-be1d-15406c1bdc6b"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2205&ga=90"
source_hash: "b438c43d59f199c81e4c836e3d3756c6470d9623f1f8c3b3e2577552f4b3cfd6"
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 2205 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to requirements for the hiring of civil service positions.

## 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/SF2205.html)
2. **Amendment S-5013** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5013.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5017** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5017.pdf)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/SF2205.html)
5. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/90/attachments/SF2205.html)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/SF2205_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF2205.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-01** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-19** Amendment S-5013 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-20** Amendment S-5017 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-20** Amendment S-5013 out of order.
- **2024-02-20** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-02-20** Immediate message.
- **2024-02-20** Message from Senate.
- **2024-02-21** Read first time, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-22** Subcommittee: Dunwell, Abdul-Samad and Henderson.
- **2024-02-26** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/27/2024 12:00PM RM 103, Sup. Ct. Chamber.
- **2024-02-27** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-12** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-18** Placed on calendar.
- **2024-03-21** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-03-26** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-27** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-03-26** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-26** Message from House.
- **2024-04-10** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-04-10** 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/6e5228ff-ff0d-4754-be1d-15406c1bdc6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).