---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the law enforcement academy, including military veterans with active duty military police experience and former federal law enforcement officers."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the law enforcement academy, including military veterans with active duty military police experience and former federal law enforcement officers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 901"
citation: "Iowa HF 901 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["law enforcement", "law enforcement academy", "law enforcement officers", "military", "veterans affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-03-10"
last_action: "2025-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2652332-d887-44f4-8608-09ae05c7be2c"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 901&ga=91"
source_hash: "0d6375d31cc2475c7482801d4eec951a9e4d0ac884759135a8aa9a5a7774925b"
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 901 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the law enforcement academy, including military veterans with active duty military police experience and former federal law enforcement officers.

## 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/91/attachments/HF901.html)
2. **Amendment H-1151** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1151.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1232** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1232.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3090** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3090.pdf)
5. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF901.html)
6. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF901.html)
7. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF901_GovLetter.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF901.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-10** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-21** Amendment H-1151 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-24** Amendment H-1151 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-24** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-03-25** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-04-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-24** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-25** Message from House.
- **2025-03-25** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-27** Subcommittee: Westrich, Blake, and Dawson.
- **2025-03-31** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 9:45AM Senate Lounge.
- **2025-04-01** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-03** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-09** Amendment S-3090 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-15** Amendment S-3090 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-15** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-16** Message from Senate.
- **2025-04-16** Senate amendment H-1232 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-17** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1232.
- **2025-04-17** Passed House, yeas 92, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-21** Message from House.
- **2025-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-05-27** 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/c2652332-d887-44f4-8608-09ae05c7be2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).