---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to previous law enforcement certification by other states."
description: "A bill for an act relating to previous law enforcement certification by other states."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2603"
citation: "Iowa HF 2603 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["law enforcement", "law enforcement officers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-19"
last_action: "2024-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d711ad5-1d74-4ff4-96bc-9540f8d0d7f3"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2603&ga=90"
source_hash: "3e3f3f28620c5fe841cbf1b8340fe547fbb4f33ac10926f30223ac8b69c9d9c1"
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 2603 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to previous law enforcement certification by other states.

## 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/HF2603.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2603_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2603.html)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-19** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-02-29** Passed House, yeas 92, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Explanations of votes.
- **2024-03-05** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-29** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-04** Message from House.
- **2024-03-04** Read first time, attached to SF 2276. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-14** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-03-25** Substituted for SF 2276.
- **2024-03-25** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-25** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-10** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, 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/1d711ad5-1d74-4ff4-96bc-9540f8d0d7f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).