---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to fire fighter training and certification."
description: "A bill for an act relating to fire fighter training and certification."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 793"
citation: "Iowa HF 793 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["fire departments"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-05"
last_action: "2025-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b6f8979-72fb-49e4-a4c3-e994681a58d1"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 793&ga=91"
source_hash: "bfd11fd5ce9f048c2b31ff6a86b2aaabb06a1c8a35d64cf5a2e9b65d07ea1494"
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 793 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to fire fighter training and certification.

## 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/HF793.html)
2. **Amendment H-1050** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1050.pdf)
3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF793.html)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF793.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF793_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF793.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-05** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-10** Amendment H-1050 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-17** Amendment H-1050 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-17** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-24** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-17** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-18** Message from House.
- **2025-03-18** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-24** Subcommittee: Shipley, Dickey, and Knox.
- **2025-03-25** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/26/2025 1:00PM Senate Lounge.
- **2025-03-26** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-03** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-23** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-23** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-23** Message from Senate.
- **2025-05-06** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-05-06** 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/9b6f8979-72fb-49e4-a4c3-e994681a58d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).