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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SF 548: A bill for an act relating to the use of personal flotation devices on personal watercraft.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SF 548 is a bill introduced in the Iowa Senate on March 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act relating to the use of personal flotation devices on personal watercraft. Primary sponsor: COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT. Most recent recorded action (April 14, 2026): Amendment H-8358 filed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Amendment H-8358 filed.
  2. Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
  3. Placed on calendar.
  4. Committee vote: Yeas, 13. Nays, 6. Excused, 2.
  5. Committee report, recommending passage.
  6. Subcommittee recommends passage.
  7. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2026 8:15AM House Lounge.
  8. Subcommittee: Fisher, Gjerde and Smith.
  9. Read first time, referred to Natural Resources.
  10. Message from Senate.
  11. Immediate message.
  12. Passed Senate, yeas 29, nays 17.

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source