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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SF 65: A bill for an act relating to background investigations for certification or recertification as a law enforcement officer.

In committee 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 65 is a bill introduced in the Iowa Senate on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act relating to background investigations for certification or recertification as a law enforcement officer. Primary sponsor: Janet Petersen (Democratic), Liz Bennett (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 23, 2025): Subcommittee: Schultz, Bousselot, and Petersen.

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

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Janet PetersenPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Liz BennettPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate39

“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. Subcommittee: Schultz, Bousselot, and Petersen.
  2. Introduced, referred to Judiciary.

Sources

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