Iowa Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO)

An organization that hires lobbyists at the Iowa Legislature (2025–26 session). Its lobbyists filed 146 positions on 42 bills, one filing per lobbyist per bill, and again on each refiling, so the two counts differ. Each bill is counted once, under the most recent position filed on it, even when the bill was renumbered mid-session ; the organization changed position on 3 bills

For 7 · Against 2 · No side declared 33

Declared for (7 bills)

Bill	Title	Status
HF 2007	Establishing a rural emergency response enhancement program, making appropriations, and	no floor vote recorded
HF 2069	Providing an annual cost-of-living adjustment for members of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system	no floor vote recorded
HF 2330	Public records requests	floor vote recorded
SF 2022	Emergency telephone systems, including the amount and allocation of the emergency communication service surcharge and reimbursement…	no floor vote recorded
SF 2023	Reimbursement for costs related to the delivery of 911 call traffic to public safety answering points	no floor vote recorded
SF 2347	City emergency medical services property tax levies	no floor vote recorded
SF 2348	Health insurance coverage for surviving spouses and children of deceased fire fighters and peace officers, and health insurance coverage…	no floor vote recorded

Declared against (2 bills)

Bill	Title	Status
HF 951 earlier: no side	E911 system repair and replacement, making appropriations, and	no floor vote recorded
SF 2458	Public safety answering points, including limitations, property tax allocation, service requirements, management, consolidation, transfer…	no floor vote recorded

No side declared (33 bills)

Bill	Title	Status
HF 163	School safety by requiring the creation of threat assessment teams and authorizing information sharing between certain governmental agencies	no floor vote recorded
HF 249	The recovery of benefits inappropriately obtained from the department of homeland security and emergency management	signed by governor
HF 297	Certain emergency services provided by a city	signed by governor
HF 362	Designating emergency medical services as an essential county purpose	no floor vote recorded
HF 603	School safety, including grant programs, attendance center standards, and emergency planning, and making appropriations	no floor vote recorded
HF 720	Concerning combined services of governmental units	no floor vote recorded
HF 725	Establishing a rural emergency response enhancement program, making appropriations, and	no floor vote recorded
HF 782	Electronic devices in schools, including student access during instructional hours and school safety plans, and including effective date…	signed by governor
HF 877	Proofs of publication of public notices	no floor vote recorded
HF 921	Administrative investigations under the peace officer, public safety, and emergency personnel bill of rights, civil service disciplinary…	no floor vote recorded
HF 936	Government bodies for purposes of open records, and making penalties applicable	floor vote recorded
HF 1002	Authorizing length of service award programs for volunteer fire fighters, volunteer emergency medical care providers, and reserve peace…	signed by governor
HF 1009	Authorizing the use of revenues from the district management levy to pay costs related to school safety and security and including…	no floor vote recorded
HF 1023 filed as HF 967	Benefits and contributions for members of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system who are employed in a protection occupation	signed by governor
HF 2490	Public meetings and records, including public notice requirements for meetings of a governmental body, supervision and fees associated with…	signed by governor
HF 2745	State and local government taxes, budgets, and authority, by modifying provisions relating to the assessment and taxation of property,…	no floor vote recorded
SF 89	The statewide interoperable communications system, and	no floor vote recorded
SF 271	Voting membership on joint 911 service boards	no floor vote recorded
SF 272	Concerning retirement and employment benefits associated with cancer, and making appropriations	no floor vote recorded
SF 303	County and city regulation of consumer fireworks	signed by governor
SF 362	Administrative investigations under the peace officer, public safety, and emergency personnel bill of rights, civil service disciplinary…	no floor vote recorded
SF 370	Electronic devices in schools, including student access during instructional hours, school safety plans, and instruction related to the…	no floor vote recorded
SF 451	The duties of fire officials and reports of fires and emergency responses	no floor vote recorded
SF 499	Certain emergency services provided by a city	no floor vote recorded
SF 500	Establishing the school security personnel grant program within the department of homeland security and emergency management and making…	no floor vote recorded
SF 503	Government bodies for purposes of open records, and making penalties applicable	no floor vote recorded
SF 583	School safety by requiring the creation of school safety assessment teams and authorizing information sharing between certain governmental…	signed by governor
SF 596 filed as SF 26	The funding of local emergency management commissions and agencies	no floor vote recorded
SF 625 filed as SF 613	Gambling regulation, including enforcement, license fees, tax rates, and the use of associated revenue, making appropriations, and	floor vote recorded
SF 644	And making appropriations to the justice system, providing for properly related matters including indigent defense and representation, the…	signed by governor
SF 2131	Publication requirements for official publications	no floor vote recorded
SF 2434 earlier: against	Local government, including the approval of action by ordinance, and including applicability provisions.	floor vote recorded
SF 2474 filed as SF 2092, SF 2390 earlier: for	Education, including by modifying provisions related to the Iowa dyslexia board and requiring the department of education to prepare a…	signed by governor