HF 728 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to police, fire department, and other emergency vehicles.

HF 728 updates Iowa's vehicle code to standardize equipment requirements for emergency vehicles like police cars, fire trucks, and ambulances. It requires new lighting features (such as rear zone amber lights and master warning switches) and dual-tone sirens for vehicles purchased or refurbished after specific dates (July 1, 2021, or 2022). The bill applies directly to state and local governments, fire departments, EMS providers, and vehicle manufacturers. It removes redundant language like "official" before vehicle types but does not change driving privileges or emergency operation rules.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Mar 12, 2025
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Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 12, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 938.
legislature
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 0.
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 5, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/06/2025 8:00AM RM 19.
legislature
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Meggers, Fisher and Gjerde.
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Public Safety.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Josh Meggers
RRepublican
IA
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