Iowa HSB196 modifies local emergency management agency budgets, allowing funding through countywide special levies.

Iowa HSB196 revises the budget process for local emergency management agencies, allowing them to fund their budgets through countywide special levies. The local emergency management commission, defined as a municipality and a certifying board, must adopt and certify the budget by February 28 each year. This bill applies to budgets for property taxes due and payable in fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2026.

Iowa HSB196 modifies local emergency management agency budgets, allowing funding through countywide special levies.

Iowa HSB196 revises the budget process for local emergency management agencies, allowing them to fund their budgets through countywide special levies. The local emergency management commission, defined as a municipality and a certifying board, must adopt and certify the budget by February 28 each year. This bill applies to budgets for property taxes due and payable in fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2026.