House Study Bill 587 



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
                                            LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL BY
                                            CHAIRPERSON GASKILL)


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act designating peace officer communication equipment and
  2    other emergency services communication equipment as an
  3    essential county purpose and as an essential corporate purpose
  4    that authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and
  5    providing an effective date.
  6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  7 TLSB 5827HC 82
  8 md/nh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 331.441, subsection 2, paragraph b,
  1  2 Code Supplement 2007, is amended by adding the following new
  1  3 subparagraph:
  1  4    NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (17)  Peace officer communication
  1  5 equipment and other emergency services communication equipment
  1  6 and systems.
  1  7    Sec. 2.  Section 384.24, subsection 3, Code 2007, is
  1  8 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1  9    NEW PARAGRAPH.  v.  The acquisition of peace officer
  1 10 communication equipment and other emergency services
  1 11 communication equipment and systems.
  1 12    Sec. 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of
  1 13 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
  1 14                           EXPLANATION
  1 15    This bill amends the definitions of "essential county
  1 16 purpose" and "essential corporate purpose" to include peace
  1 17 officer communication equipment and other emergency services
  1 18 communication equipment and systems.  A county board of
  1 19 supervisors may approve the issuance of general obligation
  1 20 bonds to carry out an essential county purpose without
  1 21 approval by voters at an election.  A city council may approve
  1 22 the issuance of general obligation bonds to carry out an
  1 23 essential corporate purpose without approval by voters at an
  1 24 election.
  1 25    The bill takes effect upon enactment.
  1 26 LSB 5827HC 82
  1 27 md/nh/8.1