H.F. 2462 Section 1. Section 29A.53, Code 2026, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsections: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of 3 the Code, the army national guard, the air national guard, or 4 the civil air patrol shall not be released from this state into 5 active combat or into hazardous service relating to an armed 6 conflict in a foreign state pursuant to Article I, section 8, 7 clause 15, of the Constitution of the United States, unless 8 the United States has officially declared war for the express 9 purpose of repelling an invasion, suppressing an insurrection, 10 or executing the laws of the United States. 11 NEW SUBSECTION . 5. The governor shall not send the army 12 national guard, the air national guard, or the civil air patrol 13 into service in another state without the consent of the 14 governor of that state. 15 NEW SUBSECTION . 6. This section shall not be construed 16 to limit the authority of the governor to consent to the 17 deployment of troops pursuant to Tit. 32 of the United States 18 Code. 19 EXPLANATION 20 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 21 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 22 This bill prohibits the army national guard, the air 23 national guard, or the civil air patrol from being released 24 from this state into active combat or into hazardous service 25 relating to an armed conflict in a foreign state unless the 26 United States has officially declared war for the express 27 purpose of repelling an invasion, suppressing an insurrection, 28 or executing the laws of the United States. The bill also 29 prohibits the governor from sending those units into service 30 in another state without the consent of the governor of that 31 state. The bill provides that Code section 29A.53 (call by 32 president of U.S.) does not limit the authority of the governor 33 to consent to the deployment of troops for defense support of 34 civil authorities. 35 -1- LSB 6583YH (4) 91 sc/ns 1/ 1