HF746 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the Iowa law enforcement academy including the renaming of the academy for use in communication with the public, in signage, and in other forms of communication.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: WICHTENDAHL
Last action: 2025-03-05
Official status: Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 512 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to the Iowa law enforcement academy including the renaming of the academy for use in communication with the public, in signage, and in other forms of communication.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to the Iowa law enforcement academy including the renaming of the academy for use in communication with the public, in signage, and in other forms of communication.

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Bill History

2025-03-05 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 512 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the Iowa law enforcement academy including the renaming of the academy for use in communication with the public, in signage, and in other forms of communication.

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House

File

746

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

746

BY

WICHTENDAHL

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

Iowa

law

enforcement

academy

including

1

the

renaming

of

the

academy

for

use

in

communication

with

2

the

public,

in

signage,

and

in

other

forms

of

communication.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

80B.3,

subsection

1,

Code

2025,

is

1

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

1.

“Academy”

means

the

Iowa

law

enforcement

academy

,

also

3

known

as

the

Gil

Hansen

law

enforcement

academy

.

4

Sec.

2.

Section

80B.4,

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

5

follows:

6

80B.4

Academy

created.

7

1.

There

is

hereby

created

the

Iowa

law

enforcement

academy

8

as

a

central

law

enforcement

training

facility,

in

order

to

9

serve

the

best

interests

of

the

state

in

carrying

out

the

10

intent

and

purpose

of

this

chapter

.

The

academy

shall

be

11

situated

at

Camp

Dodge

and

the

council

shall

enter

into

an

12

agreement

with

the

adjutant

general

which

agreement

shall

13

provide

for

the

use

of

certain

of

the

facilities

at

Camp

Dodge,

14

for

the

remodeling

and

conversion

of

existing

structures

to

15

classrooms

and

dormitory

space,

and

for

the

use

of

land

for

the

16

site

of

an

administration

building.

The

agreement

shall

be

on

17

such

terms

and

conditions

as

are

necessary

to

carry

out

the

18

purpose

of

this

chapter

.

19

2.

The

director

of

the

academy

may

change

the

name

of

the

20

institution

to

the

Gil

Hansen

law

enforcement

academy

for

use

21

in

communication

with

the

public,

in

signage,

and

in

other

22

forms

of

communication.

23

EXPLANATION

24

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

25

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

26

This

bill

relates

to

the

Iowa

law

enforcement

academy

27

including

the

renaming

of

the

academy

for

use

in

communication

28

with

the

public,

in

signage,

and

in

other

forms

of

29

communication.

30

The

bill

provides

that

the

director

of

the

academy

may

change

31

the

name

of

the

institution

to

the

Gil

Hansen

law

enforcement

32

academy

for

use

in

communication

with

the

public,

in

signage,

33

and

in

other

forms

of

communication.

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