Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2462: A BILL FOR An Act relating to circumstances necessary prior to deployment of state military units
Status: In committee, February 16, 2026
An Act relating to circumstances necessary prior to deployment of state military units.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to circumstances necessary prior to deployment of state military units.
From the introduced text, February 16, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to circumstances necessary prior to deployment of state military units. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6583YH (4) sc/ns H.F. 2462 Section 1. Section 29A.53, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsections: NEW SUBSECTION. 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Code, the army national guard, the air national guard, or the civil air patrol shall not be released from this state into active combat or into hazardous service relating to an armed conflict in a foreign state pursuant to Article I, section 8, clause 15, of the Constitution of the United States, unless the United States has officially declared war for the express purpose of repelling an invasion, suppressing an insurrection, or executing the laws of the United States. NEW SUBSECTION. 5. The governor shall not send the army national guard, the air national guard, or the civil air patrol into service in another state without the consent of the governor of that state. NEW SUBSECTION. 6. This section shall not be construed to limit the authority of the governor to consent to the deployment of troops pursuant to Tit. 32 of the United States Code. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members …
Sponsors
- Josh Turek (D, 20) · primary sponsor
- Tom Shipley (R, 9)
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 293 .
Subjects: military, armed conflicts, civil air patrol, governor, national guard, constitution of the united states
Common questions
- What is HF2462?
- HF2462 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to circumstances necessary prior to deployment of state military units.
- What does HF2462 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to circumstances necessary prior to deployment of state military units.
- What is the status of HF2462?
- In committee as of February 16, 2026. Latest action: Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 293 . (February 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2462?
- Josh Turek (D, 20), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HF2462?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2462&ga=91
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