# Iowa

Every law and rule change USCLI tracks for Iowa, across the professions, on one page. Each entry links to its full write-up and official sources.

Source: https://uscli.org/states/iowa

## Licensing Ledger

Iowa licenses private investigation, private security, and bail enforcement businesses through the Program Services Bureau of the Department of Public Safety. Employees who do regulated work need a department identification card, not a separate license.

[Full Iowa page: every change, its sources, and what has not changed](https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/iowa) (3 entries).

- Sep 2, 2026 — **[Department proposes to rewrite Chapter 121](https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/iowa#ra-26-276)** — Regulatory analysis — Under Executive Order 10, the Department of Public Safety published a regulatory analysis proposing to rescind 661 IAC Chapter 121 and adopt a new chapter in its place. A public hearing was scheduled for September 23, 2026, with written comments due the…
- Oct 23, 2024 — **[Firearms training rule for private school security officers](https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/iowa#arc-8226c)** — Final rule — Implementing 2024 House Files 2586 and 2652, the department added a definition of “private school security officer” to Chapter 121 and a new rule, 121.25, requiring these officers to take part in annual live scenario training, an initial firearm…
- Jul 1, 2024 — **[Bail bond sureties must be licensed to do bail enforcement](https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/iowa#hf-2164)** — House File 2164, 90th General Assembly — Amended Iowa Code 80A.2 so that the exemption for a person employed by one employer in connection with that employer’s affairs does not cover a person employed by a surety licensed under Chapter 811 who is acting as a bail enforcement agent. It also…

## Officer Ledger

The Officer Ledger has not published a Iowa page yet. [See the states it covers](https://uscli.org/officer-certification-tracker).

## Forensic Ledger

The Forensic Ledger has not published a Iowa page yet. [See the states it covers](https://uscli.org/forensic-science-tracker).