88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
HF 397: Prohibiting the construction of confinement feeding operation structures that are part of confinement feeding operations located in certain subwatersheds, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions
Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
BILL’S PROVISIONS —— GENERAL. This bill amends the “Animal Agriculture Compliance Act” (Code chapter 459) which in large part provides for the regulation of confinement feeding operations (operations) including associated confinement feeding operation structures (structures) such as buildings or manure storage structures. The Code chapter is regulated and enforced by the department of natural resources (DNR) which also enforces provisions of other environmental regulations such as the federal Clean Water Act under the supervision of the United States environmental protection agency (EPA).
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against
For: Des Moines Water Works; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Environmental Council
In plain words
- February 18, 2019Filed in the House and sent to the Agriculture committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HF397