88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
HF 407: Relating to confinement feeding operations, including by establishing a moratorium, requiring the department of natural resources to adjust compliance fees, requiring the department to submit a report to the general assembly, 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
GENERAL. This bill amends Code chapter 459 (the “Animal Agriculture Compliance Act”) regulated by the department of natural resources (DNR) by establishing a moratorium upon the construction, including expansion, of a confinement feeding operation structure (structure) such as buildings or manure storage structure associated with a confinement feeding operation (operation). The degree of regulation is based on a number of factors including the date the operations were established, the type of structure being constructed, and the operation’s size determined according to its animal unit capacity (AUC).
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 Environmental Protection 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/HF407