88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
SF 384: Relating to fences on property acquired from railroads
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
Under current law, a person, including a state agency or political subdivision of the state, who acquires a railroad right-of-way for a purpose other than farming is required to construct, maintain, and repair a fence on each side of the property. The requirement may be waived by a written agreement with the adjoining landowner. In addition, the requirement does not apply to rights-of-way located on land within the corporate limits of a city except where the acquired right-of-way is contiguous to land assessed as agricultural land.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 28, 2019
- Sen. Jeff Edler (R)
- Sen. Nate Boulton (D)
- Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)
Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against
For: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; SMART-Transportation Division
In plain words
- February 26, 2019Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee
- February 28, 2019Senate subcommittee named: Edler, Boulton and Garrett
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/SF384