HF 2375: Relating to petitions to change the form of management of a drainage or levee district to a board of trustees

What it does

BACKGROUND. This bill provides for a petition to change the form of management of a drainage or levee district (district).1). A district may also be established and managed by a joint board of supervisors if the district crosses county lines (Code chapter 468, subchapter II).322).327). In order for a board of trustees to assume management of the district, the landowners in the district must submit a petition with the county auditor, or county auditors in the case of an intercounty district, to call for a special election to elect trustees from the membership of the landowners in the district.

Senate subcommittee · named February 24, 2022

• Sen. Dennis Guth (R) · dennis.guth@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Waylon Brown (R)
• Sen. Claire Celsi (D)

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Drainage District Association; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Auditors; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors

In plain words

1. February 10, 2022Filed in the House
2. February 23, 2022Passed the House, 97–0
3. February 24, 2022Arrived in the Senate
4. February 24, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Guth, Brown and Celsi
5. March 1, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
6. March 10, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
7. March 24, 2022Sent to the Senate State Government committee