89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 2111: Relating to a peace officer’s search of garbage placed outside of a person’s residence for waste collection in a publicly accessible area
Became SF 2296 · Its progress continues under the new number.
What it does
This bill relates to a peace officer’s search of garbage placed outside of a person’s residence for waste collection in a publicly accessible area. The bill provides that it is the public policy of this state that a person has no reasonable expectation of privacy in garbage placed outside of the person’s residence for waste collection in a publicly accessible area. An ordinance or a regulation adopted by a city or county shall not be construed by a person to create a reasonable expectation of privacy in garbage placed outside of the person’s residence for waste collection in a publicly accessible area.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 27, 2022
- Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Kevin Kinney (D)
- Sen. Brad Zaun (R)
Lobbying · 5 for, 2 against
For: Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Fraternal Order of Police; Iowa Peace Officers Association; Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum); Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association
Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Iowa Association for Justice
In plain words
- January 26, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
- January 27, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Dawson, Kinney and Zaun
- February 16, 2022Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2296
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF2111