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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 2305: Regarding port authorities, including by allowing port authorities to enter into certain loan agreements and lease contracts

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to the powers and duties of port authorities. Under Code chapter 28J, the bill modifies the defined terms “authorized purposes”, “city”, “cost”, “facility” or “port authority facility”, “governmental agency”, “political subdivision”, “political subdivisions comprising the port authority”, “port authority revenue bonds” or “revenue bonds”, and “revenues”. The bill creates and defines the terms “net revenues” and “public works project”. The bill allows for the creation of a port authority by one or more political subdivisions, rather than by two or more political subdivisions.

Sponsors

Commerce committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 15 for, 0 against

For: Ames Chamber of Commerce; Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance; Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce; Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce; Greater Des Moines Partnership; Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities; Iowa Chamber Alliance; Iowa Confluence Water Trails; Iowa League of Cities; Iowa Travel Industry Partners; Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce; Metropolitan Coalition; and 3 more

In plain words

  1. February 17, 2022Filed in the Senate
  2. February 17, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 2, 2022Passed the Senate, 48–0
  4. March 3, 2022Arrived in the House

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/SF2305