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

SF 590: Relating to the creation of land banks

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

What it does

This bill provides for the establishment of land banks. Division I of the bill authorizes one or more municipalities to establish a land bank as a method to return dilapidated, abandoned, blighted, and tax-delinquent properties in their communities to economically productive status. An established land bank is a public agency for the purpose of joint exercise of governmental powers, a governmental body for purposes of public meetings requirements of Code chapter 21, and a government body for purposes of public records requirements of Code chapter 22.

Sponsors

Ways and Means committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 19, 2022

  • Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Brad Zaun (R)

Lobbying · 18 for, 0 against

For: American Planning Association Iowa Chapter; City of Cedar Rapids; City of Des Moines; Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce; Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity; Grow Clinton County; Habitat for Humanity of Iowa; Home Builders Association of Iowa; Iowa Association of Councils of Governments; Iowa Credit Union League; Iowa Housing Partnership; Iowa Housing Trust Funds Advocates Network; and 6 more

In plain words

  1. April 1, 2021Filed in the Senate
  2. April 1, 2021Approved by the Senate committee
  3. June 22, 2021Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
  4. January 19, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Dawson, Petersen and Zaun
  5. February 23, 2022Approved by the Senate committee

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/SF590