89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
SSB 3050: SSB 3050
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
17 prohibits mowing roadside vegetation on rights-of-way and medians of primary highways, interstate highways, and secondary roads prior to July unless the mowing is done within 200 yards of an inhabited dwelling; on rights-of-way within one mile of the corporate limits of a city; to promote native species of vegetation or other long-lived and adaptable vegetation; to establish control of damaging insect populations, noxious weeds, and invasive plant species; for visibility and safety reasons; within rest areas, weigh stations, and wayside parks; within feet of a drainage tile or tile intake; for access to a mailbox or for other accessibility purposes; or on rights-of-way adjacent to agricultural demonstration or research plots.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 20, 2022
- Sen. Dan Zumbach (R) · dan.zumbach@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Amanda Ragan (D)
- Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 0 for, 3 against
Against: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Conservation Alliance; Izaak Walton League - Iowa Division
In plain words
- January 19, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Agriculture committee
- January 20, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Zumbach, Ragan and Shipley
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/89/SSB3050