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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2246: Relating to the creation of land redevelopment trusts

Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, 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 redevelopment trusts. Division I of the bill authorizes one or more municipalities to establish a land redevelopment trust as a method to return dilapidated, abandoned, blighted, and tax-delinquent properties in their communities to economically productive status. An established land redevelopment trust 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

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 8, 2024

  • Rep. Thompson P.
  • Rep. Kenan Judge (D) · kenan.judge@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. John H. Wills (R) · john.wills@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

For: County Planning and Zoning Officials of Iowa; Iowa Housing Partnership; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors; Professional Developers of Iowa (PDI)

In plain words

  1. January 31, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee
  2. February 8, 2024House subcommittee named: Thompson P., Judge, Wills and J

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/90/HF2246