HF 2485: Relating to regulation of watercraft and equipment on public lakes by common interest communities and certain nonprofit corporations, and including effective date provisions

What it does

This bill relates to the regulation of watercraft and equipment on public lakes. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the bill allows a common interest community with 1,000 units or more that is adjacent to or abutting a public lake to establish policies for the common interest community’s owners, and the owners’ guests, regarding the operation of watercraft, including but not limited to equipment specifications, upon the public lake. The bill allows the common interest community to utilize private buoys and other safety-related installations to communicate the relevant policies until the natural resource commission adopts rules regulating buoys and other safety-related installations for the public lake that is adjacent to or abuts the common interest community.

House subcommittee · named January 31, 2024

• Rep. Carter F. Nordman (R) · carter.nordman@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R) · jane.bloomingdale@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Kenan Judge (D) · kenan.judge@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 3 against

For: Lake Panorama Association

Against: Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Motorcycle Dealers Association

In plain words

1. January 31, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Commerce committee · as HSB 647
2. January 31, 2024House subcommittee named: Nordman, Bloomingdale and Judge · as HSB 647
3. February 5, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 647
4. February 8, 2024Approved by the House committee · as HSB 647
5. February 13, 2024Filed in the House
6. February 13, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2485 · as HSB 647
7. February 21, 2024Passed the House, 74–22
8. February 22, 2024Arrived in the Senate
9. February 27, 2024Took the place of SF 2292 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
10. February 27, 2024Passed the Senate, 44–5
11. February 28, 2024Sent to the Governor
12. February 28, 2024Signed into law