90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 448: Designating certain county flood mitigation activities as an essential county purpose
Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill amends the portion of the definition of “essential county purpose” relating to the protection of property from floodwaters to include the reconnection of floodplains and wetland and oxbow lake restoration. Under Code chapter 331, a county board of supervisors may generally contract indebtedness and approve the issuance of general obligation bonds to carry out an essential county purpose without approval by voters at an election, while the issuance of general obligation bonds to carry out a general county purpose generally requires approval by voters at an election.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named February 5, 2024
- Rep. Luana Stoltenberg (R)
- Rep. Jeff Cooling (D) · jeff.cooling@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Robert Henderson (R) · robert.henderson@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 9 for, 1 against
For: Conservation Districts of Iowa; Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; Iowa Conservation Alliance; Iowa Environmental Council; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors; Linn County Board of Supervisors; The Nature Conservancy; Urban County Coalition
Against: Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
In plain words
- February 24, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Local Government committee
- February 27, 2023House subcommittee named: Henderson, Amos Jr. and Stoltenberg
- February 28, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
- February 5, 2024House subcommittee named: Stoltenberg, Cooling and Henderson
- February 7, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
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/HF448