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

SF 2274: Requiring the department of natural resources to conduct a study related to pelican predation

Became SF 2326 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill requires the department of natural resources to conduct a one-year study investigating pelican predation in Iowa’s inland waterways, the Mississippi river, and on private farm ponds. The department shall consult with the United States army corps of engineers, the United States fish and wildlife service, and local, state, and federal elected representatives over the span of the study. The department shall submit a report of the study’s findings and make recommendations to the general assembly by December 1, 2025.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

The DNR estimates the cost of completing this study to be $125,000, which will be funded from the Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund.

Senate subcommittee · named February 12, 2024

  • Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R)
  • Sen. Liz Bennett (D) · liz.bennett@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Claire Celsi (D)
  • Sen. Rocky De Witt (R)
  • Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Lynn Evans (R) · lynn.evans@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Izaah Knox (D) · izaah.knox@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Annette Sweeney (R) · annette.sweeney@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D) · sarah.trone.garriott@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dan Zumbach (R) · dan.zumbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 1 against

Against: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club

In plain words

  1. February 8, 2024Filed in the Senate and sent to the Natural Resources and Environment committee
  2. February 12, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Cournoyer, Bennett, Celsi, De Witt, Driscoll, Evans, Green, Knox, Rozenboom, Shipley, Sweeney, Trone Garriott and Zumbach
  3. February 14, 2024Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2326

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/SF2274