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90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

SSB 1052: SSB 1052

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 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

Senate subcommittee · named January 17, 2023

  • Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dennis Guth (R) · dennis.guth@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Izaah Knox (D) · izaah.knox@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 11 for, 1 against

For: Conservation Districts of Iowa; Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; Environmental Law and Policy Center; Iowa Conservation Alliance; Iowa Environmental Council; Iowa Farmers Union; 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

  1. January 17, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee
  2. January 17, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Shipley, Guth and Knox
  3. January 23, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/SSB1052