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90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

SSB 1131: SSB 1131

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 relates to residency requirements for members of county zoning commissions and county boards of adjustment. Under current law, only an eligible elector who resides within a county but outside the corporate limits of any city may serve on a county zoning commission or a county board of adjustment. The bill allows an eligible elector who lives within the county and inside the corporate limits of any city to serve on a county zoning commission or county board of adjustment if the eligible elector owns land within the county but outside the corporate limits of any city.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 2, 2023

  • Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: County Planning and Zoning Officials of Iowa; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors

In plain words

  1. February 2, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee
  2. February 2, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Green, Quirmbach and Webster

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/SSB1131