91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 151: Relating to surface water quality by requiring the establishment and maintenance of riparian protection measures, providing for financing, and providing penalties
Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
GENERAL. This bill amends Code chapter 466B, which provides for a number of programs to protect surface water and provide for flood mitigation and watershed management., a watercourse such as a river, stream, or drainage ditch; or a body of water such as a pond, lake, or reservoir) to establish and maintain a riparian protection measure (measure) in compliance with a riparian protection compliance plan (plan). The plan is derived from a riparian protection inventory and map developed by the department of natural resources (DNR).
Sponsors
Rep. Timi M. Brown-Powers (D), Rep. Daniel Gosa (D), Rep. Rob Johnson (D), Rep. Bob Kressig (D), Rep. Monica Kurth (D), Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D), Rep. Mary Lee Madison (D), Rep. Larry McBurney (D), Rep. Brian Meyer (D), Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D), Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D)
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against
For: Climate Land Leaders; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Environmental Council; League of Women Voters of Iowa
In plain words
- January 30, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Environmental Protection committee
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/91/HF151