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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 159: Concerning city ordinances regarding vegetation planted in residential areas by landowners

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill prohibits a city from adopting or enforcing an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment that restricts an owner of real property located in a district zoned for residential use with a speed limit of miles per hour or less from growing purposely planted vegetation that is inches or less in height.

Sponsors

Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club

In plain words

  1. January 30, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Local Government 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/HF159