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

HF 2148: Eliminating the Iowa smart planning principles and other local comprehensive planning and development guidelines

Became HF 2618 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

1 enumerates the Iowa smart planning principles. The Iowa smart planning principles are principles that state agencies, local governments, and other public entities are required to consider and may apply during deliberation of all appropriate planning, zoning, development, and resource management decisions.1 and authorizes such city or county to include specified additional types of objective or program information concerning the action being taken by the city or county.2 and makes corresponding changes to other provisions of the Code.

Sponsors

Rep. Dean Fisher (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 3, 2026

  • Rep. Sam Wengryn (R) · sam.wengryn@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Judd Lawler (R) · judd.lawler@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Adam Zabner (D) · adam.zabner@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 6 against

For: VALOR Iowa

Against: American Planning Association Iowa Chapter; Dubuque Area Land and Water Legacy; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association (ICREA); League of Women Voters of Iowa; Professional Developers of Iowa (PDI)

In plain words

  1. January 21, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Local Government committee
  2. February 3, 2026House subcommittee named: Wengryn, Lawler and Zabner
  3. February 5, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. February 17, 2026Approved by the House committee
  5. February 17, 2026Committee vote: 15–5
  6. February 19, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2618
  7. March 9, 2026Withdrawn

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/HF2148