Relating to beneficial use in the context of water allocation

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 29, 2026
2. ✕
   Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
3. Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

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

What’s in it

The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to beneficial use of water allocation. Under current law, for the purposes of Code chapter 455B, subchapter III, part 4, “beneficial use” is defined as the application of water to a useful purpose that inures to the benefit of the water user and subject to the user’s dominion and control but does not include the waste or pollution of water. The bill strikes the definition and provides that beneficial use is determined by the department of natural resources on a case-by-case basis when determining whether to grant a permit for the diversion, storage, or withdrawal of water, and must not be based on the category of use.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§455B.261§455B.265

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Similar bills

• HF 861 Relating to beneficial use in the context of water allocation
  91st General Assembly · Approved by committee
  Nearly identical

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