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Bills › 91st General Assembly

HF 323Died when the session ended · February 11, 2025

Relating to enclosed structures on private docks and required insurance

Sponsored by Rep. Brent Siegrist (R), Rep. Josh Turek (D)

Topics:Environment & natural resourcesInsurance

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 11, 2025
  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 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary People with dock permits can build enclosed structures to protect their boat lifts or slips if they use certain materials and follow specific size rules. If someone builds one of these structures, they must have at least $1 million in liability insurance for the dock. The owner is also responsible for any damages caused by the dock or the new structure.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to enclosed structures on private docks and a requirement to maintain liability insurance for the dock on which the structure is constructed. The bill allows a person with a valid dock site permit and hoist or slip assignment to build an enclosed structure if the enclosed structure is constructed with rust-resistant materials, meets building code, material, and size requirements, and is used to protect a hoist or a slip and not for certain other purposes. The bill requires an owner of a dock to carry liability insurance with a minimum per occurrence coverage of $1 million for the dock with an enclosed structure constructed pursuant to the bill. The owner shall be liable for any damages caused by private dock and enclosed structure.

Full bill text2

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§462A.27B

How the Code works3

Lobbying

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Tried before

HF 2378Cleared committee90th GA

91st General Assembly

HF 323Cleared committee

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

  • HF 2378 Relating to enclosed structures on private docks and required insurance
    90th General Assembly · In committee · nearly identical
    Cleared committee

Similar bills this General Assembly

  • HSB 163 Relating to enclosed structures on private docks and required insurance
    91st General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 710
    Nearly identical

Matched by wording or an identical title.