91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 456: Concerning city ordinances regarding vegetation planted in residential areas by landowners including property along curb lines
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 or, for that portion of the property abutting the curb line that may obstruct a motorist’s view, 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
- February 18, 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/HF456