Designating certain county flood mitigation activities as an essential county purpose

Same legislation: SF 3

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 23, 2025
Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: Passes the House
Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: To the Governor
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

This bill amends the portion of the definition of “essential county purpose” relating to the protection of property from floodwaters to include the reconnection of floodplains and wetland and oxbow lake restoration. Under Code chapter 331, a county board of supervisors may generally contract indebtedness and approve the issuance of general obligation bonds to carry out an essential county purpose without approval by voters at an election, while the issuance of general obligation bonds to carry out a general county purpose generally requires approval by voters at an election.

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

House subcommittee

Named February 3, 2025. On February 11, 2025 it recommended amendment and passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§331.441

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Lobbying

12 for · 1 against · 12 undecided · Who →

Family tree

Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

Tried before

SF 442Renumbered89th GA HF 523Became law89th GA HF 2166Passed a chamber89th GA HF 448Cleared committee90th GA

Study bill

HSB 83Cleared committee

91st General Assembly

SF 3Cleared committee

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in 2 earlier General Assemblies. A version became law.

HF 448 Designating certain county flood mitigation activities as an essential county purpose
90th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · same title
Cleared committee
HF 2166 Designating certain county flood mitigation activities as an essential county purpose
89th General Assembly · Passed House · same title
Passed a chamber
HF 523 Designating certain county flood mitigation activities as an essential county purpose
89th General Assembly · Signed by Governor · same title
Became law
SF 442 Designating certain county flood mitigation activities as an essential county purpose
89th General Assembly · Renumbered as SF 607 · same title
Cleared committee
SF 607 Designating certain county flood mitigation activities as an essential county purpose
89th General Assembly · Withdrawn · same title
Didn’t advance

Similar bills this General Assembly

HF 362 Designating emergency medical services as an essential county purpose
91st General Assembly · In committee
Similar

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.