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

SF 144: Relating to the creation of land redevelopment trusts

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 provides for the establishment of land redevelopment trusts. Division I of the bill authorizes one or more municipalities to establish a land redevelopment trust as a method to return dilapidated, abandoned, blighted, and tax-delinquent properties in their communities to economically productive status. An established land redevelopment trust is a public agency for the purpose of joint exercise of governmental powers, a governmental body for purposes of public meetings requirements of Code chapter 21, and a government body for purposes of public records requirements of Code chapter 22.

Sponsors

Sen. Liz Bennett (D), Sen. Tony Bisignano (D), Sen. Matt Blake (D), Sen. Molly Donahue (D), Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D), Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D), Sen. Janet Petersen (D), Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D), Sen. Art Staed (D), Sen. Thomas Townsend (D), Sen. Janice Weiner (D), Sen. Cindy Winckler (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 29, 2025

  • Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Janice Weiner (D) · janice.weiner@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 8 for, 0 against

For: Greater Des Moines Partnership; Home Builders Association of Iowa; Iowa Chamber Alliance; Iowa League of Cities; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors; Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce; Professional Developers of Iowa (PDI)

In plain words

  1. January 28, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee
  2. January 29, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Driscoll, Webster and Weiner

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/SF144