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

SF 2100: Relating to county zoning of industrial and commercial businesses

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 county from preventing an industrial or commercial business that operates or seeks to operate the business on and out of property in the county but outside the corporate limits of any city from storing items directly related to the business, regardless of zoning designation, when all of the following conditions are met: the business (1) uses a building to store the items; (2) does not have more than one location in the county located outside the corporate limits of any city; (3) is independently owned and operated; (4) does not have more than employees; and (5) owns the property from which it is operating and at which it is storing items.

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 10, 2026

Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R) · mark.lofgren@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Izaah Knox (D) · izaah.knox@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Dave Sires (R) · dave.sires@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 3 against

For: Americans For Prosperity

Against: Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors; Marion County Board of Supervisors

In plain words

January 26, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee
February 10, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Lofgren, Knox and Sires
February 12, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it