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

SF 2305: Regulating the application of manure originating from an animal feeding operation, and making penalties applicable

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

BACKGROUND. An animal feeding operation (AFO) is regulated by the department of natural resources (DNR) under several Code chapters, including Code chapter 459 governing all AFOs, which includes provisions regulating confinement feeding operations, and Code chapter 459A, which includes selected provisions regulating open feedlot operations. An AFO is an area in which agricultural animals are confined for days or more in any 12-month period, and all associated structures used for the storage of manure.

Sponsors

Sen. Art Staed (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 17, 2026

  • Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Art Staed (D) · art.staed@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dan Zumbach (R) · dan.zumbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Food & Water Watch; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club

In plain words

  1. February 12, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Natural Resources and Environment committee
  2. February 17, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Shipley, Staed and Zumbach

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/SF2305