91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 3: Designating certain county flood mitigation activities as an essential county purpose
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 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.
Sponsors
Sen. Lynn Evans (R)
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 14, 2025
- Sen. Jeff Taylor (R) · jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R) · mark.lofgren@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 12 for, 1 against
For: Center for Rural Affairs; Conservation Districts of Iowa; Des Moines Water Works; Dubuque Area Land and Water Legacy; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Conservation Alliance; Iowa Environmental Council; Iowa Farmers Union; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors; Izaak Walton League - Iowa Division; The Nature Conservancy
Against: Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
In plain words
- January 13, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee
- January 14, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Taylor, Lofgren and Quirmbach
- January 22, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
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/SF3