Designating certain county flood mitigation activities as an essential county purpose

Presentado por Sen. Lynn Evans (R)

Temas:Environment & natural resources Cities & counties

La misma legislación: HSB 83

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Dónde está ahora

Hecho: Presentado13 de enero de 2025
Hecho: Subcomité14 de enero de 2025
Se detuvo: Comité del SenadoMurió al terminar la Asamblea General
Sigue: Lo aprueba el Senado
Sigue: Comité de la CámaraEmbudo: antes del 20 de marzo de 2026
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Sigue: Firmado como ley

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Qué contiene

Resumen con IA County leaders would be allowed to borrow money to restore wetlands, oxbow lakes, and floodplains without needing a public vote first. This change treats these environmental projects the same as other essential tasks, like protecting property from floodwaters. Currently, most large county debts require voters to approve them at an election, but these specific projects would not. (Todavía no está traducido al español.)¹

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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.

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Named January 14, 2025. On January 22, 2025 it recommended passage.

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Lo que cambia del Código de Iowa (Iowa Code)

Modifica§331.441

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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

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

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
HSB 681 HSB 681
89th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · similar
Cleared committee

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