SF 600: Relating to storm water drainage system services by creating exemptions for service charges

What it does

This bill relates to exemptions for service charges for storm water drainage system services. The bill prohibits counties, cities, and real estate improvement districts from charging for storm water drainage system services for billing months when the connected real property at any point retains at least 1.5 inches of standing water. The bill also prohibits counties, cities, and real estate improvement districts from charging for storm water drainage system services if the connected real property contains within the property a retention pond for storm water purposes that meets the requirements provided in the national pollutant discharge elimination system general permit no. as issued by the department of natural resources.

Senate subcommittee · named March 19, 2025

• Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 1 against

For: Home Builders Association of Iowa; Iowa Manufactured Housing Association

Against: City of Des Moines

In plain words

1. February 18, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee · as SSB 1140
2. February 18, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Webster, Quirmbach and Sires · as SSB 1140
3. February 26, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Webster, Sires and Weiner · as SSB 1140
4. March 4, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes · as SSB 1140
5. March 6, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 600 · as SSB 1140
6. March 10, 2025Filed in the Senate
7. March 10, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
8. March 11, 2025Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
9. March 19, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Bousselot, Green and Quirmbach
10. March 26, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it