91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SSB 1183: Relating to regional transit districts
Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
A regional transit district is a public transit district created pursuant to Code chapter 28E by one or more counties and participating cities to provide support for transportation of passengers by one or more public transit systems that may be designated as a public transit system under Code chapter 324A. Under current law, a regional transit district can be created by one or more counties, if at least one of the counties has a population in excess of 175,000, and participating cities through a Code chapter 28E agreement. This bill eliminates the county population threshold to be able to create a regional transit district with participating cities.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 25, 2025
- Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R) · cherielynn.westrich@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R) · mark.lofgren@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Janice Weiner (D) · janice.weiner@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against
For: City of Iowa City; Greater Iowa City, Inc.; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa League of Cities; Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce
In plain words
- February 25, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee
- February 25, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Westrich, Lofgren and Weiner
- March 3, 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/SSB1183