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SF 3Died when the session ended · January 22, 2025

Designating certain county flood mitigation activities as an essential county purpose

Sponsored by Sen. Lynn Evans (R)

Topics:Environment & natural resourcesCities & counties

Same legislation: HSB 83

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Also covers HSB 83.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2025
  3. Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the Senate
  5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary 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.1

Read the official explanation

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.

Full bill text2

Senate subcommittee

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

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§331.441

How the Code works3

Lobbying

12 for · 1 against · 12 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

SF 442Renumbered89th GAHF 523Became law89th GAHF 2166Passed a chamber89th GAHF 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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