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Relating to duties of certain political subdivisions, including duties of fence viewers, stewardship of certain cemeteries, and provision of fire protection and emergency medical services, and including transition and effective date provisions
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 13, 2026
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 19, 2026
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 2431
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 2431 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 2431 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Iowa would stop using townships as a type of local government. Even though they would no longer be a government, the areas themselves would still exist and be used the same way.1
Read the official explanation
This bill eliminates townships as a form of local government, but does not affect how a township is use
Changed since by amendment S-5208; see Amendments.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 13, 2026. On February 5, 2026 it recommended passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
2 written public comments to its subcommittee: March 11, 2026 (1), February 5, 2026 (1) · on the Legislature’s site
Iowa Code it changes
Amends§100.2§100B.21§101.8§102.1§11.6§12C.1§12C.4§142D.2§145A.2§15.291§15E.167§161E.14§165.35§169C.6§172A.3§172D.1§19.1§199.1§20.3§22.1§22A.1§231.4§233.1§24.2§25.6§252.24§257.11§257B.20§257B.4§257B.6§257B.7§25B.3§261A.4§28E.31§28E.32§28E.41§28E.42§28J.1§297.22§298.7and 128 more
Lobbying
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