Environment & natural resources
90 bills in the 2026 session, newest first.
HF 2531 · Relating to interests in minerals owned by counties and cities, and including effective date provisionsSigned by GovernorJune 2, 2026
HF 2771 · Relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and including contingent effective date provisionsSigned by GovernorJune 1, 2026
SF 2318 · Relating to nonresident deer hunting licensesSigned by GovernorMay 15, 2026
SF 2487 · Relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protectionWithdrawnMay 2, 2026
HF 2527 · Providing a limitation on civil or criminal liability for any alleged actual or potential effect on climate caused wholly or partly by a greenhouse gas emissionSigned by GovernorApril 30, 2026
HF 863 · Relating to the use of blue lights on vessels operating on waters under the jurisdiction of the natural resource commissionSigned by GovernorApril 16, 2026
HSB 772 · Relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and including contingent effective date provisionsRenumbered as HF 2771April 15, 2026
HF 2215 · Relating to natural resources, including office locations of the director of natural resources, state park user fee pilot programs, the delegation of powers and duties concerning state preserves, and age requirements for hunting deer with pistols or revolversSigned by GovernorApril 9, 2026
SF 2418 · Relating to drainage districts and levees, including district parcel records, and including effective date provisionsSigned by GovernorApril 9, 2026
SSB 3190 · Relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protectionRenumbered as SF 2487April 8, 2026
SF 2427 · Providing a limitation on civil or criminal liability for any alleged actual or potential effect on climate caused wholly or partly by a greenhouse gas emissionWithdrawnMarch 24, 2026
SF 424 · Relating to the allocation of special nonresident deer hunting licensesDied when the session endedMarch 17, 2026
HF 2642 · Relating to the use of water, including beneficial use in the context of water allocation and the disposal of wastewater from distillery operationsDied when the session endedMarch 12, 2026
HF 2732 · Providing for water quality practices, including an edge-of-field practice tax credit and cover crop practice tax creditDied when the session endedMarch 9, 2026
SF 548 · Relating to the use of personal flotation devices on personal watercraftDied when the session endedMarch 9, 2026
HF 2733 · Relating to water quality, including a water quality monitoring network and the water quality initiative, an agricultural best management practices tax credit, an Iowa clean water farm program and property tax credit, and water quality practices loans, making appropriations, and including applicability provisionsDied when the session endedMarch 9, 2026
HF 2335 · Relating to hunter education requirementsDied when the session endedMarch 9, 2026
HF 2640 · Prohibiting the intentional emission of air contaminants into the atmosphere, and providing penaltiesDied when the session endedMarch 5, 2026
HF 2511 · Relating to statewide resilience planning, including the development, implementation, and periodic updating of an Iowa state resilience planDied when the session endedFebruary 25, 2026
SF 2178 · Relating to eligibility requirements for lifetime hunting, fishing, and fur harvester licensesDied when the session endedFebruary 24, 2026
HF 2702 · Relating to the production of oil and gas, geologic hydrogen, hydrocarbons, or other minerals, including establishing certain duties required of oil and gas operators, requiring notice and surface use agreement offers, and providing for remediesDied when the session endedFebruary 23, 2026
SF 546 · Relating to oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the authority of the department of natural resources, confidential information, and pooling ordersRenumbered as SF 2449February 23, 2026
HSB 740 · Relating to the production of oil and gas, geologic hydrogen, hydrocarbons, or other minerals, including establishing certain duties required of oil and gas operators, requiring notice and surface use agreement offers, and providing for remediesRenumbered as HF 2702February 23, 2026
SF 2349 · Relating to drainage districts and levees, including district parcel recordsRenumbered as SF 2418February 23, 2026
HF 2117 · Relating to groundwater monitoring in the state, including the establishment of a pilot program, and including effective date provisionsRenumbered as HF 2687February 23, 2026
HF 2657 · Relating to residency requirements for fishing and hunting licensesDied when the session endedFebruary 20, 2026
HSB 673 · Relating to residency requirements for fishing and hunting licensesRenumbered as HF 2657February 20, 2026
SSB 3133 · Providing a limitation on civil or criminal liability for any alleged actual or potential effect on climate caused wholly or partly by a greenhouse gas emissionRenumbered as SF 2427February 19, 2026
SSB 3171 · Relating to restrictions on conservation officers, including entering homes and camera placementDied when the session endedFebruary 19, 2026
HF 2627 · Relating to deer depredationDied when the session endedFebruary 19, 2026
HF 2038 · Relating to deer depredationRenumbered as HF 2627February 19, 2026
HF 2173 · Relating to the intentional emission of air contaminants into the atmosphere, including prohibitions and reporting requirements, and providing penaltiesRenumbered as HF 2640February 19, 2026
HSB 713 · Relating to the use and withdrawal of Iowa’s surface and groundwater resources, including permitting requirementsRenumbered as HF 2642February 19, 2026
HF 2626 · Relating to camping, including emergency safety requirements at campgrounds located in floodplainsDied when the session endedFebruary 19, 2026
HF 843 · Relating to oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the authority of the department of natural resources, confidential information, and pooling ordersDied when the session endedFebruary 19, 2026
SF 2377 · Relating to public accessibility to water sample dataDied when the session endedFebruary 18, 2026
SF 2356 · Relating to monitoring the application of manure originating from a confinement feeding operation, and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedFebruary 17, 2026
HSB 736 · Relating to the treatment of private sewage disposal systems, including monitoring, maintenance, and reporting requirements, and including applicability provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 17, 2026
HF 2137 · Relating to businesses removing and disposing of wild animal carcasses, including licensing, reciprocity, possession, and reporting requirements for carcass removersDied when the session endedFebruary 17, 2026
HSB 693 · Providing a limitation on civil or criminal liability for any alleged actual or potential effect on climate caused wholly or partly by a greenhouse gas emissionRenumbered as HF 2527February 16, 2026
HF 2472 · Relating to raccoons, including restrictions on taking, reimbursement requirements, and scheduled fine amounts, and providing penaltiesDied when the session endedFebruary 16, 2026
HSB 657 · Requiring the department of natural resources to identify specific animal sources of pollutants to a water of the state when determining the water’s inclusion on a list of impaired watersRenumbered as HF 2530February 16, 2026
HSB 275 · Relating to the allocation of special nonresident deer hunting licensesDied when the session endedFebruary 16, 2026
HF 2460 · Relating to clean water projects and programs by requiring agencies to publish data regarding progress in meeting certain benchmarksDied when the session endedFebruary 16, 2026
HF 2213 · Relating to interests in minerals owned by counties and citiesRenumbered as HF 2531February 16, 2026
HF 2530 · Requiring the department of natural resources to identify specific animal sources of pollutants to a water of the state when determining the water’s inclusion on a list of impaired watersDied when the session endedFebruary 16, 2026
HSB 661 · Relating to the definition of beverage for purposes of beverage container redemptionDied when the session endedFebruary 16, 2026
HF 2416 · Relating to the regulation of confinement feeding operations, including by providing for partially roofed structures and prohibiting the construction, including expansion, of structures, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 12, 2026
SSB 3121 · Relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licensesRenumbered as SF 2317February 12, 2026
SSB 3120 · Relating to hunter education requirementsDied when the session endedFebruary 12, 2026
HF 2419 · Regulating animal feeding operations, including rulemaking requirements, and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedFebruary 12, 2026
HF 2425 · Appropriating moneys to Iowa state university of science and technology for use by the Iowa nutrient research center in supporting the Iowa water quality information systemsDied when the session endedFebruary 12, 2026
SSB 3127 · Relating to nonresident deer hunting licensesRenumbered as SF 2318February 12, 2026
SF 2305 · Regulating the application of manure originating from an animal feeding operation, and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedFebruary 12, 2026
HF 2408 · Appropriating moneys to support a water quality monitoring network supervised by the Iowa flood centerDied when the session endedFebruary 11, 2026
SF 2270 · Regulating animal feeding operations, including rulemaking requirements, and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedFebruary 11, 2026
SF 2262 · Relating to the regulation of confinement feeding operations, including by providing for partially roofed structures and prohibiting the construction, including expansion, of structures, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 10, 2026
SF 2261 · Relating to confinement feeding operations by requiring the installation and operation of pollution monitoring systems, and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedFebruary 10, 2026
SF 2267 · Relating to clean water projects and programs by requiring agencies to publish data regarding progress in meeting certain benchmarksDied when the session endedFebruary 10, 2026
SF 2264 · Providing for a manure management planning mapDied when the session endedFebruary 10, 2026
SF 2266 · Relating to clean water monitoring by requiring agencies to publish disaggregated data, including data associated with contributions by nonpoint sourcesDied when the session endedFebruary 10, 2026
SF 2258 · Relating to animal feeding operations by providing for certain air and water quality regulations, including when two or more related confinement feeding operations are deemed to be a single operation, making penalties applicable, and including effective date and applicability provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 10, 2026
SF 2259 · Regulating confinement feeding operations by providing for construction permits, and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedFebruary 10, 2026
SF 2255 · Relating to the treatment of private sewage disposal systems, including monitoring, maintenance, and reporting requirements, and including applicability provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 10, 2026
SSB 3125 · Relating to the treatment of private sewage disposal systems, including monitoring, maintenance, and reporting requirements, and including applicability provisionsRenumbered as SF 2255February 10, 2026
SF 2265 · Relating to water quality standards, including by providing for the regulation of animal feeding operations, providing penalties, and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedFebruary 10, 2026
HF 2112 · Relating to the retrieval of wounded deer by use of a registered unmanned aerial vehicle, and providing penaltiesDied when the session endedFebruary 9, 2026
HJR 2007 · Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of the people to a clean environmentDid not passFebruary 6, 2026
HF 2020 · Relating to hunter education requirementsRenumbered as HF 2335February 6, 2026
HF 2313 · Relating to the discharge of toxic pollutants associated with coal ash into water sourcesDied when the session endedFebruary 6, 2026
SSB 3101 · Relating to natural resources, including office locations of the director of natural resources, state park user fee pilot programs, the delegation of powers and duties concerning state preserves, and age requirements for hunting deer with pistols or revolversRenumbered as SF 2230February 5, 2026
HF 2064 · Relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses, and including effective date provisionsRenumbered as HF 2293February 5, 2026
SF 2193 · Requiring a water treatment plant to conduct a test of sewage sludge to detect the presence of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substanceDied when the session endedFebruary 4, 2026
SF 2111 · Relating to statewide resilience planning, including the development, implementation, and periodic updating of an Iowa state resilience planDied when the session endedFebruary 4, 2026
HF 2099 · Relating to the taking of black bears, and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedFebruary 4, 2026
SF 2130 · Relating to voter registration forms at locations of hunting, fishing, and trapping license agentsDied when the session endedFebruary 4, 2026
HF 2237 · Relating to the discharge of toxic pollutants associated with coal ash into water sourcesDied when the session endedJanuary 30, 2026
HF 2021 · Relating to ginseng harvesting privileges for disabled veteransRenumbered as HF 2251January 30, 2026
HSB 553 · Relating to natural resources, including office locations of the director of natural resources, state park user fee pilot programs, the delegation of powers and duties concerning state preserves, and age requirements for hunting deer with pistols or revolversRenumbered as HF 2215January 29, 2026
HF 2210 · Relating to beneficial use in the context of water allocationDied when the session endedJanuary 29, 2026
HF 2167 · Providing for a buffer strip program and fund, and making appropriationsDied when the session endedJanuary 27, 2026
SF 2104 · Relating to water usage reporting requirements for large water use facilitiesDied when the session endedJanuary 26, 2026
SF 2110 · Relating to the natural organic reduction of human remainsDied when the session endedJanuary 26, 2026
HF 2063 · Creating a study committee on implementing wildlife crossings at certain highway locationsDied when the session endedJanuary 14, 2026
HF 2070 · Relating to the Mississippi river parkway commissionDied when the session endedJanuary 14, 2026
HF 95 · Relating to the use of blue lights on vessels operating on waters under the jurisdiction of the natural resource commissionRenumbered as HF 863March 7, 2025
SF 549 · Creating boat permits for boat liveries, and including retroactive applicability provisionsDied when the session endedMarch 6, 2025
SJR 7 · Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the people of the state have a right to hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wildlifeDid not passFebruary 25, 2025
SF 422 · Relating to allowable deer hunting practices by multiple hunters and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedFebruary 25, 2025