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IA SF 494

died on adjournment

A bill for an act prohibiting the regulation of certain residential gardens by state agencies and local governments.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did IA SF 494 pass?

No. IA SF 494 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-04-01): Subcommittee recommends passage.

What is IA SF 494 about?

IA SF 494 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A bill for an act prohibiting the regulation of certain residential gardens by state agencies and local governments.”.

Who sponsors IA SF 494?

COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT is the primary sponsor of IA SF 494.

Introduced
2025-03-04
Latest action
2025-04-01 — Subcommittee recommends passage.
Bill type
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Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2025-04-01

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

    committee-passage-favorable

  2. 2025-03-28

    Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 8:00AM RM 102.

  3. 2025-03-28

    Subcommittee: Zabner, Bloomingdale and Jones.

  4. 2025-03-24

    Read first time, referred to Local Government.

    reading-1

  5. 2025-03-24

    Message from Senate.

  6. 2025-03-24

    Immediate message.

  7. 2025-03-24

    Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0.

    passage

  8. 2025-03-24

    Amendment S-3043 filed, adopted.

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage

  9. 2025-03-04

    Committee report, approving bill.

    committee-passage

  10. 2025-03-04

    Introduced, placed on calendar.

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Shall the bill pass?

    2025-03-24 · pass · 49-0

    Member-level votes (51)
    • Alons: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Bisignano: yes
    • Blake: yes
    • Bousselot: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Costello: yes
    • Dawson: yes
    • De Witt: yes
    • Dickey: yes
    • Donahue: yes
    • Dotzler: yes
    • Driscoll: yes
    • Evans: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Gruenhagen: yes
    • Guth: yes
    • Klimesh: yes
    • Knox: yes
    • Koelker: yes
    • Kraayenbrink: yes
    • Lofgren: yes
    • McClintock: yes
    • Petersen: yes
    • Pike: yes
    • Quirmbach: yes
    • Reichman: yes
    • Rowley: yes
    • Rozenboom: yes
    • Salmon: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Shipley: yes
    • Sinclair: yes
    • Sires: yes
    • Staed: yes
    • Sweeney: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Townsend: yes
    • Trone: yes
    • Garriott: yes
    • Wahls: yes
    • Warme: yes
    • Webster: yes
    • Weiner: yes
    • Westrich: yes
    • Whitver: yes
    • Winckler: yes
    • Zimmer: yes
    • Zumbach: yes
    • Celsi: absent

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 494&ga=91

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