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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HF 2042: A bill for an act requiring the department of management to conduct a study regarding the merger of the department of natural resources and the department of agriculture and land stewardship, and including effective date provisions.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HF 2042 is a bill introduced in the Iowa House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act requiring the department of management to conduct a study regarding the merger of the department of natural resources and the department of agriculture and land stewardship, and including effective date provisions. Primary sponsor: Taylor Collins (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 12, 2026): Subcommittee recommends passage.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Taylor CollinsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse95

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Subcommittee recommends passage.
  2. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 8:00AM RM 304.
  3. Subcommittee: Collins, Cooling, Harris, Srinivas and Wulf.
  4. Introduced, referred to State Government.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source