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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SF 494: A bill for an act prohibiting the regulation of certain residential gardens by state agencies and local governments.

Passed one chamber 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

SF 494 is a bill introduced in the Iowa Senate on March 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act prohibiting the regulation of certain residential gardens by state agencies and local governments. Primary sponsor: COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2025): 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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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: 04/01/2025 8:00AM RM 102.
  3. Subcommittee: Zabner, Bloomingdale and Jones.
  4. Read first time, referred to Local Government.
  5. Message from Senate.
  6. Immediate message.
  7. Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0.
  8. Amendment S-3043 filed, adopted.
  9. Committee report, approving bill.
  10. Introduced, placed on calendar.

Sources

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