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IA HF2417
Bill
Status
2/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Ken Croken
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AI Summary
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Confinement feeding operations within 2,500 feet of each other are deemed a single operation if they share common ownership interests in the real property where they are sited.
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Operations are also deemed single if they share common manure storage/disposal systems, private roads capable of handling vehicles over 6 tons, private water wells, or utility connections.
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The definition of "business entity" is expanded to include partnerships, LLCs, corporations, cooperatives, and other business structures formed in Iowa or authorized to transact business in the state.
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Animal unit capacities must be combined when calculating regulatory thresholds for related confinement feeding operations deemed to be a single operation.
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The bill adds definitions for "operation of law" covering transfers by inheritance, court order, bankruptcy, foreclosure, and similar legal mechanisms.
Legislative Description
A bill for an act 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 provisions.
Last Action
Introduced, referred to Agriculture. H.J. 272.
2/12/2026