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IA SF2258

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/10/2026

Primary Sponsor

Art Staed

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Origin

Senate

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Two or more animal feeding operations under common ownership or management would be deemed a single operation if located on adjacent land, share a common manure application system, or are within 2,500 feet of each other
  • Operations would also be combined if they share manure storage/disposal systems, private roads capable of handling 6+ ton vehicles, private water wells, or utility connections
  • Defines "business entity" broadly to include partnerships, LLCs, corporations, cooperatives, and associations formed in Iowa or authorized to do business in the state
  • Combined animal unit capacities of related confinement feeding operations must be calculated together for regulatory purposes
  • Defines "operation of law" transfers including inheritance, court orders, bankruptcy, foreclosure, and execution sales

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

Subcommittee: Costello, Schultz, and Staed. S.J. 278.

2/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources and Environment2/10/2026

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