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IA SF2262
Bill
AI Summary
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Expands the definition of "confinement feeding operation" to include animal feeding operations with partially roofed structures, not just totally roofed ones
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Establishes a moratorium prohibiting construction or expansion of confinement feeding operation structures, including confinement buildings, manure storage structures, and egg washwater structures
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Exempts small animal feeding operations from the construction moratorium
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Allows completion of construction projects already underway before the bill's effective date
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Automatically repeals the moratorium 30 days after the Department of Natural Resources publishes notice that fewer than 100 Iowa water bodies remain on the federal Section 303(d) impaired waters list
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to the regulation of confinement feeding operations, including by providing for partially roofed structures and prohibiting the construction, including expansion, of structures, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.
Last Action
Subcommittee: Shipley, Rozenboom, and Staed. S.J. 278.
2/12/2026