Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2062: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the ability of property owners to protest proposed changes in zoning districts
Status: In committee, February 19, 2026
An Act relating to the ability of property owners to protest proposed changes in zoning districts.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the ability of property owners to protest proposed changes in zoning districts.
From the introduced text, January 14, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the ability of property owners to protest proposed changes in zoning districts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5798YH (2) ms/js H.F. 2062 Section 1. Section 657.9, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 1. Before a person improves property acquired to establish, use, and maintain a shooting range by the erection of buildings, breastworks, ramparts, or other works or before a person substantially changes the existing use of a shooting range, the person shall obtain approval of the county zoning commission or the city zoning commission, whichever is appropriate. The appropriate commission shall comply with section 335.8 or 414.6. In the event a county or city does not have a zoning commission, the county board of supervisors or the city council shall comply with section 335.6 or 414.5 before granting the approval. Sec. 2. REPEAL. Section 414.5, Code 2026, is repealed. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill repeals the ability of property owners to submit a written protest to challenge a proposed change in a zoning district. Under Code section 414.5, as a part of an ordinance changing land from one zoning district to another …
Sponsors
- Judd Lawler (R, 91) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 870 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2636 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 1. Excused, 1. H.J. 336 .
- : Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 336 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 01/21/2026 7:30AM House Lounge 2.
- : Subcommittee: Lawler, Wengryn and Zabner. H.J. 117 .
- : Introduced, referred to Local Government. H.J. 79 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 336 . (February 17, 2026): 19 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: zoning, property
Common questions
- What is HF2062?
- HF2062 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the ability of property owners to protest proposed changes in zoning districts.
- What does HF2062 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the ability of property owners to protest proposed changes in zoning districts.
- What is the status of HF2062?
- In committee as of February 19, 2026. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 870 . (April 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2062?
- Judd Lawler (R, 91).
- Where is the official record for HF2062?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2062&ga=91
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