Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2158: A BILL FOR An Act relating to statewide resilience planning, including the development, implementation, and periodic updating of an Iowa state resilience plan
Status: In committee, February 16, 2026
An Act relating to statewide resilience planning, including the development, implementation, and periodic updating of an Iowa state resilience plan.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to statewide resilience planning, including the development, implementation, and periodic updating of an Iowa state resilience plan.
From the introduced text, January 26, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to statewide resilience planning, including the development, implementation, and periodic updating of an Iowa state resilience plan. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5780YH (2) sb/js H.F. 2158 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 463.1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter: 1. "Critical assets" includes all of the following: a. Transportation assets and evacuation routes, including airports, bridges, bus terminals, ports, major roadways, highways, railways, marinas, rail facilities, and railroad bridges. b. Critical infrastructure, including wastewater treatment facilities and lift stations, storm water treatment facilities and pump stations, drinking water facilities, water utility conveyance systems, electric production and supply facilities, solid and hazardous waste facilities, military installations, communications facilities, and disaster debris management sites. c. Critical community and emergency facilities, including schools, colleges, universities, community centers, correctional facilities, disaster recovery centers, emergency medical service facilities, emergency operation centers, fire stations, health care facilities, hospitals, law enforcement facilities, local government facilities, logistical staging areas, affordable public housing, risk shelter inventory, and state government facilities. d. Natural, cultural, and historical resources, including agricultural lands, conservation lands, parks, shorelines, surface waters, wetlands, and historical and cultural assets. 2. "Department" means the Iowa department of natural resources. 3. "Regionally significant assets" means critical assets that support the needs of communities spanning multiple geopolitical …
Sponsors
- Brett Barker (R, 51) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 484 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2511 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 22. Nays, 1. Excused, 0. H.J. 268 .
- : Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 268 .
- : Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2026 12:30PM House Lounge.
- : Subcommittee: Wills, J., Gearhart and Kurth. H.J. 166 .
- : Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 151 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 268 . (February 11, 2026): 22 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: emergency management, water
Common questions
- What is HF2158?
- HF2158 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to statewide resilience planning, including the development, implementation, and periodic updating of an Iowa state resilience plan.
- What does HF2158 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to statewide resilience planning, including the development, implementation, and periodic updating of an Iowa state resilience plan.
- What is the status of HF2158?
- In committee as of February 16, 2026. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 484 . (March 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2158?
- Brett Barker (R, 51).
- Where is the official record for HF2158?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2158&ga=91
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