Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2418: A BILL FOR An Act providing for county control of the siting and management of confinement feeding operations
Status: In committee, February 12, 2026
An Act providing for county control of the siting and management of confinement feeding operations.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act providing for county control of the siting and management of confinement feeding operations.
From the introduced text, February 12, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act providing for county control of the siting and management of confinement feeding operations. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6633YH (2) da/js H.F. 2418 Section 1. Section 331.304A, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 2. a. A county shall not adopt or enforce county legislation regulating a condition or activity occurring on land used for the production, care, feeding, or housing of animals unless the regulation of the production, care, feeding, or housing of animals is expressly authorized by state law. County legislation adopted in violation of this section is void and unenforceable and any enforcement activity conducted in violation of this section is void. A condition or activity occurring on land used for the production, care, feeding, or housing of animals includes but is not limited to the construction, operation, or management of an animal feeding operation, an animal feeding operation structure, or aerobic structure, and to the storage, handling, or application of manure or egg washwater. b. Paragraph "a" does not apply to a confinement feeding operation structure that has been constructed or expanded pursuant to a confinement feeding operations siting ordinance as provided in section 459.305A. Sec. 2. Section 335.2, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 335.2 Farms exempt. …
Sponsors
- Ken Croken (D, 97) · primary sponsor
- Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D, 49)
- Elinor Levin (D, 89)
- Ross Wilburn (D, 50)
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Agriculture. H.J. 272 .
Subjects: livestock, county government, animal feeding operations, zoning
Common questions
- What is HF2418?
- HF2418 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act providing for county control of the siting and management of confinement feeding operations.
- What does HF2418 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act providing for county control of the siting and management of confinement feeding operations.
- What is the status of HF2418?
- In committee as of February 12, 2026. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Agriculture. H.J. 272 . (February 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2418?
- Ken Croken (D, 97), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF2418?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2418&ga=91
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