Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF2261: A BILL FOR An Act relating to confinement feeding operations by requiring the installation and operation of pollution monitoring systems, and making penalties applicable
Status: In committee, February 12, 2026
An Act relating to confinement feeding operations by requiring the installation and operation of pollution monitoring systems, and making penalties applicable.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to confinement feeding operations by requiring the installation and operation of pollution monitoring systems, and making penalties applicable.
From the introduced text, February 10, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to confinement feeding operations by requiring the installation and operation of pollution monitoring systems, and making penalties applicable. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6128XS (4) da/js S.F. 2261 Section 1. Section 459.311, subsection 4, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 4. a. The department may require that the owner of a confinement feeding operation to install and operate a water pollution monitoring system as part of an unformed manure storage structure. b. The owner or operator of a confinement feeding operation, other than a small animal feeding operation, shall install and operate a water pollution monitoring system as part of the confinement feeding operation. The monitoring system shall collect and record data regarding the type and quantity of pollutant originating from a confinement feeding operation that is discharged to the groundwater or a surface water source. The owner or operator of the confinement feeding operation shall report the data to the department every ninety days. The department shall publish the data on its internet site, and regularly report such data to the United States environmental protection agency office of enforcement compliance assurance, which may be part of any compliance information system administered by the United States environmental protection agency. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this …
Sponsors
- Art Staed (D, 40) · primary sponsor
- Herman Quirmbach (D, 25)
- Liz Bennett (D, 39)
- Molly Donahue (D, 37)
- Janet Petersen (D, 18)
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Shipley, and Staed. S.J. 278 .
- : Introduced, referred to Natural Resources and Environment. S.J. 239 .
Subjects: livestock, pollution, manure disposal, natural resources department, water quality, animal feeding operations, water pollution, water
Common questions
- What is SF2261?
- SF2261 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to confinement feeding operations by requiring the installation and operation of pollution monitoring systems, and making penalties applicable.
- What does SF2261 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to confinement feeding operations by requiring the installation and operation of pollution monitoring systems, and making penalties applicable.
- What is the status of SF2261?
- In committee as of February 12, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Shipley, and Staed. S.J. 278 . (February 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF2261?
- Art Staed (D, 40), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SF2261?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+2261&ga=91
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