Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF161: A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting the regulation of certain residential gardens by state agencies and local governments
Status: In committee, March 4, 2025
An Act prohibiting the regulation of certain residential gardens by state agencies and local governments.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act prohibiting the regulation of certain residential gardens by state agencies and local governments.
From the introduced text, January 29, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting the regulation of certain residential gardens by state agencies and local governments. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1097XS (4) da/ns S.F. Section 1. NEW SECTION. 137H.1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Freedom to Garden Act". Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 137H.2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Garden food" means vegetables, herbs, fruits, flowers, pollinator plants, leafy greens, and other edible plants. 2. "Local government" includes but is not limited to a county, special district, township, or city as provided in Title IX. 3. "Residential garden" means any plot of ground or elevated soil bed located as part of a yard attached to a residential property where garden food is produced and harvested primarily for the benefit of the individual who owns or leases the residential property or the members of the individual's family, household, or guests. 4. "Residential property" means real property consisting of not more than two family dwelling units, at least one of which is occupied as a principal place of residence. 5. "Sale" means any transfer, exchange, or barter, conditional or otherwise, in any manner or by any means whatsoever, for consideration, including but not limited to any such …
Sponsors
- Cherielynn Westrich (R, 13) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 494 . S.J. 407 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/19/2025 12:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- : Subcommittee: Westrich, Quirmbach, and Sires. S.J. 178 .
- : Introduced, referred to Local Government. S.J. 160 .
Common questions
- What is SF161?
- SF161 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting the regulation of certain residential gardens by state agencies and local governments.
- What does SF161 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act prohibiting the regulation of certain residential gardens by state agencies and local governments.
- What is the status of SF161?
- In committee as of March 4, 2025. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 494 . S.J. 407 . (March 4, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF161?
- Cherielynn Westrich (R, 13).
- Where is the official record for SF161?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+0161&ga=91
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