HF723 • 2026

A bill for an act requiring a water treatment plant to conduct a test of sewage sludge to detect the presence of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: LAWLER
Last action: 2025-03-13
Official status: Subcommittee recommends passage.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act requiring a water treatment plant to conduct a test of sewage sludge to detect the presence of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act requiring a water treatment plant to conduct a test of sewage sludge to detect the presence of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance.

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Bill History

2025-03-13 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2025-03-12 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/13/2025 8:15AM House Lounge.
2025-03-06 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Williams, Johnson, C. and Madison. H.J. 544 .
2025-03-04 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Environmental Protection. H.J. 490 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act requiring a water treatment plant to conduct a test of sewage sludge to detect the presence of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

723

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

723

BY

LAWLER

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

requiring

a

water

treatment

plant

to

conduct

a

test

of

1

sewage

sludge

to

detect

the

presence

of

a

perfluoroalkyl

or

2

polyfluoroalkyl

substance.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

NEW

SECTION

.

455B.211A

Perfluoroalkyl

or

1

polyfluoroalkyl

substances.

2

A

waste

water

treatment

plant

shall

conduct

a

test

of

3

sewage

sludge

to

detect

the

presence

of

a

perfluoroalkyl

or

4

polyfluoroalkyl

substance

prior

to

providing

the

sewage

sludge

5

for

application

on

land

used

for

farming.

If

the

test

detects

6

the

presence

of

a

perfluoroalkyl

or

polyfluoroalkyl

substance,

7

the

waste

water

treatment

plant

shall

deliver

a

written

notice

8

of

the

test

results

to

the

owner

of

the

land

where

the

sewage

9

sludge

is

to

be

applied.

The

owner

may

refuse

to

accept

the

10

sewage

sludge

without

legal

consequence.

11

EXPLANATION

12

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

13

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

14

This

bill

requires

a

waste

water

treatment

plant

to

test

15

sewage

sludge

for

perfluoroalkyl

or

polyfluoroalkyl

substances

16

(PFAS)

prior

to

providing

the

sewage

sludge

for

application

on

17

land

used

for

farming.

If

the

test

detects

the

presence

of

18

PFAS,

the

waste

water

treatment

plant

must

notify

the

owner

19

of

the

land

of

that

fact.

The

owner

may

refuse

to

accept

the

20

sewage

sludge

without

legal

consequence.

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