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SF2418 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to drainage districts and levees, including district parcel records, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 2349 .) Effective date: 04/09/2026.

A bill for an act relating to drainage districts and levees, including district parcel records, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 2349 .) Effective date: 04/09/2026.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
Last action
2026-04-09
Official status
Signed by Governor . S.J. 772 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

A bill for an act relating to drainage districts and levees, including district parcel records, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 2349 .) Effective date: 04/09/2026.

A bill for an act relating to drainage districts and levees, including district parcel records, and including effective date provisions.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to drainage districts and levees, including district parcel records, and including effective date provisions.
  • (Formerly SF 2349 .) Effective date: 04/09/2026.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-09 Iowa Legislature

    Signed by Governor . S.J. 772 .

  2. 2026-04-09 Iowa Legislature

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 771 .

  3. 2026-03-30 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 766 .

  4. 2026-03-24 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House. S.J. 628 .

  5. 2026-03-24 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 742 .

  6. 2026-03-24 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 95, nays 0. H.J. 741 .

  7. 2026-03-19 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar. H.J. 709 .

  8. 2026-03-19 Iowa Legislature

    Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0. H.J. 709 .

  9. 2026-03-19 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 709 .

  10. 2026-03-18 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  11. 2026-03-17 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2026 8:15AM House Lounge 2.

  12. 2026-03-12 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Wengryn, Croken and Williams. H.J. 667 .

  13. 2026-03-12 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, referred to Local Government. H.J. 639 .

  14. 2026-03-11 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 635 .

  15. 2026-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 541 .

  16. 2026-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 45, nays 0. S.J. 538 .

  17. 2026-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment S-5074 adopted. S.J. 538 .

  18. 2026-03-05 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment S-5074 filed. S.J. 490 .

  19. 2026-02-23 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 372 .

  20. 2026-02-23 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 354 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to drainage districts and levees, including district parcel records, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 2349 .) Effective date: 04/09/2026.

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
April 09, 2026
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
Senate File 2418, an Act relating to drainage districts and levees, including district parcel
records, and including effective date provisions.
The above Senate File is hereby approved on this date.
Sincerely,i>mc£reiy,
KuMlevnoldsKinWleynolds
Govemor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
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Senate File 2418
AN ACT
RELATING TO DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND LEVEES, INCLUDING DISTRICT
PARCEL RECORDS, AND INCLUDING EFFECTIVE DATE PROVISIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 468.27, subsection 3, paragraph b. Code
2026, is amended to read as follows:
b, (1) A county auditor who has not filed a document
described in paragraph as a district parcel record with the
county recorder before July 1, 2025, shall prepare and file the
district parcel record on or before June 30, 2026 2027.
(2) This paragraph '^b" is repealed July 1, 2026 2027.
Senate Pile 2418, p. 2
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate
importance, takes effect upon enactment.
AMir SINCLAIR
President of the Senate
PAT GRASSLEY
Speaker of ^e House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 2418, Ninety-first General Assembly.
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Approved
W. CHARLES SMITHSON
Secratary of the Senate
2026