SF489 • 2026

A bill for an act requiring the department of transportation to ensure equal representation for the development of statewide urban design specifications.(Formerly SSB 1139 .)

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Last action: 2025-06-16
Official status: Referred to Transportation. S.J. 1057 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act requiring the department of transportation to ensure equal representation for the development of statewide urban design specifications.(Formerly SSB 1139 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act requiring the department of transportation to ensure equal representation for the development of statewide urban design specifications.(Formerly SSB 1139 .)

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Bill History

2025-06-16 Iowa Legislature
Referred to Transportation. S.J. 1057 .
2025-03-04 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 410 .
2025-03-04 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 400 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act requiring the department of transportation to ensure equal representation for the development of statewide urban design specifications.(Formerly SSB 1139 .)

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

489

-

Introduced

SENATE

FILE

489

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

TRANSPORTATION

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SSB

1139)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

requiring

the

department

of

transportation

to

ensure

1

equal

representation

for

the

development

of

statewide

urban

2

design

specifications.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

4

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S.F.

489

Section

1.

Section

307.22,

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

7.

Ensure

equal

representation

between

3

governmental

and

nongovernmental

entities

in

developing

4

statewide

urban

design

specifications.

5

EXPLANATION

6

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

7

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

8

Under

current

law,

the

department

of

transportation

(DOT)

9

is

responsible

for,

among

other

things,

certain

planning

10

and

programming

activities.

These

responsibilities

include

11

planning

all

modes

of

transportation

to

develop

an

integrated

12

transportation

system

that

provides

adequate

transportation

13

services

for

all

Iowans;

developing

and

maintaining

statistical

14

data;

establishing,

analyzing,

and

evaluating

alternative

15

transportation

policies;

coordinating

planning

efforts

across

16

the

DOT’s

divisions;

annually

reporting

on

the

condition

and

17

details

of

nonprimary

highways;

and

studying

and

developing

18

highway

transport

economics

to

ensure

the

availability

and

19

productivity

of

highway

transport

services.

20

This

bill

adds

to

the

DOT’s

planning

and

programming

21

responsibilities

a

requirement

to

ensure

equal

representation

22

between

governmental

and

nongovernmental

entities

in

developing

23

statewide

urban

design

specifications.

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