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A bill for an act relating to solid waste collection and disposal by establishing a maximum rate increase charged by governmental entities and creating a property tax rebate for service charges.(Formerly SSB 1190 ; See SF 656 .)

A bill for an act relating to solid waste collection and disposal by establishing a maximum rate increase charged by governmental entities and creating a property tax rebate for service charges.(Formerly SSB 1190 ; See SF 656 .)

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Last action
2025-05-09
Official status
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 656 . S.J. 956 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to solid waste collection and disposal by establishing a maximum rate increase charged by governmental entities and creating a property tax rebate for service charges.(Formerly SSB 1190 ; See SF 656 .)

A bill for an act relating to solid waste collection and disposal by establishing a maximum rate increase charged by governmental entities and creating a property tax rebate for service charges.(Formerly SSB 1190 ; See SF 656 .)

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to solid waste collection and disposal by establishing a maximum rate increase charged by governmental entities and creating a property tax rebate for service charges.(Formerly SSB 1190 ; See SF 656 .)

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-09 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 656 . S.J. 956 .

  2. 2025-03-26 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  3. 2025-03-25 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/26/2025 2:30PM Room 315.

  4. 2025-03-17 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Bousselot, Dawson, and Quirmbach. S.J. 552 .

  5. 2025-03-11 Iowa Legislature

    Referred to Ways and Means. S.J. 480 .

  6. 2025-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 475 .

  7. 2025-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 463 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to solid waste collection and disposal by establishing a maximum rate increase charged by governmental entities and creating a property tax rebate for service charges.(Formerly SSB 1190 ; See SF 656 .)

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Senate

File

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

589

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

LOCAL

GOVERNMENT

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SSB

1190)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

solid

waste

collection

and

disposal

by

1

establishing

a

maximum

rate

increase

charged

by

governmental

2

entities

and

creating

a

property

tax

rebate

for

service

3

charges.

4

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

NEW

SECTION

.

331.465A

Solid

waste

collection

and

1

disposal

services

——

opt-out.

2

1.

A

county

board

of

supervisors

shall

allow

a

real

3

property

owner

to

opt

out

of

using

county-provided

solid

waste

4

collection

and

disposal

services

when

these

services

are

5

provided

to

the

real

property

owner

by

a

different

entity.

A

6

property

owner

that

opts

out

of

county-provided

solid

waste

7

collection

and

disposal

services

shall

not

be

charged

any

fees

8

associated

with

such

services

from

the

county.

9

2.

An

application

shall

be

filed

by

a

real

property

10

owner

who

opts

out

of

solid

waste

collection

and

disposal

11

services

for

each

property

for

which

an

opt-out

is

sought.

12

After

the

initial

application,

the

opt-out

shall

continue

13

for

the

property

unless

the

real

property

owner

opts

back

in

14

to

receiving

solid

waste

collection

and

disposal

services

or

15

if

title

to

the

opted-out

property

changes

from

the

name

of

16

the

person

or

entity

originally

opting

out

of

solid

waste

17

collection

and

disposal

services.

18

3.

The

board

of

supervisors

shall

approve

the

application

19

unless

the

information

provided

is

not

satisfactory

under

this

20

section.

21

4.

Applications

for

an

opt-out

shall

be

made

on

forms

22

provided

by

the

county

and

shall,

at

a

minimum,

contain

23

information

verifying

the

property

will

receive

or

has

been

24

receiving

an

alternate

solid

waste

collection

and

disposal

25

service.

Applications

may

be

submitted

in

person,

by

mail,

or

26

through

a

submission

process

on

the

county’s

internet

site,

if

27

applicable.

28

Sec.

2.

NEW

SECTION

.

384.84B

Solid

waste

collection

and

29

disposal

services

——

opt-out.

30

1.

A

city

council

shall

allow

a

real

property

owner

to

opt

31

out

of

using

city-provided

solid

waste

collection

and

disposal

32

services

when

these

services

are

provided

to

the

real

property

33

owner

by

a

different

entity.

A

property

owner

that

opts

out

34

of

city-provided

solid

waste

collection

and

disposal

services

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shall

not

be

charged

any

fees

associated

with

such

services

1

from

the

city.

2

2.

An

application

shall

be

filed

by

a

real

property

3

owner

who

opts

out

of

solid

waste

collection

and

disposal

4

services

for

each

property

for

which

an

opt-out

is

sought.

5

After

the

initial

application,

the

opt-out

shall

continue

6

for

the

property

unless

the

real

property

owner

opts

back

in

7

to

receiving

solid

waste

collection

and

disposal

services

or

8

if

title

to

the

opted-out

property

changes

from

the

name

of

9

the

person

or

entity

originally

opting

out

of

solid

waste

10

collection

and

disposal

services.

11

3.

The

city

council

shall

approve

the

application

unless

the

12

information

provided

is

not

satisfactory

under

this

section.

13

4.

Applications

for

an

opt-out

shall

be

made

on

forms

14

provided

by

the

city

and

shall,

at

a

minimum,

contain

15

information

verifying

the

property

will

receive

or

has

been

16

receiving

an

alternate

solid

waste

collection

and

disposal

17

service.

Applications

may

be

submitted

in

person,

by

mail,

or

18

through

a

submission

process

on

the

city’s

internet

site,

if

19

applicable.

20

EXPLANATION

21

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

22

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

23

This

bill

relates

to

solid

waste

collection

and

disposal

24

services

by

creating

exemptions

for

service

charges.

25

The

bill

allows

real

property

owners

to

opt

out

of

solid

26

waste

collection

and

disposal

services

(services)

provided

by

a

27

county

or

city

if

services

are

provided

to

the

real

property

28

owner

by

a

different

entity.

A

real

property

owner

who

29

opts

out

of

services

will

not

be

charged

any

fees

associated

30

with

the

services

from

the

county

or

city.

The

opt-out

will

31

continue

until

the

real

property

owner

opts

back

in

to

the

32

service

or

the

title

of

the

property

changes.

33

To

opt

out

of

the

services,

the

real

property

owner

must

34

submit

to

the

county

or

city

an

application

that

provides

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information

relating

to

its

alternative

service

provider,

1

along

with

other

information

deemed

necessary

by

the

county

or

2

city.

The

applications

must

be

approved

unless

unsatisfactory

3

information

is

provided.

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