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SF593 • 2026

A bill for an act providing for the preparation and filing of a district parcel record that identifies all parcels contained within a drainage or levee district that is part of a county. (Formerly SSB 1178 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

A bill for an act providing for the preparation and filing of a district parcel record that identifies all parcels contained within a drainage or levee district that is part of a county. (Formerly SSB 1178 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

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
2025-06-06
Official status
Signed by Governor . S.J. 1052 .
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 providing for the preparation and filing of a district parcel record that identifies all parcels contained within a drainage or levee district that is part of a county. (Formerly SSB 1178 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

A bill for an act providing for the preparation and filing of a district parcel record that identifies all parcels contained within a drainage or levee district that is part of a county.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act providing for the preparation and filing of a district parcel record that identifies all parcels contained within a drainage or levee district that is part of a county.
  • (Formerly SSB 1178 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

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. 2025-06-06 Iowa Legislature

    Signed by Governor . S.J. 1052 .

  2. 2025-05-23 Iowa Legislature

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1050 .

  3. 2025-05-20 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 1223 .

  4. 2025-05-14 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 1199 .

  5. 2025-05-14 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 1021 .

  6. 2025-05-14 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 45, nays 0. S.J. 1019 .

  7. 2025-05-14 Iowa Legislature

    Senate concurred with S-3167 . S.J. 1019 .

  8. 2025-05-12 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House, with amendment S-3167 . S.J. 968 .

  9. 2025-05-12 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 1140 .

  10. 2025-05-12 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 89, nays 0. H.J. 1139 .

  11. 2025-05-12 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-1285 adopted. H.J. 1139 .

  12. 2025-04-24 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-1285 filed. H.J. 1071 .

  13. 2025-04-10 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 928 .

  14. 2025-04-02 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar. H.J. 887 .

  15. 2025-04-01 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 887 .

  16. 2025-04-01 Iowa Legislature

    Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0. H.J. 887 .

  17. 2025-03-27 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  18. 2025-03-26 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/27/2025 8:00AM RM 102.

  19. 2025-03-25 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Mommsen, Gearhart and Levin. H.J. 813 .

  20. 2025-03-24 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, referred to Natural Resources. H.J. 789 .

  21. 2025-03-24 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 778 .

  22. 2025-03-24 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 619 .

  23. 2025-03-24 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 49, nays 0. S.J. 619 .

  24. 2025-03-24 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment S-3040 filed, adopted. S.J. 619 .

  25. 2025-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 478 .

  26. 2025-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 464 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act providing for the preparation and filing of a district parcel record that identifies all parcels contained within a drainage or levee district that is part of a county. (Formerly SSB 1178 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
June 6, 2025
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
Senate File 593, an Act providing for the preparation and filing of a district parcel record
that identifies all parcels contained within a drainage or levee district that is part of a
county.
The above Senate File is hereby approved on this date.
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Governor of Iowa
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Senate File 593
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE PREPARATION AND FILING OF A DISTRICT PARCEL
RECORD THAT IDENTIFIES ALL PARCELS CONTAINED WITHIN A
DRAINAGE OR LEVEE DISTRICT THAT IS PART OF A COUNTY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 468.27, Code 2025, is amended by adding
the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION. 3. a. When the county auditor first
receives either the survey and report, or a permanent survey,
plat, and profile, as provided in subsection 2, the county
auditor shall prepare and file with the county recorder a
district parcel record that identifies all parcels contained
within the district that is part of the county. The parcel
record filed by the county auditor with the county recorder
must also include the legal description, parcel identification
number, if known, and names of the owners as shown in transfer
books in the office of the auditor, for each forty- acre
tract or fraction thereof. The county auditor shall provide
the county recorder with any amendment to the district
parcel record within a reasonable period after receiving the
amendment. A county shall not charge a district a filing fee
or any other cost or expense under this subsection, including
an expense described in section 468.154.
b. ( 1) A county auditor who has not filed a document
described in paragraph - a - as a district parcel record with the
county recorder before the effective date of this Act shall
Senate File 593, p. 2
prepare and file the district parcel record on or before June
30, 2026.
( 2).--., This paragraph " b - is repealed July 1, 2026.
AMY SINCL'ZfIR
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President of the Senate
PAT GRASSLEY
Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 593, Ninety-first General Assembly.
Approved • 2 2 pp 0 5
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W. CHARLES SMI • S•N
Secre ry of e Senate
Governor