HF 2511 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to statewide resilience planning, including the development, implementation, and periodic updating of an Iowa state resilience plan.

HF 2511 requires Iowa's Flood Center to develop a statewide resilience plan by December 2028, coordinating with state agencies like Homeland Security, Agriculture, and Natural Resources. The plan must include a risk assessment for flooding and water supply changes, an inventory of critical infrastructure (like hospitals, roads, and water systems), and a method to prioritize resilience projects. It directly affects state agencies responsible for implementing the plan and local communities by guiding how state funds address flood risks and natural hazards. The bill mandates biennial progress reports to the governor and legislature to track implementation of the plan's recommendations.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2026 Last action Mar 3, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Reprinted · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was reprinted with formatting changes and one key substantive update: the deadline for developing the Iowa state resilience plan was extended from December 31, 2027 to December 31, 2028. The content remains substantially the same, focusing on statewide resilience planning, critical asset definitions, and the Iowa flood center's responsibilities.
TIMELINE

The deadline for developing and adopting the Iowa state resilience plan was extended from December 31, 2027 to December 31, 2028, giving the Iowa flood center an additional year to complete this work.

TECHNICAL

The bill was reformatted from a line-by-line legislative markup format to a standard printed bill format with proper spacing, page breaks, and section numbering.

Floor votes · House Feb 25, 2026

How they voted

910
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 99
Feb 25, 2026
D Democratic32
26 Yea 6
81% Yea
R Republican67
65 Yea 2
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Amendments
3
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Zumbach, Shipley, and Staed.
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 92, nays 0.
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-8034 adopted, as amended.
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8046 to amendment H-8034 filed, adopted.
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8034 filed.
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.