Legislation / HF 2642

HOUSE FILE 2642 Passed One Chamber

The use of water, including beneficial use in the context of water allocation and the disposal of wastewater from distillery operations

Sponsor   House Natural Resources Committee Formerly   HSB 713 Last action   Subcommittee recommends indefinite postponement. []. — March 18, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Introduced
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Passed Subcommittee
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Passed Committee
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Passed One Chamber
Passed Both Chambers
Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

18 declarations filed on this bill
● 2 For ● 1 Against ● 15 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 2 related bills
HSB 713 The use and withdrawal of Iowa's surface and groundwater resources, including permitting requirements.(See HF 2642.)
Passed Committee
Date Chamber Action
2026-02-19 House Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 351.
2026-02-24 House Amendments H-8039, H-8040 and H-8041 filed. H.J. 414.
2026-03-04 House Amendment H-8143 filed. H.J. 571.
2026-03-05 House Amendment H-8169 filed. H.J. 602.
2026-03-12 House Amendment H-8143 withdrawn. H.J. 654.
2026-03-12 House Amendment H-8169 adopted. H.J. 654.
2026-03-12 House Amendments H-8039, H-8040 and H-8041 out of order. H.J. 654.
2026-03-12 House Passed House, yeas 90, nays 1. H.J. 654.
2026-03-12 House Immediate message. H.J. 666.
2026-03-16 Senate Message from House. S.J. 575.
2026-03-16 Senate Read first time, referred to Natural Resources and Environment. S.J. 575.
2026-03-17 Senate Subcommittee: Sweeney, Shipley, and Staed. S.J. 587.
2026-03-17 Senate Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2026 8:30AM Room 315.
2026-03-18 Senate Subcommittee recommends indefinite postponement. [].

Vote Summaries

Date Chamber Vote Type
Total
By Party
Classification
Yea Nay NV Absent D Yea D Nay R Yea R Nay
2026-03-12 House Floor Passage 90 1 0 9 28 0 62 1 Bipartisan Support

Individual Votes

Floor Passage

Party Yea Nay Absent
D 28 0 5
R 62 1 4
vote_text name party district
Yea J.D. Scholten D HD-001
Yea Robert Henderson R HD-002
Yea Thomas Jeneary R HD-003
Yea Skyler Wheeler R HD-004
Yea Zachary Dieken R HD-005
Yea Megan Hess Jones R HD-006
Yea Wendy Larson R HD-007
Yea Ann Meyer R HD-008
Yea Henry Stone R HD-009
Yea John Wills R HD-010
Absent Craig Williams R HD-011
Yea Steven Holt R HD-012
Yea Travis Sitzmann R HD-013
Yea Jacob Bossman R HD-014
Absent Matt Windschitl R HD-015
Yea David Sieck R HD-016
Yea Devon Wood R HD-017
Yea Tom Moore R HD-018
Yea Brent Siegrist R HD-019
Yea Josh Turek D HD-020
Yea Brooke Boden R HD-021
Yea Samantha Fett R HD-022
Absent Ray Sorensen R HD-023
Yea Sam Wengryn R HD-024
Yea Hans Wilz R HD-025
Yea Austin Harris R HD-026
Yea Kenan Judge D HD-027
Yea David Young R HD-028
Yea Brian Meyer D HD-029
Absent Megan Srinivas D HD-030
Yea Mary Madison D HD-031
Yea Jennifer Konfrst D HD-032
Absent Ruth Ann Gaines D HD-033
Yea Rob Johnson D HD-034
Yea Sean Bagniewski D HD-035
Yea Austin Baeth D HD-036
Yea Barb Kniff McCulla R HD-037
Yea Jon Dunwell R HD-038
Absent Rick Olson D HD-039
Yea Bill Gustoff R HD-040
Yea Ryan Weldon R HD-041
Yea Heather Matson D HD-042
Absent Eddie Andrews R HD-043
Yea Larry McBurney D HD-044
Yea Brian Lohse R HD-045
Yea Dan Gehlbach R HD-046
Yea Carter Nordman R HD-047
Yea Chad Behn R HD-048
Yea Beth Wessel-Kroeschell D HD-049
Yea Ross Wilburn D HD-050
Yea Brett Barker R HD-051
Yea David Blom R HD-052
Yea Dean Fisher R HD-053
Yea Joshua Meggers R HD-054
Yea Shannon Latham R HD-055
Yea Mark Thompson R HD-056
Yea Pat Grassley R HD-057
Yea Charley Thomson R HD-058
Yea Christian Hermanson R HD-059
Yea Jane Bloomingdale R HD-060
Yea Timi Brown-powers D HD-061
Absent Jerome Amos D HD-062
Yea Michael Bergan R HD-063
Yea Jason Gearhart R HD-064
Yea Shannon Lundgren R HD-065
Yea Steven Bradley R HD-066
Yea Craig Johnson R HD-067
Yea Chad Ingels R HD-068
Nay Tom Determann R HD-069
Yea Norlin Mommsen R HD-070
Yea Lindsay James D HD-071
Yea Jennifer Smith R HD-072
Yea Elizabeth Wilson D HD-073
Yea Eric Gjerde D HD-074
Yea Bob Kressig D HD-075
Yea Derek Wulf R HD-076
Yea Jeff Cooling D HD-077
Yea Angel Ramirez D HD-078
Yea Tracy Ehlert D HD-079
Absent Aime Wichtendahl D HD-080
Yea Daniel Gosa D HD-081
Yea Bobby Kaufmann R HD-082
Yea Cindy Golding R HD-083
Yea Thomas Gerhold R HD-084
Yea Amy Nielsen D HD-085
Yea Dave Jacoby D HD-086
Yea Jeff Shipley R HD-087
Yea Helena Hayes R HD-088
Yea Elinor Levin D HD-089
Yea Adam Zabner D HD-090
Yea Judd Lawler R HD-091
Yea Heather Hora R HD-092
Yea Gary Mohr R HD-093
Yea Mike Vondran R HD-094
Yea Taylor Collins R HD-095
Yea Mark Cisneros R HD-096
Yea Ken Croken D HD-097
Yea Monica Kurth D HD-098
Yea Matthew Rinker R HD-099
Yea Blaine Watkins R HD-100
Client Declaration Last Updated
ADM Against Feb 26, 2026
Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club For Feb 20, 2026
Templeton Rye Spirits, LLC For Feb 23, 2026
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance Undecided Mar 13, 2026
Central Iowa Water Works Undecided Feb 23, 2026
Conservation Districts of Iowa Undecided Feb 20, 2026
Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) Undecided Feb 24, 2026
Iowa Conservation Alliance Undecided Feb 20, 2026
Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources Undecided Feb 25, 2026
Iowa Distillers Alliance Undecided Mar 17, 2026
Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRF) Undecided Mar 2, 2026
Iowa Rural Water Association Undecided Feb 20, 2026
Iowa Section American Water Works Association Undecided Feb 20, 2026
Iowa Society of Solid Waste Operations (ISOSWO) Undecided Feb 20, 2026
Iowa State Bar Association Undecided Feb 21, 2026
The Nature Conservancy Undecided Feb 24, 2026
Valero Energy Corporation Undecided Mar 2, 2026
West Des Moines Water Works Undecided Feb 20, 2026
FAMM Withdrawn Mar 26, 2026
Date Time Type Location Description
2026-03-18 08:30 Hearing Room 315 Senate Natural Resources and Environment Subcommittee
2026-03-18 13:00 Hearing RM 116 Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee