---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to interests in minerals owned by counties and cities, and including effective date provisions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to interests in minerals owned by counties and cities, and including effective date provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2531"
citation: "Iowa HF 2531 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["city government", "county government", "minerals"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 10
action_count: 28
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-16"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee2175cf-ec38-4b95-832a-3843b1ae47cd"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2531&ga=91"
source_hash: "6c92c61dd61eb7e0e71aff9a32422ea5731546d74806ed55beaffa22a529e15c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa HF 2531 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to interests in minerals owned by counties and cities, and including effective date provisions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF2531.html)
2. **Amendment H-8033** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8033.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8048** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8048.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8478** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8478.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-5133** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5133.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-5158** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5158.pdf)
7. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2531.html)
8. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF2531.html)
9. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2531_GovLetter.pdf)
10. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2531.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **45–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-16** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-02-24** Amendment H-8033 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-25** Amendment H-8048 to amendment H-8033 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-25** Amendment H-8033 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-25** Passed House, yeas 90, nays 2. `passage`
- **2026-02-25** Immediate message.
- **2026-02-25** Message from House.
- **2026-02-25** Read first time, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-02** Subcommittee: Driscoll, Bousselot, and Weiner.
- **2026-03-04** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/05/2026 8:30AM Senate Lounge.
- **2026-03-05** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-24** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-24** Amendment S-5133 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-24** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-04-06** Amendment S-5158 to S-5133 filed.
- **2026-05-02** Amendment S-5158 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-02** Amendment S-5133 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-02** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 1. `passage`
- **2026-05-02** Immediate message.
- **2026-05-02** Message from Senate.
- **2026-05-02** Senate amendment H-8478 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-02** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8478.
- **2026-05-02** Passed House, yeas 83, nays 1. `passage`
- **2026-05-02** Immediate message.
- **2026-05-03** Message from House.
- **2026-05-13** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-06-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee2175cf-ec38-4b95-832a-3843b1ae47cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).