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SF 593

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.

2025-2026 Regular Session

Counts: county auditors must create and keep a district parcel record listing all parcels in a drainage or levee district, aiding assessments and notices.

Signed by Governor.
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Bill Summary · SF 593

Summary — SF 593 (Ch. 131, 2025): District Parcel Records for Levee and Drainage Districts

Status: Signed by Governor (June 6, 2025)
Introduced: March 10, 2025
Code reference amended: Section 468.27, Code of Iowa (2025)

Main purpose

Require county auditors to prepare and file a standardized district parcel record identifying all real‑property parcels located within a drainage or levee district that is part of a county, and to keep that record current. The intent is to improve clarity about which parcels lie inside such special districts for purposes of assessment, notice, recordkeeping, and administration.

Key provisions

  • Adds a new subsection to Iowa Code §468.27 obligating county auditors to prepare and file with the county recorder a “district parcel record” when the auditor first receives either:
    • the survey and report, or
    • a permanent survey, plat, and profile that accompany establishment of a drainage or levee district (as provided in existing subsection 2).
  • The district parcel record must identify all parcels within the district that are part of the county and must include, for each 40‑acre tract or fraction thereof:
    • legal description,
    • parcel identification number (if known), and
    • names of the owners as shown in the auditor’s transfer books.
  • Auditors must provide the county recorder with any amendment to the district parcel record within a “reasonable period” after receiving the amendment (amendment S-3040).
  • A county may not charge the district a filing fee or any other cost or expense for this filing, including expenses described in §468.154 (amendments H-1285 / S-3167).
  • Transitional deadline: auditors who had not previously filed such a document must prepare and file the district parcel record on or before June 30, 2026. That transitional provision is repealed July 1, 2026.

Who is affected

  • County auditors (new filing and updating obligations)
  • County recorders (receiving and maintaining the filed district parcel records)
  • Drainage and levee districts that are part of a county (benefit from clarified parcel identification)
  • Landowners whose parcels fall within such districts (improved public records identifying affected parcels)
  • Counties’ budgets: explicit prohibition prevents charging the district for filing or related costs.

Implementation / timeline

  • Requirement applies when an auditor first receives survey/report or permanent survey/plat/profile for a district.
  • Auditors without an existing filed record had until June 30, 2026 to comply (one‑time transitional rule).
  • Signed into law June 6, 2025.

Legislative history (selected)

  • Introduced March 10, 2025. Passed both chambers unanimously (Senate 49–0; House 89–0). Multiple amendments adopted (S‑3040; H‑1285; S‑3167). Enrolled and sent to Governor; approved June 6, 2025.

Practical notes

This creates a uniform, auditor‑generated public record that consolidates parcel identification for drainage/levee districts, facilitating assessments, notices, and administration of those special districts while preventing districts from being charged for creation of the record.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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