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Yes: 174 • No: 18
IowaSF 49191st General Assembly (2025–2026)SenateWALLET
A bill for an act prohibiting the use of remotely piloted aircraft flying over farm property, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SSB 1191.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.
Sponsored By: COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Signed by Governor
agriculture
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Bill Overview
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3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Court orders to stop farm drone harassment
Beginning 07/01/2025, an owner or lessee of a homestead or secure farmstead can ask a district court for a temporary injunction. The court stops a person from flying a surveillance‑equipped drone that harasses them in violation of this law. Orders can last up to two years and can be renewed before they expire. The law also protects media rights: others cannot claim ownership of recordings that identify you or your animals, equipment, buildings, or land without your consent.
No drone flights near farm assets
Beginning 07/01/2025, the law bans outsiders from flying drones over a secure farmstead within 400 feet of farm animals, equipment, or buildings. The ban also covers drones with cameras or gear that record images, sounds, or data that can identify farm details. Flights are allowed when the owner or lessee flies, or when the owner consents. The secured area does not include space inside city limits.
Which farms qualify for drone protections
Beginning 07/01/2025, the law defines what farms and farm assets are covered. Farm animals include cows, pigs, poultry, farm deer, and horses, among others. A farmstead is land owned or leased by a farmer, used for farming, that made at least $15,000 from farm sales last year. Land inside city limits does not count. These definitions decide when the drone rules and protections apply.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/28/2025
Passed Senate
Yes: 42 • No: 8
House vote • 4/8/2025
Passed House
Yes: 89 • No: 7
Senate vote • 3/17/2025
Passed Senate
Yes: 43 • No: 3
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor.
5/6/2025GovernorReported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
5/6/2025SenateMessage from Senate.
4/29/2025SenateImmediate message.
4/28/2025legislaturePassed Senate, yeas 42, nays 8.
4/28/2025SenateSenate concurred with S-3086.
4/28/2025SenateExplanation of vote.
4/24/2025legislatureFiscal note.
4/9/2025legislatureMessage from House, with amendment S-3086.
4/8/2025HouseImmediate message.
4/8/2025legislaturePassed House, yeas 89, nays 7.
4/8/2025HouseCommittee amendment H-1215 adopted.
4/8/2025legislatureCommittee amendment H-1215 filed.
4/2/2025legislaturePlaced on calendar.
4/2/2025legislatureCommittee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 3.
4/1/2025legislatureCommittee report, recommending amendment and passage.
4/1/2025legislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
3/27/2025legislatureSubcommittee Meeting: 03/27/2025 8:45AM House Lounge.
3/25/2025HouseSubcommittee: Wulf, Scholten and Sexton.
3/19/2025legislatureRead first time, referred to Agriculture.
3/18/2025legislatureMessage from Senate.
3/17/2025SenateImmediate message.
3/17/2025legislaturePassed Senate, yeas 43, nays 3.
3/17/2025SenateFiscal note.
3/14/2025legislatureCommittee report, approving bill.
3/4/2025legislature
Bill Text
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