A bill for an act relating to the secession of counties.

HF 477 would allow an Iowa county to secede from the state by adopting a county ordinance. Upon adoption, the county would cease being a political subdivision of Iowa, meaning residents would no longer be subject to Iowa laws or the state constitution, but the ordinance would take effect no sooner than one year later. The bill requires the seceding county to first obtain federal government approval and either approval from another state to join it or approval to become its own state or territory. Additionally, all state-owned property within the seceding county would remain under Iowa's ownership and control.