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88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2581: Relating to the regulation of hemp, including by providing for testing methods and the regulation of hemp products, providing penalties, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions

Signed into law

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

Cost: up to $4,900

House File 2581 establishes a new criminal offense, and the resulting cost to the Justice System cannot be estimated. The average State cost for one serious misdemeanor conviction ranges from $410 to $4,900. This estimate includes operating costs incurred by t…

Lobbying · 8 for, 1 against

For: BettermentRS; Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance; Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship; Iowa Hemp Association; Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum); Kemin Industries; LP Biosciences; NUHemp Group

Against: Iowa Veterinary Medical Association

In plain words

  1. February 27, 2020Filed in the House
  2. March 9, 2020Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. March 10, 2020Passed the House, 99–1
  4. March 11, 2020Arrived in the Senate
  5. June 3, 2020Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  6. June 5, 2020Took the place of SF 2380 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  7. June 5, 2020Passed the Senate, 48–1
  8. June 16, 2020Sent to the Governor
  9. June 17, 2020Signed into law

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HF2581