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88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

HSB 554: HSB 554

Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to food stands operated by minors. Code chapter 137F, which provides for the regulation and licensing of food establishments and food processing plants, is amended.1, concerning definitions, is amended by excepting from the definition of food establishment a stand operated by a minor. The Code section is further amended by defining a stand operated by a minor as a stand or other facility operated by a person or persons under the age of at which food is sold directly to consumers that is not time/temperature control for safety food or an alcoholic beverage and that operates on a temporary and occasional basis on private property with the permission of the owner of the property.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 23, 2020

  • Rep. Ray Sorensen (R) · ray.sorensen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Jacob Bossman (R) · jacob.bossman@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Sharon S. Steckman (D)

Lobbying · 2 for, 2 against

For: Americans For Prosperity; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church

Against: Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors

In plain words

  1. January 23, 2020House subcommittee named: Sorensen, Bossman and Steckman
  2. January 29, 2020Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  3. January 31, 2020Approved by the House committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HSB554