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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2128: Relating to renewable fuels, including ethanol blended gasoline and biodiesel blended fuel used to power internal combustion engines, by providing for compliance requirements and promotional initiatives that relate to establishing classifications and standards for renewable fuels, advertising and selling renewable fuels, storing and dispensing renewable fuels, using state motor vehicles powered by renewable fuels, and taxes, tax credits, and tax refunds relating to renewable fuels; providing penalties and making penalties applicable; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions

Signed into law

What it does

OVERVIEW., both conventional and flex-fuel). The bill provides for both compliance requirements regulating the storage and dispensing of renewable fuel, and promotional measures (specifically financial and tax incentives) to increase the availability and opportunity for consumers to select a renewable fuel. OVERVIEW —— TYPES AND CLASSIFICATIONS OF RENEWABLE FUELS. The term “motor fuel” is sometimes used to describe both gasoline and diesel fuel (Code chapter 214A) but is also used to describe only gasoline, while the term “special fuel” is used to describe diesel fuel (Code chapter 452A).

Sponsors

Ways and Means committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

The Bill has direct General Fund and Road Use Tax Fund revenue impacts through the enhancement and extension of ethanol and biodiesel tax credits and the extension of the motor fuel tax schedule, which grants a tax rate preference to ethanol and biodiesel fuel…

Senate subcommittee · named February 17, 2022

  • Sen. Waylon Brown (R)
  • Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Annette Sweeney (R) · annette.sweeney@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. T. Taylor

Lobbying · 16 for, 8 against

For: Ag Processing Inc; Associated General Contractors of Iowa; Cargill; Chevron Renewable Energy Group; Corteva Agriscience; Deere & Company; Hy-Vee, Inc.; Iowa Biodiesel Board; Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship; Iowa Dept. of Transportation; Iowa Farm Bureau Federation; Iowa Farmers Union; and 4 more

Against: American Petroleum Institute; FUELIowa (PMCI); HF Sinclair; Heavy Highway Contractors Association; Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC and Affiliates; Pet Food Institute; Petroleum Marketers Management Insurance Company (PMMIC); Truckstops of Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 26, 2022Filed in the House
  2. February 1, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. February 2, 2022Passed the House, 82–10
  4. February 7, 2022Arrived in the Senate
  5. February 8, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Zumbach, Costello and Ragan
  6. February 9, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
  7. February 16, 2022Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
  8. February 17, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Brown, Dawson, Petersen, Sweeney and T. Taylor
  9. April 25, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
  10. April 26, 2022Passed the Senate, 42–3
  11. April 26, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  12. April 26, 2022Passed the House, 81–13
  13. May 16, 2022Sent to the Governor
  14. May 17, 2022Signed into law
  15. June 24, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2128