89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
HF 240: Providing for a country of origin label and allowing for injunctive relief
Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
BILL’S PROVISIONS. This bill amends Code chapter 191 that sets forth labeling requirements for food products as regulated by the department of agriculture and land stewardship (DALS). The bill requires DALS to adopt rules to establish a notice of country of origin labeling program for beef and pork meat products sold in this state on a retail basis. The rules must be based on United States department of agriculture regulations published in the Federal Register in 2009. Congress enacted legislation that removed mandatory labeling requirements contained in those rules pursuant to the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016” (Pub.
Sponsors
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Cost
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Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club
In plain words
- January 27, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the Agriculture committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF240