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

HF 2431: Relating to the regulation of home-based businesses, including food establishments and home food processing establishments, and providing civil penalties

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to the regulation of home-based businesses by counties and cities. The bill defines the terms “goods”, “home-based business”, and “no-impact home-based business”. For purposes of local government regulation, the bill states that a home-based business is a generally permitted use of a residential property, other than as prohibited by covenant or ownership community agreement. The bill prohibits a county or city from prohibiting or requiring prior approval to operate a no-impact home-based business.

Sponsors

Local Government committee

Cost

Cost: up to $364,000

House File 2431 is estimated to increase DIA expenditures by a minimum of $364,000 in Year 1 and a minimum of $240,000 in all following years. Currently, the DIA does not have the staffing capacity to absorb the duties required in the Bill. No funding is ident…

Senate subcommittee · named March 14, 2022

  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Craig Johnson (R) · craig.johnson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 6 against

For: Americans For Prosperity; Institute for Justice; Iowa Farmers Union; Iowans for Tax Relief

Against: American Planning Association Iowa Chapter; City of Des Moines; County Planning and Zoning Officials of Iowa; Iowa Restaurant Association; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors

In plain words

  1. February 16, 2022Filed in the House
  2. March 10, 2022Passed the House, 66–25
  3. March 10, 2022Arrived in the Senate
  4. March 14, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  5. March 14, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Bisignano and Johnson
  6. March 16, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
  7. May 24, 2022Passed the Senate, 28–15
  8. June 3, 2022Sent to the Governor
  9. June 14, 2022Signed into law
  10. June 27, 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/HF2431