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

HF 2581: Providing for programs and regulations administered and enforced by the department of agriculture and land stewardship, providing fees, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable

Signed into law

What it does

GENERAL. This bill provides for programs and regulations administered and enforced by the department of agriculture and land stewardship (DALS). CHOOSE IOWA PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM.20).29). DALS is provided discretion to further define what constitutes an Iowa farm and describe how an agricultural commodity originates on an Iowa farm. CHOOSE IOWA LOGO. As part of the program, DALS may establish a choose Iowa logo (logo) to identify a food item originating as an agricultural commodity produced on an Iowa farm.

Sponsors

Ways and Means (successor To Hf 2439) (successor To Hsb 673) committee

Cost

Cost: up to $500,000

The fiscal impact of Division I cannot be determined because future program participation and fee levels are unknown. House File 2560 (Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Bill) makes a General Fund appropriation of $500,000 to the Choose Iowa Fund…

Senate subcommittee · named April 7, 2022

  • Sen. Annette Sweeney (R) · annette.sweeney@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. T. Taylor

Lobbying · 7 for, 4 against

For: Agribusiness Association of Iowa; Center for Rural Affairs; Coalition for Iowa Woodlands and Trees; Iowa Corn Growers Association; Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship; Iowa Honey Producers Association; Iowa Pork Producers Association

Against: Casey's General Stores; FUELIowa (PMCI); KWIK Trip, Inc.; Magellan Midstream Partners

In plain words

  1. March 30, 2022Filed in the House
  2. March 31, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. April 5, 2022Passed the House, 97–0
  4. April 6, 2022Arrived in the Senate
  5. April 7, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Sweeney, Green and T. Taylor
  6. April 13, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
  7. April 25, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
  8. April 26, 2022Passed the Senate, 45–0
  9. June 1, 2022Sent to the Governor
  10. June 21, 2022Signed into law
  11. 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/HF2581