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

HF 859: Relating to renewable fuel used to power motor vehicles, including by providing for standards and restrictions, infrastructure, tax credits, and requirements for state agencies operating motor vehicles powered by renewable fuel, providing penalties, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

GENERAL. This bill provides for motor fuel and specifically renewable fuel used to power motor vehicles, including by providing for standards and restrictions, infrastructure, tax credits, and requirements for state agencies. MOTOR FUEL STANDARDS AND CLASSIFICATIONS. The bill provides for the regulation of motor fuel advertised for sale or sold to the public by a retail dealer at a retail motor fuel site (retail site). Motor fuel regulations are administered and enforced by the department of agriculture and land stewardship (DALS) (Code chapter 214A).

Sponsors

Ways and Means committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

Gasoline and Diesel Retail and Production Tax Credits — The Bill is projected to alter the mix of fuels sold in Iowa through increased grants for retail infrastructure replacement, installation requirements, enhanced income tax credits for fuel retailers, and …

Lobbying · 19 for, 11 against

For: Ag Processing Inc; Archer Daniels Midland Company; Bayer U.S. LLC; Cargill; Chevron Renewable Energy Group; Deere & Company; Growth Energy; Iowa Biodiesel Board; Iowa Biotechnology Association; Iowa Corn Growers Association; Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship; Iowa Dept. of Transportation; and 7 more

Against: ABATE of Iowa; Americans For Prosperity; Casey's General Stores; FUELIowa (PMCI); Iowa Motor Truck Association; Iowa Motorcycle Dealers Association; Iowa Off -Highway Vehicle Association; KWIK Trip, Inc.; Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC and Affiliates; Kum and Go, L.C.; Magellan Midstream Partners

In plain words

  1. April 5, 2021Filed in the House
  2. April 12, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. May 20, 2021Sent to the House Ways and Means committee

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/HF859