89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
SF 19: Prohibiting the manufacture and sale of food packaging containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions
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
This bill prohibits the sale of food packaging that contains perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances in Iowa. The bill makes an exception for new food packaging that is otherwise subject to the prohibition but was imported into the state or S.F. otherwise purchased or acquired by a retailer or wholesaler for sale or distribution in the state prior to January 1, 2023. A violation of the provisions in the bill is a simple misdemeanor. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than days and a fine of at least $105 but not more than $855. The bill takes effect January 1, 2023.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 19, 2021
- Sen. Jake Chapman (R)
- Sen. Craig Johnson (R) · craig.johnson@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club
In plain words
- January 11, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Commerce committee
- January 19, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Chapman, Johnson and Quirmbach
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/SF19