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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2605: Providing for the regulation of hemp and hemp products, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable

Signed into law

What it does

BACKGROUND.7).2). The IHA removed hemp from the list of schedule I controlled substances and the excise tax imposed on the sale of controlled substances (see Code chapters 124 and 453B).12). In order for cannabis to be classified as hemp and not a controlled substance, a person must comply with IHA requirements. The IHA in turn must satisfy certification requirements adopted by the United States department of agriculture (USDA) under the federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (federal hemp law) (Pub.

Sponsors

Public Safety (companion To Sf 2352 By Committee on Judiciary) committee

Cost

Can’t be estimated

The fiscal impact cannot be estimated due to a lack of existing data. Figure 2 shows the average State cost per offense for an aggravated misdemeanor, serious misdemeanor, and simple misdemeanor.

House subcommittee · named February 6, 2024

  • Rep. Steven Holt (R) · steven.holt@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Bob Kressig (D) · bob.kressig@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Phil Thompson (R)

Lobbying · 9 for, 7 against

For: Blank Childrens Hospital; Department of Revenue; Iowa Behavioral Health Association (IBHA); Iowa Department of Health and Human Services; Iowa Dept. of Public Safety; Iowa Mental Health Advocacy; Iowa School Nurses Organization; Iowa State Patrol Supervisors Association; National Alliance on Mental Illness - Iowa

Against: American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA); Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa; Consumable Hemp Advocates; Epilepsy Foundation Iowa; Iowa HEMP Coalition; Iowans for Medical Marijuana; SERGEANTS COX LLC

In plain words

  1. February 6, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee · as HSB 665
  2. February 6, 2024House subcommittee named: Holt, Kressig, Thompson and P · as HSB 665
  3. February 7, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 665
  4. February 15, 2024Approved by the House committee · as HSB 665
  5. February 19, 2024Filed in the House
  6. February 19, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2605 · as HSB 665
  7. February 28, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  8. March 12, 2024Passed the House, 79–16
  9. March 13, 2024Arrived in the Senate
  10. March 13, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  11. April 2, 2024Took the place of SF 2352 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  12. April 2, 2024Passed the Senate, 31–18
  13. April 23, 2024Sent to the Governor
  14. April 29, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  15. May 17, 2024Signed into law

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/90/HF2605