90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2682: Providing for the licensing of food processing plants, including certain operations located on the premises of farms or private residences, and providing fees
Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
BACKGROUND. Code chapter 137F regulates businesses engaged in commercial food preparation and sale. The regulations are administered and enforced by the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing.1).6). In 2023, the general assembly enacted legislation that revised the method used to calculate annual license fees imposed on plants (2023 Iowa Acts, chapter 82). The fee amount is based on a series of increasing steps calculated using the plant’s gross annual sales during the prior year.6). BILL’S PROVISIONS —— EXPANDED DESCRIPTION OF FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS.
Sponsors
Ways and Means committee
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named April 11, 2024
- Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Waylon Brown (R)
- Sen. Cindy Winckler (D) · cindy.winckler@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against
For: Americans For Prosperity; Iowa Farmers Union
In plain words
- April 1, 2024Filed in the House
- April 8, 2024Passed the House, 89–0
- April 9, 2024Arrived in the Senate
- April 11, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Driscoll, Brown and Winckler
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/HF2682