90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
HF 329: Relating to the possession of egg-laying hens
Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to the possession of egg-laying hens. The bill prohibits a county or city from adopting an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment, or using any other means, that establishes, intentionally or effectively, a maximum limit of egg-laying hens allowed on a property that is less than three egg-laying hens per resident of the property. The bill does not prohibit the lessor of a property from limiting the number of egg-laying hens a lessee has on the property.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named February 20, 2023
- Rep. Joshua Meggers (R) · joshua.meggers@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D) · elinor.levin@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Derek Wulf (R) · derek.wulf@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 0 for, 3 against
Against: Iowa League of Cities; Iowa Turkey Federation; North Central Poultry Association
In plain words
- February 15, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Agriculture committee
- February 20, 2023House subcommittee named: Meggers, Levin and Wulf
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF329