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Relating to the possession of egg-laying hens
Topics:Agriculture
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 15, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 20, 2023
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Local governments cannot pass rules that limit the number of egg-laying hens on a property to less than three hens for every person living there. This change affects cities and counties when they make laws about keeping chickens. However, landlords are still allowed to set their own limits on how many hens a renter can have.1
Read the official explanation
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.
House subcommittee
Named February 20, 2023. Meeting: Wednesday, February 22 · 8:00 AM · RM 304.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
Iowa Code it changes
Lobbying
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