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

HSB 737: HSB 737

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

GENERAL. This bill provides for the sale and use of certain pesticides regulated by the United States environmental protection agency (EPA) under the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (federal Act) and the “Pesticide Act of Iowa” administered by the department of agriculture and land stewardship under Code chapter 206 (state Act). PESTICIDE LABELING. The bill provides for a defense from civil liability associated with the use of pesticides that are registered with the EPA acting under the federal Act.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named March 12, 2024

  • Rep. Phil Thompson (R)
  • Rep. Austin Harris (R) · austin.harris@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Amy Nielsen (D) · amy.nielsen@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 11 for, 7 against

For: Agribusiness Association of Iowa; Bayer U.S. LLC; Corteva Agriscience; Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); Iowa Biotechnology Association; Iowa Chamber Alliance; Iowa Corn Growers Association; Iowa Farm Bureau Federation; Iowa Soybean Association; Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce; National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB /IA)

Against: Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Environmental Council; Iowa Farmers Union; Iowa State Bar Association; Syngenta; Syngenta Crop Protection

In plain words

  1. March 12, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee
  2. March 12, 2024House subcommittee named: Thompson, P., Harris and Nielsen
  3. March 27, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it

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/HSB737