90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 2256: Establishing license fees for food processing plants
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). 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.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 12, 2024
- Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Cindy Winckler (D) · cindy.winckler@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against
For: Americans For Prosperity; Iowa Farmers Union
In plain words
- February 7, 2024Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
- February 12, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Driscoll, Schultz 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/SF2256