Bills › 90th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 29, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 5, 2024
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- 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 The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship regulates how fertilizers and soil conditioners are sold. This change updates the definition of unmanipulated manures to include substances that have been processed through dewatering. This affects how certain animal waste and plant remains are classified under the law.1
Read the official explanation
This bill amends a provision in Code chapter 200, which provides for the regulation of the sale of fertilizers and soil conditioners by the department of agriculture and land stewardship. Specifically, the bill amends the defined term “unmanipulated manures” which means any substances composed of excreta or plant remains that have not been processed. The bill provides that the term includes such substances processed by dewatering. The bill takes effect upon enactment.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 6, 2024. It hasn’t reported yet.
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