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Bills › 91st General Assembly

HF 148Died when the session ended · January 30, 2025

Regulating commercial transactions involving commercial sod containing entwined plastic netting, and providing penalties

Sponsored by Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D)

Topics:AgricultureBusiness & economy

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2025
  2. Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
  3. Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, 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 People selling or installing commercial sod must tell customers if the grass is wrapped in plastic netting. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will create the rules for these notices. If a seller or installer fails to give this information, they could face a $500 fine.1

Read the official explanation

This bill regulates certain commercial sod (sod) planted on a layer of soil and cut into pallets or rolls for transport and permanent installation on land. The bill’s provisions are administered by the department of agriculture and land stewardship (DALS). It addresses two situations: first, the purchase of sod for later installation; and second, the purchase of the sod’s installation. In each of the two situations, notice has to be provided to a purchaser if the sod is entwined with plastic netting. In the first situation, notice must be given to the purchaser of the sod by a person selling the sod; and in the second situation, notice must be given to the purchaser of the sod’s installation by the person installing the sod. DALS is responsible for adopting rules providing for notice requirements. A person who violates a notice requirement is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $500.

Full bill text2

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§199A.1§199A.2§199A.3§199A.4§199A.5§199A.6

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Lobbying

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Tried before

HF 2620Cleared committee90th GA

91st General Assembly

HF 148Cleared committee

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  • HF 2620 Regulating commercial transactions involving commercial sod containing entwined plastic ne…
    90th General Assembly · In committee · same title
    Cleared committee

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