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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 212: Relating to meals, food, and beverages provided to students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools, and including applicability provisions

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to meals, food, and beverages provided to students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools. The bill provides that, when necessary, school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools are required to use natural fats and oils to prepare meals to be served to students as part of the school’s breakfast or lunch program. The bill prohibits schools from using margarine to prepare a meal to be served to students as part of the school district’s breakfast or lunch program.

Sponsors

Education committee

Cost

Can’t be estimated

There is no expected fiscal impact for the State. However, school districts may have increased meal item costs to meet the requirements of the Bill. Because school districts are independent of each other, including school menus, food items, and supply resource…

House subcommittee · named January 14, 2025

  • Rep. Jeff Shipley (R) · jeff.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Brooke Boden (R) · brooke.boden@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Heather Matson (D) · heather.matson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 10 against

For: Inspired Life

Against: Ag Processing Inc; Archer Daniels Midland Company; Cargill; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Biotechnology Association; Iowa Corn Growers Association; Iowa Soybean Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 14, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee · as HSB 5
  2. January 14, 2025House subcommittee named: Shipley, Boden and Matson · as HSB 5
  3. January 22, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes · as HSB 5
  4. January 29, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 5
  5. January 29, 2025Committee vote: 20–3 · as HSB 5
  6. February 6, 2025Filed in the House
  7. February 6, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 212 · as HSB 5
  8. February 20, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  9. April 3, 2025Sent to the House Education committee

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/91/HF212