91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2419: Regulating animal feeding operations, including rulemaking requirements, and making penalties applicable
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 it does
BACKGROUND. An animal feeding operation (AFO) is regulated under several Code chapters, including Code chapter 455B, subchapter III, governing water quality, and Code chapter 459, subchapter III, governing all AFOs, which includes provisions regulating confinement feeding operations, and Code chapter 459A, which includes selected provisions regulating open feedlot operations. The Code chapters are administered and enforced by the department of natural resources under the oversight of the environmental protection commission (EPC) (Code chapter 455A).
Sponsors
Rep. Ken Croken (D), Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D)
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against
For: Food & Water Watch; Iowa Farmers Union
In plain words
- February 12, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Agriculture 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/HF2419