HF 2596: Regulating the marketing of grain, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions

What it does

BACKGROUND. The department of agriculture and land stewardship (DALS) regulates grain marketing transactions under three interrelated Code chapters. The first two Code chapters regulate grain marketers, including Code chapter 203 providing for the regulation of a grain dealer purchasing grain from a seller and Code chapter 203C providing for the regulation of a warehouse operator storing grain for a depositor. Code chapter 203D establishes the grain depositors and sellers indemnity fund (indemnity fund) created to indemnify a seller or depositor against a financial loss due to the management of the grain by the grain dealer or warehouse operator.

Senate subcommittee · named March 4, 2026

• Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R) · kerry.gruenhagen@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Mike Zimmer (D) · mike.zimmer@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 1 against

For: Agribusiness Association of Iowa; Iowa Corn Growers Association; Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship; Iowa Institute for Cooperatives

Against: Iowa Institute for Cooperatives

In plain words

1. February 16, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Agriculture committee · as HSB 745
2. February 16, 2026House subcommittee named: Behn, Latham and Scholten · as HSB 745
3. February 17, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 745
4. February 17, 2026Approved by the House committee · as HSB 745
5. February 17, 2026Committee vote: 23–0 · as HSB 745
6. February 19, 2026Filed in the House
7. February 19, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2596 · as HSB 745
8. February 26, 2026Passed the House, 90–0
9. March 2, 2026Arrived in the Senate
10. March 4, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Gruenhagen, Shipley and Zimmer
11. March 12, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
12. March 18, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
13. April 7, 2026Passed the Senate, 45–0