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

HF 851: Relating to student nutrition, including by modifying the curricula provided to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve to include instruction related to nutrition, modifying provisions related to the agriculture, food, and natural resources component of the career and technical education instruction provided to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve, and modifying provisions related to school meal programs, and including effective date and applicability provisions

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

This bill relates to student nutrition, including by modifying the curricula provided to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade to include instruction related to nutrition, modifying provisions related to the agriculture, food, and natural resources component of the career and technical education instruction provided to students enrolled in grades through 12, and modifying provisions related to school meal programs. The bill requires school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to provide instruction related to nutrition to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.

Sponsors

State Government (companion To Sf 525 By Committee on Agriculture) committee

Cost

Cost: up to $455,000

0 FTE positions in year one and by $455,000 each year thereafter. In addition, there may be a reduction to federal reimbursement to school districts for the school lunch and breakfast programs as following currently established federal meal patterns is require…

Senate subcommittee · named March 10, 2026

  • Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Mike Zimmer (D) · mike.zimmer@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dan Zumbach (R) · dan.zumbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 7 against

For: Iowa Cattlemen's Association; Iowa Corn Growers Association; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Pork Producers Association

Against: Iowa Farmers Union; Iowa Hunger Coalition; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa State Education Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 13, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee · as HSB 173
  2. February 13, 2025House subcommittee named: Wulf, Bossman and Scheetz · as HSB 173
  3. February 26, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 173
  4. March 5, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 173
  5. March 5, 2025Committee vote: 15–6 · as HSB 173
  6. March 7, 2025Filed in the House
  7. March 7, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 851 · as HSB 173
  8. March 18, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  9. March 19, 2025Passed the House, 60–36
  10. March 20, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  11. March 20, 2025Arrived in the Senate
  12. June 16, 2025Sent to the Senate Agriculture committee
  13. March 10, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Driscoll, Zimmer and Zumbach

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF851