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

HF 998: Providing for programs and regulations related to agriculture, including crop production, animal health, and agricultural processing, providing for powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, providing fees, and providing penalties

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

What it does

GENERAL. This bill provides for the administration of a number of programs and regulations relating to agriculture, including crop production, and specifically the application of soil inputs such as fertilizers and soil conditioners (Code chapters 200 and 200A) and pesticides (Code chapter 206); animal health, and specifically the control of infectious or contagious diseases afflicting animals (Code chapter 163), the practice of veterinary medicine (Code chapter 169), and the court-ordered management of livestock in immediate need of sustenance (Code chapter 717); and agricultural processing, and specifically the slaughter and processing of meat and poultry products (Code chapter 189A).

Sponsors

Ways and Means (successor To Hsb 143) committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 11 for, 0 against

For: Agribusiness Association of Iowa; Corteva Agriscience; Iowa Biotechnology Association; Iowa Cattlemen's Association; Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship; Iowa Pork Producers Association; Iowa Recycling Association; Iowa State Dairy Association; Iowa Turkey Federation; Iowa Veterinary Medical Association; Syngenta

In plain words

  1. April 7, 2025Filed in the House
  2. May 8, 2025Withdrawn

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/HF998