91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 19: Relating to the farm tenancy net income exclusion available against the individual income tax, and including effective date and retroactive 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
Current law excludes from the individual income tax a retired farmer’s total net income received pursuant to a farm tenancy agreement covering real property held by the retired farmer for or more years, if the farmer materially participated in a farming business for or more years. current law, net income from a farm tenancy agreement earned by an entity taxed as a partnership for federal tax purposes, an S corporation, or a trust or estate is not eligible for the farm tenancy lease income exclusion.
Sponsors
Sen. Annette Sweeney (R)
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 22, 2025
- Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D) · bill.dotzler@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. David D. Rowley (R) · david.rowley@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Cattlemen's Association; Iowa Corn Growers Association; Iowa Pork Producers Association; Iowa Select Farms, L.L.P.; Iowa Soybean Association; The Iowa Academy of Trust and Estate Counsel
In plain words
- January 14, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Ways and Means committee
- January 22, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Dawson, Dotzler and Rowley
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/SF19