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

SF 359: Limiting liability for food dealers and owners of commercial vehicles who donate food to an Iowa food bank association

Became SF 590 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

GENERAL. Code chapter 190B currently consists of two subchapters; subchapter I provides for the farm to food donation tax credit and subchapter II provides for the Iowa emergency food purchase program. This bill creates a new subchapter shielding a food dealer or the owner of a commercial vehicle from civil liability when donating food to an Iowa food bank association (IFBA). SHIELD FROM CIVIL LIABILITY. The shield from civil liability applies to a food dealer when preparing or distributing the food under the regulatory authority of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing (DIAL), or the department of agriculture and land stewardship (DALS).

Sponsors

Sen. Adrian Dickey (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 20, 2025

  • Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Matt Blake (D) · matt.blake@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. February 18, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
  2. February 20, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Green, Blake and Driscoll
  3. February 25, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  4. March 10, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 590

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/SF359