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

SF 525: 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 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

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

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 January 27, 2026

  • Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Mike Zimmer (D) · mike.zimmer@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 19, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Agriculture committee · as SSB 1158
  2. February 19, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Alons, Bennett and McClintock · as SSB 1158
  3. March 3, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes · as SSB 1158
  4. March 4, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 525 · as SSB 1158
  5. March 5, 2025Filed in the Senate
  6. March 5, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  7. March 18, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  8. June 16, 2025Sent to the Senate Agriculture committee
  9. January 26, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Green, Shipley and Zimmer · as SSB 1158

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/SF525