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

SF 608: Regulating the marketing of grain, by providing for fees paid by grain dealers and warehouse operators into the grain depositors and sellers indemnity fund, and the payment of claims to reimburse sellers and depositors for losses covered by the fund, and including effective date and applicability provisions

Signed into law

What it does

BACKGROUND —— GRAIN DEALERS AND WAREHOUSE OPERATORS. This bill amends provisions regulating marketers of grain, referred to as grain dealers purchasing grain (Code chapter 203), and warehouse operators storing grain under bailment (Code chapter 203C), administered by the department of agriculture and land stewardship (DALS). DIVISION I BACKGROUND —— GRAIN DEPOSITORS AND SELLERS INDEMNITY FUND.6). A payment is made from the grain depositors and sellers indemnity fund (indemnity fund) upon a determination that the claim is eligible for payment by the Iowa grain indemnity fund board (indemnity board) acting in cooperation with DALS.

Sponsors

Ways and Means committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 18, 2025

  • Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R) · kerry.gruenhagen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Thomas Townsend (D) · thomas.townsend@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 3 against

For: Agribusiness Association of Iowa; Iowa Corn Growers Association; Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship; Iowa Farm Bureau Federation; Iowa Soybean Association

Against: Agribusiness Association of Iowa; Iowa Corn Growers Association; Iowa Institute for Cooperatives

In plain words

  1. February 17, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Ways and Means committee · as SSB 1131
  2. February 18, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Gruenhagen, Driscoll and Townsend · as SSB 1131
  3. February 24, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 1131
  4. March 11, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 608 · as SSB 1131
  5. March 13, 2025Filed in the Senate
  6. March 13, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  7. April 7, 2025Passed the Senate, 39–8
  8. May 8, 2025Took the place of HF 999 on the House floor (the same legislation)
  9. May 8, 2025Passed the House, 81–3
  10. May 14, 2025Passed the Senate, 45–0
  11. May 23, 2025Sent to the Governor
  12. May 27, 2025Signed into law

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/SF608