Agriculture

72 bills in the 2026 session, newest first.

Narrower issues:Eminent domain · 4 Livestock & confinements · 22

SF 2465 · Relating to agriculture, including by providing for the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, including the promotion and regulation of commodities and products, the regulation of the transportation of agricultural items, the use of agricultural land, sales and use taxes, and veterinary practice and income taxes, making penalties applicable, and including effective date and applicability provisionsSigned by GovernorJune 1, 2026

HF 2771 · Relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and including contingent effective date provisionsSigned by GovernorJune 1, 2026

SF 2493 · Relating to the excise tax on certain ethanol blended gasoline purchased exclusively for use in an implement of husbandry used in agricultural productionSigned by GovernorJune 1, 2026

HF 2615 · Relating to thoroughbred and quarter horse racing seasonsSigned by GovernorMay 19, 2026

HF 2798 · Relating to the excise tax on certain ethanol blended gasoline purchased exclusively for use in an implement of husbandry used in agricultural productionWithdrawnMay 2, 2026

SF 2487 · Relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protectionWithdrawnMay 2, 2026

HF 2343 · Relating to the excise tax on certain ethanol blended gasoline purchased exclusively for use in an implement of husbandry used in agricultural productionRenumbered as HF 2798May 1, 2026

HF 2527 · Providing a limitation on civil or criminal liability for any alleged actual or potential effect on climate caused wholly or partly by a greenhouse gas emissionSigned by GovernorApril 30, 2026

HF 2763 · Providing for services relating to agricultural production, providing penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisionsDied when the session endedApril 27, 2026

HF 2534 · Relating to animal feeding operations by regulating shellfish, and making penalties applicableSigned by GovernorApril 16, 2026

HF 2227 · Relating to land restoration following the initial construction of electric transmission lines, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisionsSigned by GovernorApril 16, 2026

HF 2643 · Relating to reporting total gasoline and diesel fuel gallonage sold and dispensed by retail dealers for a determination periodSigned by GovernorApril 16, 2026

SF 2188 · Relating to the excise tax on certain ethanol blended gasoline purchased exclusively for use in an implement of husbandry used in agricultural productionRenumbered as SF 2493April 15, 2026

HSB 772 · Relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and including contingent effective date provisionsRenumbered as HF 2771April 15, 2026

HF 2709 · Providing for services relating to agricultural equipmentRenumbered as HF 2763April 13, 2026

HF 2444 · Providing for the sale and distribution of certain food, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisionsRenumbered as HF 2767April 13, 2026

SSB 3190 · Relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protectionRenumbered as SF 2487April 8, 2026

HF 2748 · Relating to agriculture, including by providing for the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, including the promotion and regulation of commodities and products; the regulation of the transportation of agricultural commodities; the use of agricultural land; and taxation, including property taxes, excise and sales taxes, and income taxes; making penalties applicable; and including effective date and applicability provisionsDied when the session endedApril 8, 2026

HF 2596 · Regulating the marketing of grain, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedApril 7, 2026

SF 2337 · Relating to animal feeding operations by regulating shellfish, and making penalties applicableWithdrawnMarch 30, 2026

HF 2340 · Relating to agriculture, including by providing for the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, including the promotion and regulation of commodities and products; the regulation of the transportation of agricultural commodities; the use of agricultural land; and taxation, including property taxes, excise and sales taxes, and income taxes; making penalties applicable; and including effective date and applicability provisionsRenumbered as HF 2748March 30, 2026

SF 2427 · Providing a limitation on civil or criminal liability for any alleged actual or potential effect on climate caused wholly or partly by a greenhouse gas emissionWithdrawnMarch 24, 2026

HF 2740 · Relating to the confidentiality of certain information filed with the secretary of state by foreign persons holding agricultural landDied when the session endedMarch 17, 2026

HF 2674 · Providing for the regulation of commercial establishments possessing or controlling nonagricultural animals, providing penalties, and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedMarch 12, 2026

HF 2732 · Providing for water quality practices, including an edge-of-field practice tax credit and cover crop practice tax creditDied when the session endedMarch 9, 2026

HF 2734 · Providing for the processing and marketing of meat and poultry products, including by prohibiting vertical integration, providing for a health and safety program, and providing for the divestiture of interests in processors by certain retailers, and providing penaltiesDied when the session endedMarch 9, 2026

HF 2733 · Relating to water quality, including a water quality monitoring network and the water quality initiative, an agricultural best management practices tax credit, an Iowa clean water farm program and property tax credit, and water quality practices loans, making appropriations, and including applicability provisionsDied when the session endedMarch 9, 2026

SJR 2010 · Designating the American cream draft horse as the official state horse of the State of IowaDid not passMarch 9, 2026

SF 2420 · Relating to agriculture, including by providing for the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, including the promotion and regulation of commodities and products, the regulation of the transportation of agricultural commodities, and the use of agricultural land, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisionsRenumbered as SF 2465March 4, 2026

HF 2727 · Providing for the reporting of certain information relating to the sale of fertilizers, providing penalties, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 26, 2026

HSB 751 · Providing for services relating to agricultural equipmentRenumbered as HF 2709February 24, 2026

HF 2298 · Providing for the regulation of commercial establishments possessing or controlling nonagricultural animals, providing penalties, and making penalties applicableRenumbered as HF 2674February 23, 2026

HSB 745 · Regulating the marketing of grain, and making penalties applicableRenumbered as HF 2596February 19, 2026

SSB 3133 · Providing a limitation on civil or criminal liability for any alleged actual or potential effect on climate caused wholly or partly by a greenhouse gas emissionRenumbered as SF 2427February 19, 2026

HSB 658 · Relating to thoroughbred and quarter horse racing seasonsRenumbered as HF 2615February 19, 2026

SSB 3123 · Relating to agriculture, including by providing for the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, including the promotion and regulation of commodities and products, the regulation of the transportation of agricultural commodities, and the use of agricultural land, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisionsRenumbered as SF 2420February 19, 2026

HF 2299 · Relating to reporting total gasoline and diesel fuel gallonage sold and dispensed by retail dealers for a determination periodRenumbered as HF 2643February 19, 2026

SF 2356 · Relating to monitoring the application of manure originating from a confinement feeding operation, and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedFebruary 17, 2026

HSB 693 · Providing a limitation on civil or criminal liability for any alleged actual or potential effect on climate caused wholly or partly by a greenhouse gas emissionRenumbered as HF 2527February 16, 2026

HF 2445 · Providing for a manure management planning mapDied when the session endedFebruary 16, 2026

HF 2443 · Providing for a country of origin label for certain products, allowing for injunctive relief, and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedFebruary 16, 2026

HSB 657 · Requiring the department of natural resources to identify specific animal sources of pollutants to a water of the state when determining the water’s inclusion on a list of impaired watersRenumbered as HF 2530February 16, 2026

HSB 684 · Providing for the repair of a diesel exhaust fluid system that is part of farm equipment, and providing penaltiesRenumbered as HF 2529February 16, 2026

HSB 662 · Relating to animal feeding operations by regulating shellfish, and making penalties applicableRenumbered as HF 2534February 16, 2026

HF 2442 · Providing for the repair of certain equipment associated with farm implements, and providing penaltiesDied when the session endedFebruary 16, 2026

HF 2530 · Requiring the department of natural resources to identify specific animal sources of pollutants to a water of the state when determining the water’s inclusion on a list of impaired watersDied when the session endedFebruary 16, 2026

HF 2417 · Relating to animal feeding operations by providing for certain air and water quality regulations, including when two or more related confinement feeding operations are deemed to be a single operation, making penalties applicable, and including effective date and applicability provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 12, 2026

HF 2416 · Relating to the regulation of confinement feeding operations, including by providing for partially roofed structures and prohibiting the construction, including expansion, of structures, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 12, 2026

HF 2418 · Providing for county control of the siting and management of confinement feeding operationsDied when the session endedFebruary 12, 2026

HF 2419 · Regulating animal feeding operations, including rulemaking requirements, and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedFebruary 12, 2026

SF 2316 · Prohibiting a pesticide containing paraquat, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 12, 2026

SSB 3119 · Relating to animal feeding operations by regulating shellfish, and making penalties applicableRenumbered as SF 2337February 12, 2026

SF 2306 · Relating to the treatment of animals other than agricultural animals by providing for the inspection or monitoring of commercial establishments by the department of agriculture and land stewardship, and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedFebruary 12, 2026

SF 2305 · Regulating the application of manure originating from an animal feeding operation, and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedFebruary 12, 2026

SF 2276 · Providing for the processing and marketing of meat and poultry products, including by prohibiting vertical integration, providing for a health and safety program, and providing for the divestiture of interests in processors by certain retailers, and providing penaltiesDied when the session endedFebruary 11, 2026

SF 2270 · Regulating animal feeding operations, including rulemaking requirements, and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedFebruary 11, 2026

SSB 3129 · Providing for the beginning farmer tax credit program administered by the Iowa finance authority and department of revenue, providing for fees, and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 10, 2026

SF 2264 · Providing for a manure management planning mapDied when the session endedFebruary 10, 2026

SSB 3124 · Providing for the repair of a diesel exhaust fluid system that is part of farm equipment, and providing penaltiesDied when the session endedFebruary 9, 2026

HSB 561 · Relating to the excise tax on certain ethanol blended gasoline purchased exclusively for use in an implement used in agricultural productionRenumbered as HF 2343February 9, 2026

HSB 588 · Relating to agriculture, including by providing for the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, including the promotion and regulation of commodities and products; the regulation of the transportation of agricultural commodities; the use of agricultural land; and taxation, including property taxes, excise and sales taxes, and income taxes; making penalties applicable; and including effective date and applicability provisionsRenumbered as HF 2340February 6, 2026

SF 2180 · Providing for the labeling of a package or wrapping holding food that includes a vaccine or vaccine material, and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedFebruary 3, 2026

SSB 3025 · Relating to the excise tax on certain ethanol blended gasoline purchased exclusively for use in an implement used in agricultural productionRenumbered as SF 2188February 3, 2026

HSB 526 · Relating to land restoration following the initial construction of electric transmission linesRenumbered as HF 2227January 30, 2026

SF 2162 · Providing for the care and disposition of domestic animals, and providing penaltiesDied when the session endedJanuary 29, 2026

SF 2135 · Providing for the regulation of commercial establishments possessing or controlling animals other than agricultural animals, providing fees, making appropriations, providing penalties, and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedJanuary 28, 2026

HF 2167 · Providing for a buffer strip program and fund, and making appropriationsDied when the session endedJanuary 27, 2026

SF 2112 · Eliminating provisions relating to raw milk, including the production of raw milk at certain dairies, the manufacture of products using raw milk, and the labeling and distribution of raw milk and manufactured productsDied when the session endedJanuary 26, 2026

SF 506 · Relating to raw farm products for purposes of increased gross weight for motor vehicles transporting such products on this state’s public highwaysDied when the session endedJanuary 21, 2026

HF 989 · Relating to animal feeding operations, by providing for the regulation of anaerobic digester systems, providing fees, making penalties applicable, and including effective date and applicability provisionsDied when the session endedApril 17, 2025

HF 851 · 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 and applicability provisionsDied when the session endedMarch 19, 2025

SSB 1158 · 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 provisionsRenumbered as SF 525March 4, 2025