Bills in Committee

Agriculture (H)

Bills under consideration and review by committee.

Bill	Bill Title
SF 2309	A bill for an act relating to milk and associated products, by providing for certain items relating to milk to be transferred directly to individuals by milk producers owning or operating certain dairy farms, providing for the labeling of raw milk and associated products, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SSB 3126.)
HF 2585	A bill for an act creating a pesticide drift and pollution task force, and requiring the submission of a report to the governor and general assembly.
HF 2550	A bill for an act relating to the production, processing, distribution, and marketing of agricultural products, including by providing tax credits and making appropriations.
HF 2534	A bill for an act providing for a state assessment for clean water imposed on agricultural commodities, including procedures for referendums to establish, continue, or terminate the state assessment, the transfer of moneys to the department of agriculture and land stewardship, state sales and use taxes, the natural resources and outdoor recreation trust fund, the establishment of a commission and fund, and the appropriation of moneys.
HF 2528	A bill for an act providing for a best farming practices disclosure form to be completed, signed, and filed by the parties to a farm lease, and providing penalties.
HF 2382	A bill for an act establishing an agriculture’s vulnerability to climate advisory task force, and including effective date provisions.
HF 2322	A bill for an act providing for the agricultural commodities produced in this state, including the preparation or processing of agricultural commodities into local food, by providing for the membership of the local food and farm program council, and the local food and farm program.
HF 2305	A bill for an act providing for the regulation of confinement feeding operations, and making penalties applicable and including effective date provisions.
HF 801	A bill for an act relating to the management of soil and water resources, by providing for certain practices and projects, including projects described in the Iowa nutrient reduction strategy.(Formerly HF 646.)
HF 726	A bill for an act allowing veterinary assistants to administer rabies vaccinations.
HF 725	A bill for an act providing for the reclamation or drainage abatement of lead mines.
HF 705	A bill for an act providing for the regulation of commercial establishments maintaining certain animals, providing fees, and making penalties applicable.
HF 629	A bill for an act relating to renewable fuel used to power motor vehicles, including by providing for standards and restricting the sale of gasoline not blended with ethanol, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.
HF 567	A bill for an act relating to the slaughter and processing of livestock produced on a farm and the preparation and offer for sale or sale of meat derived from the livestock, including by providing for exemptions from certain regulations, and providing penalties.
HF 501	A bill for an act restricting the sale and use of pesticides containing compounds belonging to the neonicotinoid class of chemicals, making penalties applicable, and including applicability provisions.
HF 457	A bill for an act creating an agricultural land, soils, water quality, and farm tenure initiative committee to conduct a study and make recommendations to improve the manner in which farm tenants may profitably grow agricultural products using leased agricultural land while providing for the sustainability and quality of this state’s natural resources.
HF 440	A bill for an act 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 provisions.
HF 394	A bill for an act relating to leases between local governments and persons using land for farming.
HF 319	A bill for an act relating to homemade food derived from a commodity produced, processed, prepared, offered for sale, or sold on a farm, including by providing for exemptions from certain regulations.
HF 242	A bill for an act relating to agricultural lease agreements entered into by eligible taxpayers and qualified beginning farmers participating in the beginning farmer tax credit program, by allowing an eligible taxpayer’s unused tax credit to be transferred to the qualified beginning farmer, and including effective date provisions.
HF 241	A bill for an act authorizing counties to prepare, adopt, administer, and enforce riparian buffer ordinances, including by providing for the adoption of rules by the division of soil conservation and water quality, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
HF 240	A bill for an act providing for a country of origin label and allowing for injunctive relief.
HF 239	A bill for an act relating to a program that assists schools and school districts in purchasing fresh farm produce, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.