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IA HF2734
Bill
Status
3/9/2026
Primary Sponsor
J.D. Scholten
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AI Summary
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Prohibits "dominant retailers" (those with over $18 billion in annual grocery sales or operations in more than 20 states) from owning, controlling, or holding interests in meat or poultry processing facilities in Iowa.
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Bans dominant retailers from entering exclusive contracts with livestock or poultry producers that require sales only to that retailer or its affiliated processors.
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Defines covered meat processing activities to include slaughter, fabrication, processing, or packing of livestock and poultry including beef, pork, lamb, chicken, and turkey products.
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Requires the Attorney General, in consultation with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, to adopt rules, assess retailer compliance by September 1, 2027, and enforce the chapter with biennial reviews thereafter.
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Holds dominant retailers liable for violations committed by third-party contractors acting on their behalf.
Legislative Description
A bill for an act 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 penalties.
Last Action
Introduced, referred to Agriculture. H.J. 606.
3/9/2026