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IA HSB588
SB
Status
1/20/2026
Primary Sponsor
Agriculture
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AI Summary
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Modifies the renewable fuel infrastructure program by eliminating the $1.75 million annual allocation for biodiesel infrastructure and reorganizing remaining provisions for program administration ($150,000) and marketing (up to 0.75% of program funds).
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Exempts the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship from state competition laws when promoting Iowa commodities and products, including marketing activities under chapters 159 and 187.
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Expands the "Choose Iowa" promotional program by establishing membership criteria for producers, processors, and marketers of Iowa agricultural products, and creating a Choose Iowa school purchasing program.
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Authorizes the department to use Choose Iowa fund moneys to administer programs across the entire chapter rather than just the subchapter, without requiring further legislative authorization.
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Addresses multiple agricultural policy areas including commodity promotion and regulation, agricultural commodity transportation, agricultural land use, and various tax provisions (property, excise, sales, and income taxes).
Legislative Description
A bill for an act 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 provisions.(See HF 2340.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2340.
2/6/2026