# Iowa HF 851: A bill for an act 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 provisions. (Formerly HSB 173.)

Iowa HF 851, A bill for an act 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 provisions. (Formerly HSB 173.), is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT; status failed, last action 2026-03-10 (Subcommittee: Driscoll, Zimmer, and Zumbach.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Iowa HF 851
- State: Iowa
- Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: A bill for an act 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 provisions. (Formerly HSB 173.)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-07
- Last action: 2026-03-10, Subcommittee: Driscoll, Zimmer, and Zumbach.
- Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: agriculture
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (92 yes, 100 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Passed House | pass | 60 | 36 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | legislature | Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1118 | fail | 32 | 64 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2026-03-10: Subcommittee: Driscoll, Zimmer, and Zumbach. (Senate)
- 2025-12-31: * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * * (legislature)
- 2025-06-16: Referred to Agriculture. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Read first time, attached to SF 525. (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Fiscal note. (legislature)
- 2025-03-20: Message from House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Immediate message. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Passed House, yeas 60, nays 36. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Amendment H-1122 adopted. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Motion to suspend rules prevailed. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1122. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Point of order raised on H-1122, ruled not germane. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Motion to suspend rules failed. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1118, yeas 32, nays 64. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Point of order raised on H-1118, ruled not germane. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Motion to suspend rules failed. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1119, yeas 32, nays 64. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Point of order raised on H-1119, ruled not germane. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Fiscal note. (legislature)
- 2025-03-18: Amendments H-1118, H-1119 and H-1122 filed. (House)
- 2025-03-07: Introduced, placed on calendar. (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF851.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF851.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF851-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).