# Iowa HF 989: A bill for an act 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 provisions. (Formerly HSB 323.)

Iowa HF 989, A bill for an act 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 provisions. (Formerly HSB 323.), is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS; 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 989
- State: Iowa
- Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: A bill for an act 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 provisions. (Formerly HSB 323.)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-07
- Last action: 2026-03-10, Subcommittee: Driscoll, Zimmer, and Zumbach.
- Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: ways and means, agriculture
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (112 yes, 73 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 WAYS AND MEANS

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Passed House | pass | 80 | 13 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | legislature | Amendment H-1256 to amendment H-1230 | fail | 32 | 60 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-03-10: Subcommittee: Driscoll, Zimmer, and Zumbach. (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Referred to Agriculture. (Senate)
- 2025-12-31: * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * * (legislature)
- 2025-04-24: Explanation of vote. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Subcommittee: Gruenhagen, Driscoll, and Quirmbach. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Message from House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Immediate message. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Passed House, yeas 80, nays 13. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Amendment H-1230 adopted. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Amendment H-1256 to amendment H-1230, yeas 32, nays 60, filed, lost. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Amendment H-1230 filed. (House)
- 2025-04-07: Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF989.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF989.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF989-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).