Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2443: A BILL FOR An Act providing for a country of origin label for certain products, allowing for injunctive relief, and making penalties applicable
Status: In committee, February 16, 2026
An Act providing for a country of origin label for certain products, allowing for injunctive relief, and making penalties applicable.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act providing for a country of origin label for certain products, allowing for injunctive relief, and making penalties applicable.
From the introduced text, February 16, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act providing for a country of origin label for certain products, allowing for injunctive relief, and making penalties applicable. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6586YH (3) da/js H.F. 2443 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 191.11 Country of origin labeling program. 1. The department shall adopt rules to establish a country of origin labeling program for beef and pork meat products sold in this state on a retail basis including muscle cuts of beef, muscle cuts of pork, ground beef, and ground pork. The rules may be based on regulations requiring country of origin labeling for those products as published in 74 Fed. Reg. 2658. 2. The department shall not adopt rules described in subsection 1, until it obtains any necessary waiver from the United States department of agriculture based on an authorizing statute enacted by the United States Congress. If the department determines that it requires state legislation prior to adopting any rules under this section, the department shall prepare and submit such legislation to the Ninety-second General Assembly prior to its first session convening. The department shall submit a report to the general assembly no later than January 1, 2027, detailing its progress in implementing this section. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with …
Sponsors
- Josh Turek (D, 20) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Agriculture. H.J. 290 .
Subjects: labels, food
Common questions
- What is HF2443?
- HF2443 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act providing for a country of origin label for certain products, allowing for injunctive relief, and making penalties applicable.
- What does HF2443 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act providing for a country of origin label for certain products, allowing for injunctive relief, and making penalties applicable.
- What is the status of HF2443?
- In committee as of February 16, 2026. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Agriculture. H.J. 290 . (February 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2443?
- Josh Turek (D, 20).
- Where is the official record for HF2443?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2443&ga=91
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