---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to regulation of foods sold by minors. (Formerly HSB 554.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act relating to regulation of foods sold by minors. (Formerly HSB 554.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 2238"
citation: "Iowa HF 2238 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["business entities", "children", "city government", "county government", "food", "food establishments", "local government", "minors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-04"
last_action: "2020-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1724ce5-3eff-4d14-9925-19f37f1fb80c"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2238&ga=88"
source_hash: "336d7c8cb42cc71e214888d23c3d5a6dbe6273ebf58334d0146ee2b7380c5ba1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa HF 2238 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to regulation of foods sold by minors. (Formerly HSB 554.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/88/attachments/HF2238.html)
2. **Amendment S-5088** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5088.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF2238.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-02-04** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2020-02-24** Passed House, yeas 96, nays none. `passage`
- **2020-03-03** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-02-24** Immediate message.
- **2020-02-25** Message from House.
- **2020-02-25** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-26** Subcommittee: R. Smith, Bisignano, and Chapman.
- **2020-03-12** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-12** Amendment S-5088 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-06-13** Amendment S-5088 withdrawn.
- **2020-06-13** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2020-06-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-06-13** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-14** Message from Senate.
- **2020-06-24** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2020-06-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b1724ce5-3eff-4d14-9925-19f37f1fb80c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).