---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act providing for the issuance of annual statewide licenses for certain establishments offering food for sale, including license fees, and including effective date provisions."
description: "A bill for an act providing for the issuance of annual statewide licenses for certain establishments offering food for sale, including license fees, and including effective date provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 661"
citation: "Iowa HF 661 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["community attractions", "farmers' markets", "fees", "food", "food establishments", "inspections and appeals department", "professional licensure", "sales", "vendors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-03-07"
last_action: "2023-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/935af33c-eb67-4f4d-82c5-15ad5b68e094"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 661&ga=90"
source_hash: "26945fd318e1f479f604d20cc8977901ca2e05c5863c714cc8845f87edb183e7"
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 661 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act providing for the issuance of annual statewide licenses for certain establishments offering food for sale, including license fees, and including effective date provisions.

## 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/90/attachments/HF661.html)
2. **Amendment H-1094** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1094.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3201** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3201.pdf)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/HF661.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF661_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF661.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **33–15** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3201 be adopted? — **17–31** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **77–20** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-07** Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-03-14** Amendment H-1094 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-15** Amendment H-1094 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-15** Passed House, yeas 77, nays 20. `passage`
- **2023-03-15** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-16** Message from House.
- **2023-03-16** Read first time, referred to Agriculture. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Subcommittee: Green, Alons, and Bisignano.
- **2023-03-21** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/22/2023 11:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2023-03-22** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-30** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-03** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04** Subcommittee: Schultz, Driscoll, and Jochum.
- **2023-04-11** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/12/2023 1:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2023-04-12** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-25** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-27** Amendment S-3201 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-03** Amendment S-3201 lost. `amendment-failure`
- **2023-05-03** Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 15. `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Immediate message.
- **2023-05-03** Message from Senate.
- **2023-05-09** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-05-11** 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/935af33c-eb67-4f4d-82c5-15ad5b68e094`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).