---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act providing a personal use exemption from licensing requirements of the Meat and Poultry Inspection Act. (Formerly SSB 3051.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act providing a personal use exemption from licensing requirements of the Meat and Poultry Inspection Act. (Formerly SSB 3051.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 2245"
citation: "Iowa SF 2245 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["agricultural products", "food establishments", "food safety", "interstate commerce", "livestock", "meat and poultry inspection act", "slaughterhouses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-09"
last_action: "2022-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8115e41-3ada-4464-a5d1-076b2c8134dd"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2245&ga=89"
source_hash: "c3fb1e3ccd864b9f1224fd0474b02611dea57177e21224d86980fc4620b38d00"
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 SF 2245 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act providing a personal use exemption from licensing requirements of the Meat and Poultry Inspection Act. (Formerly SSB 3051.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.

## 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/89/attachments/SF2245.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF2245_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF2245.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-09** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2022-02-09** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2022-02-21** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-02-21** Immediate message.
- **2022-02-21** Message from Senate.
- **2022-02-21** Read first time, referred to Agriculture. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-22** Subcommittee: Baxter, Gerhold and Williams.
- **2022-02-24** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/01/2022 12:00PM RM 304.1.
- **2022-03-01** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-0
- **2022-03-09** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on calendar.
- **2022-03-22** Passed House, yeas 94, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-22** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-23** Message from House.
- **2022-04-21** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-04-21** 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/d8115e41-3ada-4464-a5d1-076b2c8134dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).