Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HF 851: A bill for an act relating to student nutrition, including by modifying the curricula provided to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve to include instruction related to nutrition, modifying provisions related to the agriculture, food, and natural resources component of the career and technical education instruction provided to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve, and modifying provisions related to school meal programs, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

Passed one chamber Last action March 10, 2026: Subcommittee: Driscoll, Zimmer, and Zumbach.

Plain-language summary

HF 851 is a bill introduced in the Iowa House on March 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act relating to student nutrition, including by modifying the curricula provided to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve to include instruction related to nutrition, modifying provisions related to the agriculture, food, and natural resources component of the career and technical education instruction provided to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve, and modifying provisions related to school meal programs, and including effective date and applicability provisions. Primary sponsor: COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT. Most recent recorded action (March 10, 2026): Subcommittee: Driscoll, Zimmer, and Zumbach.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT.