HF2300 • 2026

A bill for an act limiting the authority of counties and cities to regulate hemp production on land zoned for specific purposes.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: SORENSEN
Last action: 2026-02-06
Official status: Introduced, referred to Local Government. H.J. 222 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act limiting the authority of counties and cities to regulate hemp production on land zoned for specific purposes.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act limiting the authority of counties and cities to regulate hemp production on land zoned for specific purposes.

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Bill History

2026-02-06 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Local Government. H.J. 222 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act limiting the authority of counties and cities to regulate hemp production on land zoned for specific purposes.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

2300

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2300

BY

SORENSEN

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

limiting

the

authority

of

counties

and

cities

to

1

regulate

hemp

production

on

land

zoned

for

specific

2

purposes.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

NEW

SECTION

.

335.2B

Hemp

production

——

1

limitation.

2

A

county

shall

not

adopt

or

enforce

any

ordinance

under

this

3

chapter

to

regulate,

restrict,

or

prohibit

the

location

of

hemp

4

production

by

a

USDA

licensee

as

defined

in

section

204A.2

in

5

any

location

zoned

for

commercial

or

industrial

purposes.

6

Sec.

2.

NEW

SECTION

.

414.34

Hemp

production

——

limitation.

7

A

city

shall

not

adopt

or

enforce

any

regulation

or

8

restriction

under

this

chapter

to

regulate,

restrict,

or

9

prohibit

the

location

of

hemp

production

by

a

USDA

licensee

as

10

defined

in

section

204A.2

in

any

location

zoned

for

commercial

11

or

industrial

purposes.

12

EXPLANATION

13

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

14

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

15

This

bill

prohibits

counties

and

cities

from

adopting

16

or

enforcing

any

regulation

or

restriction

that

regulates,

17

restricts,

or

prohibits

the

location

of

hemp

production

by

a

18

USDA

licensee

as

defined

in

Code

section

204A.2

in

any

location

19

zoned

for

commercial

or

industrial

purposes.

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