HF197 • 2026

A bill for an act allowing a county to certify taxes for a supplemental levy for general county services for the maintenance and operation of a county commission of veteran affairs.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: JACOBY
Last action: 2025-02-03
Official status: Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 176 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act allowing a county to certify taxes for a supplemental levy for general county services for the maintenance and operation of a county commission of veteran affairs.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act allowing a county to certify taxes for a supplemental levy for general county services for the maintenance and operation of a county commission of veteran affairs.

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Bill History

2025-02-03 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 176 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act allowing a county to certify taxes for a supplemental levy for general county services for the maintenance and operation of a county commission of veteran affairs.

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House

File

197

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

197

BY

JACOBY

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

allowing

a

county

to

certify

taxes

for

a

supplemental

1

levy

for

general

county

services

for

the

maintenance

and

2

operation

of

a

county

commission

of

veteran

affairs.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

4

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1928YH

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197

Section

1.

Section

331.424,

subsection

1,

paragraph

a,

Code

1

2025,

is

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

subparagraph:

2

NEW

SUBPARAGRAPH

.

(10)

The

maintenance

and

operation

of

3

a

county

commission

of

veteran

affairs,

including

providing

4

services

to

veterans.

5

EXPLANATION

6

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

7

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

8

Under

current

law,

to

the

extent

the

basic

levies

are

9

insufficient

to

meet

a

county’s

needs,

the

county

board

of

10

supervisors

may

certify

supplemental

levies

for

general

county

11

services.

This

bill

adds

the

maintenance

and

operation

of

12

a

county

commission

of

veteran

affairs,

including

providing

13

services

to

veterans,

to

the

list

of

permissible

supplemental

14

levies.

15

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1928YH

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