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HF2265 • 2026

A bill for an act modifying provisions related to eligibility for payments under the education savings account program, and including effective date provisions.

A bill for an act modifying provisions related to eligibility for payments under the education savings account program, and including effective date provisions.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
CROKEN, MADISON, KURTH, WILSON, KRESSIG, AMOS JR., MATSON, RAMIREZ, LEVIN and JAMES
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 193 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act modifying provisions related to eligibility for payments under the education savings account program, and including effective date provisions.

A bill for an act modifying provisions related to eligibility for payments under the education savings account program, and including effective date provisions.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act modifying provisions related to eligibility for payments under the education savings account program, and including effective date provisions.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 193 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act modifying provisions related to eligibility for payments under the education savings account program, and including effective date provisions.

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House

File

2265

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2265

BY

CROKEN

,

MADISON

,

KURTH

,

WILSON

,

KRESSIG

,

AMOS

JR.

,

MATSON

,

RAMIREZ

,

LEVIN

,

and

JAMES

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

modifying

provisions

related

to

eligibility

for

payments

1

under

the

education

savings

account

program,

and

including

2

effective

date

provisions.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

4

TLSB

5104YH

(3)

91

mb/jh

H.F.

2265

Section

1.

Section

257.11B,

subsection

2,

paragraph

a,

1

subparagraph

(3),

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

(3)

For

the

school

budget

years

year

beginning

on

or

3

after

July

1,

2025,

resident

pupils

eligible

to

enroll

in

4

kindergarten

through

grade

twelve

who

attend

a

nonpublic

school

5

for

the

applicable

school

budget

year

shall

be

eligible

to

6

receive

an

education

savings

account

payment.

7

Sec.

2.

Section

257.11B,

subsection

2,

paragraph

a,

Code

8

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

subparagraph:

9

NEW

SUBPARAGRAPH

.

(4)

For

school

budget

years

beginning

10

on

or

after

July

1,

2026,

resident

pupils

eligible

to

enroll

11

in

kindergarten

through

grade

twelve

who

attend

a

nonpublic

12

school

for

the

applicable

school

budget

year

shall

be

eligible

13

to

receive

an

education

savings

account

payment

if

the

pupil’s

14

household

has

an

annual

income

less

than

or

equal

to

four

15

hundred

percent

of

the

most

recently

revised

poverty

income

16

guidelines

published

by

the

United

States

department

of

health

17

and

human

services.

18

Sec.

3.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

Act,

being

deemed

of

immediate

19

importance,

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

20

EXPLANATION

21

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

22

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

23

This

bill

modifies

provisions

related

to

eligibility

for

24

payments

under

the

education

savings

account

program.

Under

25

current

law,

for

school

budget

years

beginning

on

or

after

July

26

1,

2025,

resident

pupils

eligible

to

enroll

in

kindergarten

27

through

grade

12

who

attend

a

nonpublic

school

for

the

28

applicable

school

budget

year

shall

be

eligible

to

receive

29

an

education

savings

account

payment.

The

bill

retains

this

30

provision

for

only

the

school

budget

year

beginning

July

1,

31

2025.

32

The

bill

provides

that

for

school

budget

years

beginning

on

33

or

after

July

1,

2026,

resident

pupils

eligible

to

enroll

in

34

kindergarten

through

grade

12

who

attend

a

nonpublic

school

for

35

-1-

LSB

5104YH

(3)

91

mb/jh

1/

2

H.F.

2265

the

applicable

school

budget

year

shall

be

eligible

to

receive

1

an

education

savings

account

payment

if

the

pupil’s

household

2

has

an

annual

income

less

than

or

equal

to

400

percent

of

the

3

most

recently

revised

poverty

income

guidelines

published

by

4

the

United

States

department

of

health

and

human

services.

5

The

bill

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

6

-2-

LSB

5104YH

(3)

91

mb/jh

2/

2