KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Iowa

HF2491 • 2026

A bill for an act providing for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities. (Formerly HF 2132 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

A bill for an act providing for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities. (Formerly HF 2132 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS
Last action
2026-04-30
Official status
Signed by Governor . H.J. 1067 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

A bill for an act providing for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities. (Formerly HF 2132 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

A bill for an act providing for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act providing for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities.
  • (Formerly HF 2132 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Signed by Governor . H.J. 1067 .

  2. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1067 .

  3. 2026-03-31 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 767 .

  4. 2026-03-30 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 669 .

  5. 2026-03-30 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 46, nays 0. S.J. 668 .

  6. 2026-03-26 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659 .

  7. 2026-03-17 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar.

  8. 2026-03-17 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 588 .

  9. 2026-03-17 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  10. 2026-03-16 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/17/2026 10:00AM Senate Lounge.

  11. 2026-03-09 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Salmon, Dotzler, and Pike. S.J. 509 .

  12. 2026-03-05 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, referred to Veterans Affairs. S.J. 480 .

  13. 2026-03-05 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House. S.J. 480 .

  14. 2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 569 .

  15. 2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 97, nays 0. H.J. 541 .

  16. 2026-02-16 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 298 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act providing for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities. (Formerly HF 2132 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
April 30, 2026
Tlie Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
House File 2491, an Act providing for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at regents
institutions for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities.
The above House File is hereby approved on this date.
Sinc^ely,
Kir^ejjAolds
Govemor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
STATE CAPITOL DES MOINES, IOWA 50319 515.281.5211 WWW.GOVERNOR.IOWA.GOV
MAIHTAI
a uirn mrnininnni
01:N KRAI. ASSKMBLY
inuMBni BmmiBHiiwiaiHiminnniiHninni»mnititininiinmiinimmHmiiBmiii»ninBn!HHi»nn][n»nHiniiiini
House File 2491
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR A WAIVER OF TUITION AND MANDATORY FEES AT REGENTS
INSTITUTIONS FOR CERTAIN VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED
DISABILITIES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 262.9, Code 2026, is amended by adding
the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION. 43. a. Direct the institutions of higher
education governed by the board to waive all tuition and
mandatory fees for a veteran, as defined in section 35.1, who
has a permanent service-connected disability rating of one
hundred percent as certified by the United States department
of veterans affairs and who applies to and is admitted for
enrollment at the institution.
b, A veteran shall only be eligible for a waiver under this
subsection if the veteran is not eligible for or has exhausted
any other available federal or state sources of financial
assistance for such tuition and fees, including but not limited
to the Pell grant program and education benefits from the
United States department of veterans affairs. The institution
shall prorate the waiver each semester to cover any difference
House Pile 2491, p. 2
between other federal or state financial assistance obtained by
the veteran and the amount of such tuition and fees.
PAT GRASSy
Speaker dr the House
AMY SINCI^IR
President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 2491, Ninety-first General Assembly.
Approved
MEG^N NELSON
Chief Cl%rk o&<he House
, 2026
KIM REY^lOiPDS
Governor