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HF2800 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to state and local government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers, authorizing expenditure of unappropriated moneys in special funds, making corrections, and providing for properly related matters including the national electrical code, local civil rights laws, political party state central committees, noxious weeds, nonresident deer hunting licenses, proprietary treatment systems, poultry associations, tax credits, alternative nicotine and vapor products, public assistance programs, judicial branch and county attorney salaries, civil litigation abuse, human trafficking, federal grants and loans notifications, quarterly payments to area education agencies, civic proficiency in higher education, charter schools under the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, school district incentives, extracurricular interscholastic eligibility, and levy increases, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 784 .) Contingent effective date, effective 06/19/2026, 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 01/01/2026, 05/12/2026, 07/01/2026, 07/01/2028.

A bill for an act relating to state and local government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers, authorizing expenditure of unappropriated moneys in special funds, making corrections, and providing for properly related matters including the national electrical code, local civil rights laws, political party state central committees, noxious weeds, nonresident deer hunting licenses, proprietary treatment systems, poultry associations, tax credits, alternative nicotine and vapor products, public assistance programs, judicial branch and county attorney salaries, civil litigation abuse, human trafficking, federal grants and loans notifications, quarterly payments to area education agencies, civic proficiency in higher education, charter schools under the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, school district incentives, extracurricular interscholastic eligibility, and levy increases, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 784 .) Contingent effective date, effective 06/19/2026, 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 01/01/2026, 05/12/2026, 07/01/2026, 07/01/2028.

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Passed Legislature

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Last action
2026-05-18
Official status
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 05/18 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide detailed information on the allocation of funds for various IT projects. Specific allocations may be found in the full text of the bill.

Budget and Policy Changes for Iowa

This bill sets budgets, modifies laws, and makes changes to various state programs in Iowa.

What This Bill Does

  • Sets limits on how much money can be spent on transportation for students at nonpublic schools.
  • Changes the amount of money given to help schools pay teachers and staff.
  • Allows the Department of Workforce Development to use up to $12 million from federal payments to improve unemployment insurance systems.
  • Transfers leftover funds from coronavirus relief into a new information technology fund for health and human services projects.

Who It Names or Affects

  • School districts that transport students to nonpublic schools
  • Teachers and staff in Iowa's public education system
  • Unemployment insurance systems managed by the state
  • Health and human services departments dealing with IT projects

Terms To Know

appropriations
Money set aside for specific uses, like paying for programs or services.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much money will be available after the transfers and allocations.
  • Some parts of the bill depend on other laws being passed, like Senate File 2422.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-18 Iowa Legislature

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 05/18 .

  2. 2026-05-03 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 05/03 .

  3. 2026-05-03 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 1022 .

  4. 2026-05-03 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 29, nays 11. S.J. 1021 .

  5. 2026-05-03 Iowa Legislature

    Substituted for SF 2507 . S.J. 1021 .

  6. 2026-05-03 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, attached to SF 2507 . S.J. 1018 .

  7. 2026-05-03 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House. S.J. 1018 .

  8. 2026-05-03 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 05/03 .

  9. 2026-05-03 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 05/03 .

  10. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 1155 .

  11. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 1158 .

  12. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 58, nays 26. H.J. 1154 .

  13. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8491 adopted. H.J. 1154 .

  14. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8493 to amendment H-8491 filed, withdrawn. H.J. 1154 .

  15. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8494 to amendment H-8491 , yeas 28, nays 56, filed, lost. H.J. 1153 .

  16. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8492 to amendment H-8491 filed, withdrawn. H.J. 1153 .

  17. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8491 filed. H.J. 1153 .

  18. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. H.J. 1129 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to state and local government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers, authorizing expenditure of unappropriated moneys in special funds, making corrections, and providing for properly related matters including the national electrical code, local civil rights laws, political party state central committees, noxious weeds, nonresident deer hunting licenses, proprietary treatment systems, poultry associations, tax credits, alternative nicotine and vapor products, public assistance programs, judicial branch and county attorney salaries, civil litigation abuse, human trafficking, federal grants and loans notifications, quarterly payments to area education agencies, civic proficiency in higher education, charter schools under the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, school district incentives, extracurricular interscholastic eligibility, and levy increases, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 784 .) Contingent effective date, effective 06/19/2026, 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 01/01/2026, 05/12/2026, 07/01/2026, 07/01/2028.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

2800

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Enrolled

House

File

2800

AN

ACT

RELATING

TO

STATE

AND

LOCAL

GOVERNMENT

AND

FINANCES,

INCLUDING

BY

MAKING,

MODIFYING,

LIMITING,

OR

REDUCING

APPROPRIATIONS,

DISTRIBUTIONS,

OR

TRANSFERS,

AUTHORIZING

EXPENDITURE

OF

UNAPPROPRIATED

MONEYS

IN

SPECIAL

FUNDS,

MAKING

CORRECTIONS,

AND

PROVIDING

FOR

PROPERLY

RELATED

MATTERS

INCLUDING

THE

NATIONAL

ELECTRICAL

CODE,

LOCAL

CIVIL

RIGHTS

LAWS,

POLITICAL

PARTY

STATE

CENTRAL

COMMITTEES,

NOXIOUS

WEEDS,

NONRESIDENT

DEER

HUNTING

LICENSES,

PROPRIETARY

TREATMENT

SYSTEMS,

POULTRY

ASSOCIATIONS,

TAX

CREDITS,

ALTERNATIVE

NICOTINE

AND

VAPOR

PRODUCTS,

PUBLIC

ASSISTANCE

PROGRAMS,

JUDICIAL

BRANCH

AND

COUNTY

ATTORNEY

SALARIES,

CIVIL

LITIGATION

ABUSE,

HUMAN

TRAFFICKING,

FEDERAL

GRANTS

AND

LOANS

NOTIFICATIONS,

QUARTERLY

PAYMENTS

TO

AREA

EDUCATION

AGENCIES,

CIVIC

PROFICIENCY

IN

HIGHER

EDUCATION,

CHARTER

SCHOOLS

UNDER

THE

IOWA

PUBLIC

EMPLOYEES’

RETIREMENT

SYSTEM,

SCHOOL

DISTRICT

INCENTIVES,

EXTRACURRICULAR

INTERSCHOLASTIC

ELIGIBILITY,

AND

LEVY

INCREASES,

AND

INCLUDING

EFFECTIVE

DATE,

APPLICABILITY,

AND

RETROACTIVE

APPLICABILITY

PROVISIONS.

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

House

File

2800,

p.

2

DIVISION

I

APPROPRIATIONS,

DISTRIBUTIONS,

TRANSFERS,

AND

EXPENDITURE

AUTHORITY

Section

1.

LIMITATIONS

OF

STANDING

APPROPRIATIONS

——

FY

2026-2027.

Notwithstanding

the

standing

appropriation

in

the

following

designated

section

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

amount

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

pursuant

to

that

section

for

the

following

designated

purpose

shall

not

exceed

the

following

amount:

For

payment

of

claims

for

nonpublic

school

pupil

transportation

under

section

285.2

:

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$

8,997,091

If

total

approved

claims

for

reimbursement

for

nonpublic

school

pupil

transportation

exceed

the

amount

appropriated

in

accordance

with

this

section,

the

department

of

education

shall

prorate

the

amount

of

each

approved

claim.

Sec.

2.

INSTRUCTIONAL

SUPPORT

STATE

AID

——

FY

2026-2027.

In

lieu

of

the

appropriation

provided

in

section

257.20,

subsection

2,

the

appropriation

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

for

paying

instructional

support

state

aid

under

section

257.20

for

the

fiscal

year

is

zero.

Sec.

3.

DEPARTMENT

OF

WORKFORCE

DEVELOPMENT

——

USE

OF

FEDERAL

INCENTIVE

PAYMENTS

——

FY

2025-2026

——

FY

2026-2027.

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

the

department

of

workforce

development

may

use

up

to

$12,000,000

from

incentive

payments

made

to

the

state

pursuant

to

the

federal

Assistance

for

Unemployed

Workers

and

Struggling

Families

Act,

Pub.

L.

No.

111-5,

Div.

B,

Tit.

II,

pursuant

to

a

special

transfer

under

section

903

of

the

federal

Social

Security

Act,

for

administration

of

the

unemployment

compensation

insurance

program

and

for

unemployment

compensation

insurance

systems

modernization.

Sec.

4.

DEPARTMENT

OF

HEALTH

AND

HUMAN

SERVICES

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

FUND

——

TRANSFERS.

On

July

1,

2026,

all

of

the

following

shall

be

transferred

to

the

information

technology

fund

created

in

section

217.25:

House

File

2800,

p.

3

1.

The

unencumbered

and

unobligated

balance,

including

all

interest

and

earnings

thereon,

of

the

Iowa

coronavirus

fiscal

recovery

fund

created

in

section

8.57G.

2.

The

unencumbered

and

unobligated

balance,

including

all

interest

and

earnings

thereon,

of

moneys

available

to

the

state

pursuant

to

the

federal

Coronavirus

Aid,

Relief,

and

Economic

Security

Act,

Pub.

L.

No.

116-136.

Sec.

5.

DEPARTMENT

OF

HEALTH

AND

HUMAN

SERVICES

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

FUND

——

APPROPRIATIONS.

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

information

technology

fund

created

in

section

217.25

to

the

department

of

health

and

human

services

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amounts,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

a.

For

the

Medicaid

management

information

system:

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$

31,000,000

b.

For

the

eligibility

determination

for

essential

needs

information

technology

modernization

project:

.

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.

$

30,500,000

c.

For

information

technology

projects

associated

with

child

support

services:

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$

34,000,000

d.

(1)

For

information

technology

costs

associated

with

implementation

of

2023

Iowa

Acts,

chapter

104,

and

2026

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

2422,

if

enacted:

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$

5,000,000

(2)

The

appropriation

in

this

paragraph

shall

be

used

to

implement

2023

Iowa

Acts,

chapter

104,

if

2026

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

2422,

is

not

enacted.

2.

Following

the

appropriations

in

subsection

1,

the

remaining

balance

of

the

information

technology

fund

created

in

section

217.25

is

appropriated

to

the

department

of

health

and

human

services

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

to

be

used

for

the

Medicaid

management

information

system.

3.

Moneys

appropriated

in

this

section

shall

not

be

used

for

maintenance,

operations,

staffing,

or

other

corporate

technology

needs

of

the

department.

Sec.

6.

SPECIAL

FUNDS

——

SALARY

ADJUSTMENTS

——

FY

House

File

2800,

p.

4

2026-2027.

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

salary

adjustments

otherwise

provided

may

be

funded

as

determined

by

the

department

of

management,

subject

to

any

applicable

constitutional

limitation,

using

unappropriated

moneys

remaining

in

the

commerce

revolving

fund,

the

gaming

enforcement

revolving

fund,

the

gaming

regulatory

revolving

fund,

the

primary

road

fund,

the

road

use

tax

fund,

the

fish

and

game

protection

fund,

and

the

Iowa

public

employees’

retirement

fund,

and

in

other

departmental

revolving,

trust,

or

special

funds

for

which

the

general

assembly

has

not

made

an

operating

budget

appropriation.

Sec.

7.

Section

8.57I,

subsection

3,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

c.

(1)

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

each

fiscal

year

thereafter,

there

is

appropriated

from

the

sports

wagering

receipts

fund

to

the

department

of

health

and

human

services

one

million

dollars

to

provide

a

grant

to

the

Iowa

healthiest

state

initiative

to

support

the

double

up

food

bucks

program

to

make

fresh

fruits

and

vegetables

sold

at

farmers

markets,

grocery

stores,

and

other

participating

locations

accessible

to

individuals

and

families

who

reside

in

this

state

and

receive

assistance

through

the

federal

supplemental

nutrition

assistance

program.

(2)

A

grant

recipient

that

receives

funding

pursuant

to

this

paragraph

shall

provide

at

least

a

dollar-for-dollar

match

of

the

grant

assistance.

(3)

Subsections

5

and

6

do

not

apply

to

moneys

appropriated

under

this

paragraph.

Sec.

8.

Section

84F.1,

subsection

6,

paragraph

b,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

b.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

moneys

appropriated

to

the

department

by

the

general

assembly

for

purposes

of

this

section

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

end

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

to

the

general

fund

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

in

subsequent

fiscal

years

by

the

department

to

operate

and

manage

the

Iowa

office

of

apprenticeship

established

in

section

84D.3

or

for

other

apprenticeship

activities

deemed

appropriate

by

the

department,

not

subject

to

the

limitation

set

forth

in

House

File

2800,

p.

5

paragraph

“a”

.

Sec.

9.

Section

84F.2,

subsection

7,

paragraph

b,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

b.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

moneys

appropriated

to

the

department

by

the

general

assembly

for

purposes

of

this

section

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

end

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

to

the

general

fund

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

in

subsequent

fiscal

years

by

the

department

to

operate

and

manage

the

Iowa

office

of

apprenticeship

established

in

section

84D.3

or

for

other

apprenticeship

activities

deemed

appropriate

by

the

department,

not

subject

to

the

limitation

set

forth

in

paragraph

“a”

.

Sec.

10.

Section

257.35,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

striking

the

subsection

and

inserting

in

lieu

thereof

the

following:

2.

The

amounts

specified

for

school

districts

in

section

257.10,

subsection

7,

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

each

succeeding

fiscal

year,

shall

be

reduced

by

the

department

of

management

by

thirty-two

million

five

hundred

thousand

dollars.

The

department

of

management

shall

calculate

a

state

aid

reduction

such

that

such

amounts

shall

be

reduced

proportionally

to

the

amount

that

the

district

would

otherwise

have

received

under

section

257.10,

subsection

7.

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2027,

and

each

fiscal

year

thereafter,

from

the

reduction

under

this

subsection

for

that

fiscal

year

there

is

appropriated

ten

million

dollars

to

the

department

of

education

for

division

of

special

education

general

supervision,

oversight,

compliance,

employee

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes

within

the

area

education

agency

regions

and

the

department

of

education

main

office.

Sec.

11.

Section

257.35,

subsections

3,

4,

5,

6,

7,

8,

9,

10,

11,

12,

13,

14,

15,

16,

17,

18,

19,

and

20,

Code

2026,

are

amended

by

striking

the

subsections.

Sec.

12.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

The

following,

being

deemed

of

immediate

importance,

takes

effect

upon

enactment:

The

section

of

this

division

of

this

Act

providing

for

the

use

of

federal

incentive

payments

by

the

department

of

House

File

2800,

p.

6

workforce

development.

DIVISION

II

CORRECTIVE

PROVISIONS

Sec.

13.

Section

135.61,

subsection

16,

paragraph

a,

subparagraph

(1),

subparagraph

divisions

(a)

and

(b),

if

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2635,

section

14,

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

(a)

Beginning

on

or

after

January

1,

2027,

and

before

December

31,

2031,

January

1,

2032,

four

million

dollars.

(b)

Beginning

on

or

after

January

1,

2032,

and

before

December

31,

2036,

January

1,

2037,

four

million

five

hundred

thousand

dollars.

Sec.

14.

Section

135.61,

subsection

16,

paragraph

c,

subparagraphs

(1)

and

(2),

if

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2635,

section

14,

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

(1)

Beginning

on

or

after

January

1,

2027,

and

before

December

31,

2031,

January

1,

2032,

four

million

dollars.

(2)

Beginning

on

or

after

January

1,

2032,

and

before

December

31,

2036,

January

1,

2037,

four

million

five

hundred

thousand

dollars.

Sec.

15.

Section

135.61,

subsection

16,

paragraph

e,

subparagraph

(1),

subparagraph

divisions

(a)

and

(b),

if

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2635,

section

14,

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

(a)

Beginning

on

or

after

January

1,

2027,

and

before

December

31,

2031,

January

1,

2032,

four

million

dollars.

(b)

Beginning

on

or

after

January

1,

2032,

and

before

December

31,

2036,

January

1,

2037,

four

million

five

hundred

thousand

dollars.

Sec.

16.

Section

135.61,

subsection

16,

paragraph

f,

subparagraph

(1),

subparagraph

divisions

(a)

and

(b),

if

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2635,

section

14,

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

(a)

Beginning

on

or

after

January

1,

2027,

and

before

December

31,

2031,

January

1,

2032,

four

million

dollars.

(b)

Beginning

on

or

after

January

1,

2032,

and

before

December

31,

2036,

January

1,

2037,

four

million

five

hundred

thousand

dollars.

Sec.

17.

Section

135C.6,

subsection

1,

paragraph

b,

as

House

File

2800,

p.

7

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

572,

section

2,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

b.

A

supported

community

living

service,

as

defined

in

section

225C.21

249A.38B

,

is

not

required

to

be

licensed

under

this

chapter

,

but

is

subject

to

approval

under

section

225C.21

249A.38B

in

order

to

receive

public

funding.

Sec.

18.

Section

135S.1,

subsection

2,

if

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

571,

section

2,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2.

“Discrimination”

means

an

adverse

action,

including

but

not

limited

to

any

penalty,

disciplinary,

or

retaliatory

action

taken

against,

or

a

threat

of

adverse

action

communicated

to,

a

medical

practitioner

or

health

care

institution

as

a

result

of

the

refusal

of

the

medical

practitioner

or

health

care

institution

to

participate

in

a

health

care

service

on

the

basis

of

conscience.

“

Discrimination”

not

does

not

include

the

negotiation

or

purchase

of

insurance

or

a

health

care

service

by

a

nongovernmental

entity

or

individual,

the

refusal

to

use

or

purchase

insurance

or

a

health

care

service

by

a

nongovernmental

entity

or

individual,

or

a

health

care

institution’s

good-faith

effort

to

accommodate

a

medical

practitioner’s

or

health

care

institution’s

exercise

of

conscience.

Sec.

19.

Section

135S.2,

subsection

1,

paragraph

a,

if

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

571,

section

3,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

a.

A

medical

practitioner

or

health

care

institution

has

the

right

not

to

participate

in

or

pay

for

a

health

care

service

that

violates

the

medical

practitioner’s

or

health

care

institution’s

conscience.

A

medical

practitioner

shall

inform

the

medical

practitioner’s

employer

of

the

nature

of

the

medical’s

medical

practitioner’s

objection

based

on

the

practitioner’s

conscience.

This

paragraph

shall

not

be

construed

to

waive

or

modify

a

duty

a

medical

practitioner

or

health

care

institution

may

have

to

participate

in

a

health

care

service

that

does

not

violate

the

medical

practitioner’s

conscience.

Sec.

20.

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2562,

section

10,

if

enacted,

is

amended

by

striking

the

section

and

inserting

in

House

File

2800,

p.

8

lieu

thereof

the

following:

SEC.

10.

Section

144H.1,

subsection

6,

as

enacted

in

section

1

of

this

Act,

is

amended

by

striking

the

subsection

and

inserting

in

lieu

thereof

the

following:

6.

“Person

authorized

to

consent”

means

an

individual,

in

the

same

order

of

priority

prescribed

in

section

144A.7,

subsection

1,

paragraph

“b”

,

who

shall

be

guided

by

the

express

or

implied

intentions

of

the

patient

and

who

is

reasonably

available,

willing,

and

competent

to

consent,

refuse

to

consent,

or

withdraw

consent

on

a

patient’s

behalf.

Sec.

21.

Section

148.11A,

subsection

2,

paragraph

b,

as

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

2184,

section

3,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

b.

The

board

shall

adopt

rules

pursuant

to

chapter

17A

to

set

the

term

of

an

administrative

medicine

license,

but

shall

not

require

an

administrative

medicine

license

to

be

renewed

more

often

than

once

every

three

years.

An

administrative

medicine

license

shall

expire

on

the

licensee’s

birthday.

Sec.

22.

Section

256C.4,

subsection

1A,

paragraph

b,

if

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2754,

section

87,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

b.

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025

2026

,

and

each

succeeding

fiscal

year,

of

the

amount

of

state

preschool

funding

received

by

a

community-based

provider

approved

to

directly

participate

in

the

preschool

program

for

a

fiscal

year,

not

more

than

five

percent

may

be

used

by

the

community-based

provider

for

administering

the

approved

local

program.

Outreach

activities

and

rent

for

facilities

not

owned

by

the

community-based

provider

are

permissive

uses

of

the

administrative

funds.

Sec.

23.

Section

280.37,

subsection

3,

if

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

2086,

section

4,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

3.

If

the

board

of

directors

of

a

school

district

or

the

authorities

in

charge

of

an

accredited

nonpublic

school

offer

the

elective

junior

fire

fighter

program,

then

the

board

of

directors

of

the

school

district

or

the

authorities

in

charge

of

the

accredited

nonpublic

school

shall

coordinate

with

a

local

fire

department

to

ensure

students

are

provided

with

the

House

File

2800,

p.

9

appropriate

materials

and

training

to

successfully

complete

all

components

necessary

for

fire

fighter

firefighter

I

certification,

including

the

written

certification

examination

and

the

practical

certification

examination.

Sec.

24.

Section

280.37,

subsection

4,

paragraph

a,

if

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

2086,

section

4,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

a.

Be

designed

to

prepare

students

to

sit

for

certification

testing

from

the

fire

service

training

bureau

for

fire

fighter

firefighter

I

certification.

Sec.

25.

Section

307.22A,

subsection

6,

if

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2667,

section

2,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

6.

The

statewide

urban

design

and

specifications

board

shall

publish

on

the

Iowa

state

university

of

science

and

technology’s

internet

site

an

analysis

of

any

changes

made

to

the

statewide

urban

design

and

specifications

manuals

and

provide

an

estimate

of

expected

cost

variations

that

are

likely

to

be

incurred,

if

any,

by

implementing

the

changes.

Sec.

26.

Section

452A.33,

subsection

1,

paragraph

c,

subparagraph

(2),

Code

2026,

as

amended

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2643,

section

5,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

(2)

(a)

If

a

retail

dealer

fails

to

file

a

timely

filed

report

as

required

by

this

subsection

or

fails

to

maintain

records

required

to

file

the

report

,

the

department

may

impose

a

civil

penalty

of

not

more

than

one

hundred

dollars

per

occurrence

in

addition

to

any

other

penalty

provided

by

law.

The

penalty

amount

shall

be

deposited

into

the

general

fund

of

the

state.

(b)

A

retail

dealer

who

fails

to

timely

file

a

timely

filed

report

as

required

by

this

subsection

for

the

latest

determination

period

ending

on

or

before

the

last

day

of

the

retail

dealer’s

tax

year

is

also

ineligible

to

claim

any

tax

credit

available

under

section

422.11O,

422.11P,

or

422.11Y

for

the

tax

year.

Sec.

27.

Section

514F.8D,

subsection

5,

if

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2635,

section

4,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

5.

The

commissioner

of

insurance

may

adopt

rules

pursuant

to

House

File

2800,

p.

10

chapter

17A

to

administer

and

enforce

this

section.

Sec.

28.

Section

537C.9,

as

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2497,

section

9,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

537C.9

Program

agreement

——

approved

parties.

1.

A

program

shall

only

enter

into

a

program

agreement

with

the

following

persons:

1.

a.

A

resident

of

this

state

who

holds

a

driver’s

license

issued

in

this

state

that

authorizes

the

person

to

operate

a

vehicle

of

the

class

of

the

shared

vehicle

that

is

the

subject

of

the

program

agreement.

2.

b.

A

nonresident

of

this

state

who

holds

a

driver’s

license

issued

by

the

state

or

country

of

the

person’s

residence

that

authorizes

the

person

to

operate

a

vehicle

of

the

class

of

the

shared

vehicle

that

is

the

subject

of

the

program

agreement,

and

is

at

least

the

minimum

age

required

by

this

state

to

operate

a

vehicle

of

that

class.

3.

c.

A

person

who

is

specifically

authorized

by

this

state

to

operate

a

vehicle

of

the

class

of

the

shared

vehicle

that

is

the

subject

of

the

program

agreement.

4.

2.

A

program

shall

keep

permanent

records

of

all

of

the

following:

a.

The

names

and

address

of

each

shared

vehicle

driver.

b.

The

driver’s

license

number

and

place

of

issuance

of

each

shared

vehicle

driver,

and

any

other

person

who

may

operate

a

shared

vehicle

under

a

program

agreement.

Sec.

29.

Section

910.2,

subsection

3,

as

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2697,

section

1,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

3.

Notwithstanding

any

other

statute

or

rule

of

law,

with

the

consent

of

the

defendant

and

the

prosecuting

attorney,

the

court

may

order

as

part

of

the

dismissal

of

a

public

offense

or

violation

of

an

ordinance

that

the

defendant

pay

pecuniary

damages

to

the

victim

,

and

category

“B”

restitution,

which

shall

include

court

costs.

Sec.

30.

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2739,

section

13,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

SEC.

13.

TEMPORARY

PROVISIONS

FOR

THE

HEALTH

CARE-RELATED

TAX

AND

PREPAYMENTS

FOR

CALENDAR

YEAR

2026.

Notwithstanding

section

432B.2,

subsection

1,

if

enacted

by

this

division

House

File

2800,

p.

11

of

this

Act,

each

health

care

maintenance

organization

transacting

business

in

this

state

shall

be

subject

to

a

health

care-related

tax

payable

to

the

director

of

revenue

in

an

amount

equal

to

three

and

one-half

percent

of

the

applicable

percentage

of

taxable

funds

as

defined

in

section

432B.1,

if

enacted

by

this

division

of

this

Act,

for

the

period

in

calendar

year

beginning

January

1,

2026,

and

ending

September

30,

2026.

The

difference

between

the

amount

of

taxes

collected

pursuant

to

this

section

and

the

amount

of

tax

that

would

be

collected

by

imposing

the

rate

under

section

432B.2,

subsection

1,

if

enacted

by

this

division

of

this

Act,

shall

not

be

subject

to

prepayment

under

section

432B.3,

subsection

1

2

,

if

enacted

by

this

division

of

this

Act.

Sec.

31.

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2757,

sections

5

and

6,

if

enacted,

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

SEC.

5.

APPLICABILITY.

Except

as

otherwise

provided,

this

Act

applies

to

tangible

personal

property

or

specified

digital

projects

products

sold

to

or

of

services

furnished

to

a

nuclear

electric

generation

facility

when

permissible

under

section

423.3,

subsection

111,

paragraph

“c”,

if

enacted

by

this

Act.

SEC.

6.

RETROACTIVE

APPLICABILITY.

This

Act

applies

retroactively

to

January

1,

2026,

for

tangible

personal

property

or

specified

digital

projects

products

sold

to

or

of

services

furnished

to

a

nuclear

electric

generation

facility

that

is

undertaking

an

activity

described

in

section

423.3,

subsection

111,

paragraph

“a”,

subparagraph

(1),

subparagraph

subdivision

(i),

if

enacted

by

this

Act.

Sec.

32.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

The

following,

being

deemed

of

immediate

importance,

take

effect

upon

enactment:

1.

The

section

of

this

division

of

this

Act

amending

section

256C.4,

subsection

1A,

paragraph

“b”.

2.

The

section

of

this

division

of

this

Act

amending

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2739,

section

13.

Sec.

33.

RETROACTIVE

APPLICABILITY.

The

following

applies

retroactively

to

the

effective

date

of

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2754,

if

enacted:

The

section

of

this

division

of

this

Act

amending

section

256C.4,

subsection

1A,

paragraph

“b”.

Sec.

34.

RETROACTIVE

APPLICABILITY.

The

following

applies

House

File

2800,

p.

12

retroactively

to

January

1,

2026,

for

tax

years

beginning

on

or

after

that

date:

The

section

of

this

division

of

this

Act

amending

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2739,

section

13.

DIVISION

III

NATIONAL

ELECTRICAL

CODE

Sec.

35.

Section

103.1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

subsection:

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

12A.

“National

electrical

code”

means

the

national

electrical

code,

2023

edition,

published

by

the

national

fire

protection

association,

as

modified

by

section

103.1B,

and

excluding

sections

210.52(C)(3),

230.67,

and

406.4(D)(4)

of

the

national

electrical

code,

2023

edition.

Sec.

36.

NEW

SECTION

.

103.1B

National

electrical

code

——

alterations.

For

purposes

of

the

national

electrical

code:

1.

Dwelling

units.

Section

210.8(A)

of

the

national

electrical

code,

2023

edition,

is

amended

by

requiring

that

one

hundred

twenty-five

volt

through

two

hundred

fifty

volt

receptacles

supplied

by

single-phase

branch

circuits

rated

one

hundred

fifty

volts

or

less

to

ground

installed

in

a

kitchen

only

require

ground-fault

circuit

interrupter

protection

for

personnel

where

receptacles

are

installed

to

serve

the

countertop

surfaces

and

by

striking

section

210.8(A)(7)

of

the

national

electrical

code,

2023

edition.

In

lieu

of

basements,

section

210.8(A)

of

the

national

electrical

code,

2023

edition,

shall

apply

to

unfinished

portions

or

areas

of

the

basement

not

intended

as

habitable

rooms.

2.

Arc-fault

circuit

interrupters.

Notwithstanding

section

210.12(B)

of

the

national

electrical

code,

2023

edition,

arc-fault

circuit

interrupters

shall

not

be

required

for

one-family

and

two-family

dwellings

and

townhouses,

and

section

210.12(B)

of

the

national

electrical

code,

2023

edition,

shall

not

apply

to

kitchens

or

laundry

areas.

3.

Kitchen

receptacles

on

islands

and

peninsulas.

In

lieu

of

the

requirements

of

section

210.52(C)(2)

of

the

national

electrical

code,

2023

edition,

an

electrical

provision

or

at

least

one

receptacle

shall

be

installed

at

each

island

and

peninsular

countertop

space

with

a

long

dimension

of

six

House

File

2800,

p.

13

hundred

millimeters,

or

twenty-four

inches,

or

greater

and

a

short

dimension

of

three

hundred

millimeters,

or

twelve

inches,

or

greater,

with

a

peninsular

countertop

being

measured

from

the

connected

perpendicular

wall.

4.

Load

calculations.

With

respect

to

section

220.5(C)

of

the

national

electrical

code,

2023

edition,

the

calculated

floor

area

of

a

dwelling

unit

shall

additionally

exclude

garages.

5.

Ceiling

outlets.

In

addition

to

the

requirements

of

section

314.27(A)(2)

of

the

national

electrical

code,

2023

edition,

outlet

boxes

mounted

in

the

ceilings

of

family

rooms,

living

rooms,

parlors,

libraries,

dens,

bedrooms,

sunrooms,

recreation

rooms,

and

similar

areas

of

dwelling

occupancies,

and

located

in

an

area

of

the

ceiling

typical

for

the

installation

of

a

ceiling-suspended

paddle

fan

shall

be

installed

to

accommodate

a

ceiling-suspended

paddle

fan

in

accordance

with

section

314.27(C)

of

the

national

electrical

code,

2023

edition.

6.

Boxes

at

ceiling-suspended

paddle

fan

outlets.

In

lieu

of

the

second

paragraph

of

section

314.27(C)

of

the

national

electrical

code,

2023

edition,

where

a

ceiling-suspended

paddle

fan

is

not

installed,

the

outlet

box

shall

comply

with

either

section

314.27(C)(1)

or

314.27(C)(2)

of

the

national

electrical

code,

2023

edition.

7.

Receptacles

near

bathtub

and

shower

spaces.

In

lieu

of

the

requirements

of

and

exceptions

to

section

406.9(C)

of

the

national

electrical

code,

2023

edition,

receptacles

shall

not

be

installed

within

or

directly

over

a

bathtub

or

shower

stall.

8.

Ground-fault

circuit

interrupters.

Ground-fault

circuit

interrupter

protection

is

not

required

for

receptacles

that

serve

sump

pumps

or

refrigerators.

Sec.

37.

NEW

SECTION

.

103.1C

Electrical

code

——

amendments

——

limitations.

1.

A

political

subdivision

shall

not

adopt

a

local

electrical

code

that

is

more

restrictive

than

the

national

electrical

code.

2.

Prior

to

adopting

any

changes

to

the

national

electrical

code

pursuant

to

section

103.6,

including

but

not

limited

to

by

adopting

the

national

electrical

code,

2026

edition,

published

House

File

2800,

p.

14

by

the

national

fire

protection

association,

the

board

shall

conduct

an

analysis

of

the

cost

to

consumers

of

any

significant

changes

to

the

national

electrical

code.

The

analysis

shall

be

submitted

to

the

administrative

rules

coordinator

and

the

administrative

code

editor

for

publication

in

the

Iowa

administrative

bulletin

along

with

the

notice

of

intended

action.

Sec.

38.

FUTURE

REPEAL.

Section

103.1,

subsection

12A,

and

section

103.1B,

as

enacted

by

this

division

of

this

Act,

are

repealed

effective

upon

the

adoption

of

the

national

electrical

code,

2026

edition,

published

by

the

national

fire

protection

association,

by

the

electrical

examining

board.

The

electrical

examining

board

shall

inform

the

Iowa

Code

editor

upon

the

adoption

of

the

national

electrical

code,

2026

edition.

Sec.

39.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

division

of

this

Act,

being

deemed

of

immediate

importance,

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

DIVISION

IV

LOCAL

LAWS

——

CIVIL

RIGHTS

Sec.

40.

Section

216.19,

subsection

1,

unnumbered

paragraph

1,

Code

2026,

as

amended

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

579,

section

1,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

All

cities

shall,

to

the

extent

possible,

protect

the

rights

of

the

citizens

of

this

state

secured

by

the

Iowa

civil

rights

Act.

A

city

or

local

government

shall

not

enact

or

enforce

any

ordinance

or

other

law

which

is

broader

or

has

different

categories

of

unfair

or

discriminatory

practices

than

those

provided

in

this

chapter.

Nothing

in

this

chapter

shall

be

construed

as

indicating

any

of

the

following:

DIVISION

V

POLITICAL

PARTY

STATE

CENTRAL

COMMITTEES

Sec.

41.

Section

43.111,

subsections

1

and

3,

Code

2026,

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

1.

a.

The

state

convention

held

by

each

political

party

pursuant

to

section

43.107

shall

adopt

a

state

platform,

adopt

or

amend

a

state

party

constitution,

and

bylaws

if

desired,

and

transact

other

business

which

may

properly

be

brought

before

it.

A

copy

of

the

constitution

and

any

bylaws

so

adopted

or

amended

shall

be

kept

on

file

in

the

office

of

the

state

commissioner.

House

File

2800,

p.

15

b.

A

state

party

constitution

or

bylaws

shall

not

prohibit

an

elected

official

from

serving

on

a

state

party

central

committee.

3.

a.

The

state

central

committee

so

selected

may

organize

at

pleasure

for

political

work

as

is

usual

and

customary

with

such

committees,

adopt

bylaws,

provide

for

the

governing

of

party

auxiliary

bodies,

and

shall

continue

to

act

until

succeeded

by

another

central

committee

selected

as

required

by

this

section

.

The

receipts

and

disbursements

of

each

political

party’s

state

party

central

committee

shall

be

audited

annually

by

a

certified

public

accountant

selected

by

the

state

party

central

committee

and

the

audit

report

shall

be

filed

with

the

state

commissioner.

b.

Each

political

party’s

state

central

committee

shall

elect

a

chairperson,

co-chairperson

or

vice

chairperson,

treasurer,

and

secretary.

DIVISION

VI

NOXIOUS

WEEDS

Sec.

42.

Section

317.1A,

subsection

1,

paragraph

a,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

subparagraph:

NEW

SUBPARAGRAPH

.

(13)

Japanese

knotweed

(Fallopia

japonica).

DIVISION

VII

IOWA

STATE

FAIR

FOUNDATION

——

NONRESIDENT

DEER

HUNTING

LICENSE

Sec.

43.

Section

483A.24,

subsection

3,

unnumbered

paragraph

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

The

director

shall

provide

up

to

one

hundred

twenty-five

twenty-six

nonresident

deer

hunting

licenses

for

allocation

as

provided

in

this

subsection

.

Sec.

44.

Section

483A.24,

subsection

3,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

c.

One

nonresident

deer

hunting

license

shall

be

allocated

as

determined

by

the

Iowa

state

fair

foundation

established

pursuant

to

section

173.22.

DIVISION

VIII

PROPRIETARY

TREATMENT

SYSTEMS

Sec.

45.

NEW

SECTION

.

455B.241

Definitions.

As

used

in

this

part

3

of

subchapter

III,

unless

the

context

otherwise

requires:

House

File

2800,

p.

16

1.

“Certified

technician”

means

a

person

who

is

certified

in

accordance

with

the

manufacturer

to

monitor,

maintain,

and

inspect

a

proprietary

treatment

system.

2.

“Proprietary

treatment

system”

means

a

system

that

is

certified

by

an

ANSI-accredited

third-party

certifier,

including

certification

meeting

standard

NSF/ANSI40

for

effluent

from

class

I

systems.

Sec.

46.

NEW

SECTION

.

455B.242

Monitoring

and

maintenance

requirements.

1.

A

proprietary

treatment

system

shall

be

inspected,

monitored,

and

maintained

by

the

certified

technician

in

accordance

with

the

manufacturer’s

specifications.

2.

All

maintenance

and

visual

inspections

of

a

proprietary

treatment

system

shall

be

performed

by

a

certified

technician.

A

manufacturer-certified

technician

shall

report

results,

as

provided

in

section

455B.243,

to

the

system

owner

and

to

the

applicable

administrative

authority

within

thirty

days

following

the

inspection.

The

certified

technician

shall

also

report

any

discontinuance

or

proprietary

treatment

system

maintenance

to

the

applicable

administrative

authority.

If

the

applicable

administrative

authority

is

not

the

department,

the

administrative

authority

must

also

submit

the

information

to

the

department

in

the

form

and

manner

prescribed

by

the

department.

Sec.

47.

NEW

SECTION

.

455B.243

Reporting.

1.

A

maintenance

and

visual

inspection

report

for

a

proprietary

treatment

system,

as

required

under

section

455B.242,

that

was

installed

on

or

after

January

1,

2018,

shall

record

at

least

all

of

the

following

information:

a.

The

date

of

the

inspection.

b.

The

manufacturer

and

model

of

the

proprietary

treatment

system.

c.

Any

sign

of

equipment

malfunction,

the

cause

or

potential

cause

of

the

malfunction,

and

any

corrective

action

taken.

d.

Results

of

effluent

testing

if

the

proprietary

treatment

system

is

subject

to

national

pollution

discharge

elimination

system

general

permit

number

four

for

private

sewage

disposal

systems.

e.

If

the

proprietary

treatment

system

appears

to

be

House

File

2800,

p.

17

functioning

incorrectly,

the

primary

cause

or

causes

for

the

deficiency,

including

but

not

limited

to

any

of

the

following:

(1)

Improper

design.

(2)

Improper

installation.

(3)

Lack

of

required

maintenance.

(4)

Improper

operation

or

malfunction.

(5)

Other

damages

or

conditions

contributing

to

the

malfunction

that

require

a

repair

or

replacement.

f.

Whether

the

proprietary

treatment

system

required

repair

outside

of

scheduled

maintenance

intervals,

including

the

reason

for

the

repair

and

whether

the

system

was

in

a

failed

state

at

the

time

of

repair.

g.

Any

action

taken

to

bring

the

proprietary

treatment

system

back

into

operation

as

designed.

h.

Maintenance

records

as

required

by

the

manufacturer’s

warranty

for

the

proprietary

treatment

system.

2.

The

completed

report

shall

be

submitted

to

the

department

by

the

certified

technician

in

the

form

and

manner

prescribed

by

the

department.

3.

The

department

shall

compile

the

information

submitted

pursuant

to

this

section

and

shall

maintain

a

publicly

accessible

database

summarizing

inspection

outcomes

and

unscheduled

failures

or

repairs.

The

information

in

the

database

shall

include

the

name

of

the

proprietary

treatment

system,

product

name,

and

model

design.

The

database

shall

not

include

personally

identifiable

information.

4.

The

department

shall

not

assess

any

fees

associated

with

the

receipt

or

collection

of

reports

required

under

this

section.

Sec.

48.

NEW

SECTION

.

455B.244

Rulemaking

authority.

The

department

may

adopt

rules

as

necessary

to

administer

this

part.

Sec.

49.

DEPARTMENT

OF

NATURAL

RESOURCES

——

PROPRIETARY

TREATMENT

SYSTEM

REVIEW

AND

REPORT.

1.

The

department

of

natural

resources

shall

review

the

information

regarding

proprietary

treatment

systems,

as

defined

in

section

455B.241,

as

enacted

by

this

division

of

this

Act,

reported

to

the

department

pursuant

to

section

455B.243,

as

enacted

by

this

division

of

this

Act.

House

File

2800,

p.

18

2.

The

department

shall

review

the

information

submitted

in

annual

inspection

and

maintenance

reports,

including

proprietary

treatment

system

functionality,

causes

of

deficiencies,

and

maintenance

practices.

The

department

shall

also

review

any

other

data

the

department

determines

relevant

to

evaluating

system

performance.

3.

The

review

shall

include

analysis

of

inspection,

monitoring,

and

maintenance

data

collected

from

July

1,

2026,

to

December

1,

2028,

for

purposes

of

evaluating

the

performance,

reliability,

maintenance

needs,

and

common

causes

of

malfunction

of

proprietary

treatment

systems.

4.

The

department

shall

submit

to

the

general

assembly

on

or

before

January

10,

2029,

a

report

detailing

the

department’s

findings

and

recommendations.

Sec.

50.

APPLICABILITY.

This

division

of

this

Act

applies

to

the

inspection,

monitoring,

and

maintenance

of

proprietary

treatment

systems,

as

defined

in

section

455B.241,

as

enacted

by

this

division

of

this

Act,

performed

on

or

after

July

1,

2026.

DIVISION

IX

POULTRY

ASSOCIATION

Sec.

51.

Section

163.3C,

subsection

1,

paragraph

f,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

f.

The

Iowa

north

central

poultry

association

or

its

successor

organization

.

Sec.

52.

Section

165B.5,

subsection

2,

paragraph

e,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

e.

An

event

sponsored

or

sanctioned

by

the

Iowa

turkey

marketing

council,

the

Iowa

turkey

federation,

the

national

turkey

federation,

the

Iowa

north

central

poultry

association

or

its

successor

organization

,

the

Iowa

egg

council,

the

American

egg

board,

or

the

American

poultry

association.

Sec.

53.

Section

184.2,

subsection

4,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

4.

Immediately

after

passage

of

the

question

at

the

referendum,

the

secretary

shall

appoint

seven

members

to

the

council

in

accordance

with

section

184.6

based

on

nominations

made

by

the

Iowa

north

central

poultry

association

or

its

successor

organization

.

The

association

shall

nominate

and

House

File

2800,

p.

19

the

secretary

shall

appoint

two

members

representing

large

producers,

two

members

representing

medium

producers,

and

three

members

representing

small

producers.

The

department,

in

consultation

with

the

association,

shall

determine

initial

classifications

for

small,

medium,

and

large

producers.

The

secretary

shall

complete

the

appointments

within

thirty

days

following

passage

of

the

question

at

the

referendum.

Sec.

54.

Section

267.2,

subsection

2,

paragraph

d,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

d.

One

poultry

producer

appointed

by

the

north

central

poultry

association

,

or

its

successor

organization,

who

shall

serve

an

initial

term

of

two

years.

DIVISION

X

HEALTH

CARE

ACCESS

AND

INNOVATION

TAX

CREDIT

Sec.

55.

NEW

SECTION

.

432.12P

Health

care

access

and

innovation

tax

credit.

1.

As

used

in

this

section:

a.

“Department”

means

the

department

of

revenue.

b.

“Domestic

insurer”

means

the

same

as

defined

in

section

521A.1.

c.

“Eligible

taxpayer”

means

a

domestic

insurer

that

files

an

annual

statement

pursuant

to

section

508.11,

completes

the

national

association

of

insurance

commissioner’s

health

statement

test,

and

has

policies

in

force

issued

pursuant

to

chapter

513B.

d.

“Expenditures”

includes

programs,

payments,

or

grants.

e.

“Health

care

access

and

innovation”

means

expenditures

that

support

one

or

more

of

the

following:

(1)

Improving

access

to

health

care

services

in

rural

areas

in

this

state.

(2)

Value-based

payments

to

a

health

care

provider

that

provides

additional

compensation

to

the

health

care

provider

based

on

evidence-based

metrics

of

the

health

care

provider’s

patient

care

or

outcomes.

(3)

Increasing

the

interoperability

or

transparency

of

health

care

information

to

benefit

health

care

consumers

and

health

care

providers.

2.

The

tax

imposed

under

this

chapter

shall

be

reduced

by

a

health

care

access

and

innovation

tax

credit

authorized

in

this

House

File

2800,

p.

20

section

for

tax

years

beginning

on

or

after

January

1,

2026,

but

before

January

1,

2034.

3.

The

amount

of

the

health

care

access

and

innovation

tax

credit

shall

equal

twenty-five

percent

of

the

expenditures

that

support

health

care

access

and

innovation

made

by

an

eligible

taxpayer.

4.

In

order

to

claim

the

tax

credit

for

a

tax

year,

an

eligible

taxpayer

shall

apply

to

the

department

in

a

manner

approved

by

the

department,

and

shall

provide

any

other

information

related

to

the

tax

credit

requested.

The

cumulative

value

of

tax

credits

claimed

in

each

tax

year

by

applicants

shall

not

exceed

three

million

dollars.

5.

The

department,

in

consultation

with

the

department

of

insurance

and

financial

services,

may

adopt

rules

pursuant

to

chapter

17A

to

administer

this

section.

Sec.

56.

RETROACTIVE

APPLICABILITY.

This

division

of

this

Act

applies

retroactively

to

January

1,

2026,

for

tax

years

beginning

on

or

after

that

date.

DIVISION

XI

ALTERNATIVE

NICOTINE

AND

VAPOR

PRODUCTS

——

PEDIATRIC

CANCER

RESEARCH

Sec.

57.

Section

453A.35A,

subsection

1,

paragraph

b,

subparagraph

(1),

if

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

2480,

section

3,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

(1)

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2027,

and

each

fiscal

year

thereafter,

the

first

three

million

dollars

from

the

amount

of

tax

collected

that

is

attributable

to

the

additional

taxes

on

alternative

nicotine

products

and

vapor

products

pursuant

to

section

453A.43A

is

appropriated

from

the

health

care

trust

fund

to

the

state

board

of

regents

for

the

purpose

of

conducting

pediatric

cancer

research

,

and

clinical

therapy

access

,

and

providing

physician-scientist

leadership

at

the

state

university

of

Iowa

stead

family

children’s

hospital.

Moneys

appropriated

in

this

subparagraph

shall

not

be

used

for

administrative

or

overhead

costs,

or

activities

not

directly

related

to

the

purposes

designated

in

this

subparagraph.

Sec.

58.

Section

453A.45,

subsection

5,

paragraph

c,

unnumbered

paragraph

1,

Code

2026,

as

amended

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

2480,

section

8,

if

enacted,

is

amended

to

House

File

2800,

p.

21

read

as

follows:

c.

Common

carriers

knowingly

transporting

tobacco

products,

alternative

nicotine

products,

or

vapor

products

into

this

state

shall

file

with

the

director

reports

of

all

such

shipments

other

than

those

which

are

delivered

to

public

warehouses

of

first

destination

in

this

state

which

are

licensed

under

the

provisions

of

chapter

554

.

Such

reports

shall

be

filed

electronically

with

the

department

on

or

before

the

tenth

day

of

each

month

and

shall

show

with

respect

to

deliveries

made

in

the

preceding

month

all

of

the

following:

Sec.

59.

SPORTS

WAGERING

RECEIPTS

FUND

——

PEDIATRIC

CANCER

RESEARCH

——

FY

2026-2027.

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

sports

wagering

receipts

fund

created

in

section

8.57I

to

the

state

board

of

regents

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

For

pediatric

cancer

research

including

but

not

limited

to

laboratory

research

and

clinical

trials

at

the

university

of

Iowa

hospitals

and

clinics,

and

for

providing

therapy

access

at

the

state

university

of

Iowa

stead

family

children’s

hospital:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

3,000,000

2.

Moneys

appropriated

in

this

section

shall

not

be

used

for

administrative

or

overhead

costs,

or

activities

not

directly

related

to

the

purposes

designated

in

this

section.

3.

The

state

board

of

regents

shall

submit

a

report

to

the

governor

and

the

general

assembly

by

October

1,

2027,

detailing

how

the

appropriated

moneys

were

used.

4.

Section

8.57I,

subsections

5

and

6,

do

not

apply

to

moneys

appropriated

in

this

section.

Sec.

60.

CONTINGENT

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

The

following

take

effect

January

1,

2027,

if

2026

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

2480,

is

enacted:

1.

The

section

of

this

division

of

this

Act

amending

section

453A.35A.

2.

The

section

of

this

division

of

this

Act

amending

section

453A.45.

Sec.

61.

CONTINGENT

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

The

following

takes

effect

July

1,

2026,

if

2026

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

2480,

is

House

File

2800,

p.

22

enacted:

The

section

of

this

division

of

this

Act

appropriating

moneys

from

the

sports

wagering

receipts

fund.

DIVISION

XII

PUBLIC

ASSISTANCE

PROGRAMS

Sec.

62.

2026

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

2422,

if

enacted,

is

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

section:

NEW

SECTION

.

SEC.

2A.

CONTINGENT

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

division

of

this

Act

takes

effect

on

the

date

the

department

of

health

and

human

services

implements

the

supplemental

nutrition

assistance

program

and

cash

assistance

eligibility

system

known

as

the

eligibility

determination

for

essential

needs

system.

The

department

of

health

and

human

services

shall

notify

the

Iowa

Code

editor

of

the

date

of

implementation

on

or

before

that

date.

Sec.

63.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

division

of

this

Act,

being

deemed

of

immediate

importance,

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

DIVISION

XIII

JUDICIAL

BRANCH

AND

COUNTY

ATTORNEY

SALARIES

Sec.

64.

Section

331.752,

subsection

5,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

5.

The

resolution

changing

the

status

of

a

county

attorney

shall

state

the

initial

annual

salary

to

be

paid

to

the

county

attorney

when

the

full-time

or

part-time

status

is

effective.

The

annual

salary

specified

in

the

resolution

shall

remain

effective

until

changed

as

provided

in

section

331.907

.

Except

in

counties

having

a

population

of

more

than

two

hundred

thousand,

the

annual

salary

of

a

full-time

county

attorney

shall

be

an

amount

which

is

between

forty-five

percent

and

one

hundred

percent

of

the

annual

salary

received

by

a

district

court

judge.

Sec.

65.

Section

602.1401,

subsections

1

and

5,

Code

2026,

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

1.

The

supreme

court

shall

establish,

and

may

amend,

a

personnel

system

and

a

pay

and

benefits

plan

for

judicial

officers,

the

state

court

administrator,

and

court

employees.

The

personnel

system

shall

include

a

designation

by

position

title,

classification,

and

function

of

each

position

or

class

of

positions

within

the

judicial

branch.

Reasonable

efforts

House

File

2800,

p.

23

shall

be

made

to

accommodate

the

individual

staffing

and

management

practices

of

the

respective

clerks

of

the

district

court.

The

personnel

system,

in

the

employment

of

court

employees,

shall

not

discriminate

on

the

basis

of

race,

creed,

color,

sex,

national

origin,

religion,

physical

disability,

or

political

party

preference.

The

supreme

court,

in

establishing

the

personnel

system,

shall

implement

the

comparable

worth

directives

issued

by

the

state

court

administrator

under

section

602.1204,

subsection

2

.

The

personnel

system

shall

include

the

prohibitions

against

sexual

harassment

of

full-time,

part-time,

and

temporary

employees

set

out

in

section

19B.12

,

and

shall

include

a

grievance

procedure

for

discriminatory

harassment.

The

personnel

system

shall

develop

and

distribute

at

the

time

of

hiring

or

orientation,

a

guide

that

describes

for

employees

the

applicable

sexual

harassment

prohibitions

and

grievance,

violation,

and

disposition

procedures.

This

subsection

does

not

supersede

the

remedies

provided

under

chapter

216

.

5.

The

pay

and

benefits

plan

shall

set

the

compensation

and

benefits

of

judicial

officers,

the

state

court

administrator,

and

court

employees

within

the

funds

appropriated

by

the

general

assembly.

Sec.

66.

Section

602.1502,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

striking

the

subsection.

Sec.

67.

Section

602.6808,

subsection

1,

if

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

639,

section

8,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

1.

A

judge

of

the

business

court

shall

receive

the

annual

salary

set

for

a

district

judge

under

section

602.1501

602.1401

.

Sec.

68.

Section

602.9104,

subsection

1,

paragraph

a,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

a.

A

judge

to

whom

this

article

applies

shall

be

paid

an

amount

equal

to

the

basic

salary

of

the

judge

as

set

by

the

general

assembly

pursuant

to

section

602.1401

reduced

by

an

amount

designated

as

the

judge’s

required

contribution

to

the

judicial

retirement

fund.

The

amount

designated

as

the

judge’s

required

contribution

shall

be

paid

by

the

state

in

the

manner

provided

in

subsection

2

.

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File

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p.

24

Sec.

69.

Section

602.9204,

subsection

1,

paragraph

a,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

a.

A

judge

who

retires

on

or

after

July

1,

1994,

and

who

is

appointed

a

senior

judge

under

section

602.9203

shall

be

paid

a

salary

as

determined

by

the

general

assembly

pursuant

to

section

602.1401

.

Sec.

70.

Section

602.9303,

subsection

1,

as

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2706,

section

30,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

1.

A

magistrate

who

retires

on

or

after

the

effective

date

of

this

division

of

this

Act,

and

who

is

appointed

a

senior

magistrate

under

section

602.9302,

shall

be

paid

a

salary

as

determined

by

the

general

assembly

pursuant

to

section

602.1401

.

Sec.

71.

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2769,

section

4,

if

enacted,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

SEC.

4.

JUDICIAL

OFFICER

——

UNPAID

LEAVE.

Notwithstanding

the

annual

salary

rates

for

judicial

officers

established

by

2025

Iowa

Acts,

chapter

158,

section

6,

pursuant

to

section

602.1401

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

supreme

court

may

by

order

place

all

judicial

officers

on

unpaid

leave

status

on

any

day

employees

of

the

judicial

branch

are

placed

on

temporary

layoff

status.

The

biweekly

pay

of

the

judicial

officers

shall

be

reduced

accordingly

for

the

pay

period

in

which

the

unpaid

leave

date

occurred

in

the

same

manner

as

for

noncontract

employees

of

the

judicial

branch.

Through

the

course

of

the

fiscal

year,

the

judicial

branch

may

use

an

amount

equal

to

the

aggregate

amount

of

salary

reductions

due

to

the

judicial

officer

unpaid

leave

days

for

any

purpose

other

than

for

judicial

salaries.

Sec.

72.

REPEAL.

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2706,

sections

35,

36,

and

37,

are

repealed.

Sec.

73.

REPEAL.

Section

602.1501,

Code

2026,

is

repealed.

Sec.

74.

JUDICIAL

OFFICERS

——

CURRENT

SALARY

RATES

SUPERSEDED.

For

purposes

of

2025

Iowa

Acts,

chapter

158,

section

6,

subsection

1,

this

division

of

this

Act

shall

be

deemed

as

the

provision

of

salary

rates

for

judicial

officers

by

the

general

assembly

for

fiscal

years

subsequent

to

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025.

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File

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p.

25

Sec.

75.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

division

of

this

Act

takes

effect

June

19,

2026.

DIVISION

XIV

CIVIL

LITIGATION

ABUSE

Sec.

76.

NEW

SECTION

.

611.24

Civil

litigation

abuse

——

cause

of

action.

1.

As

used

in

this

section:

a.

“Civil

legal

process”

means

a

procedure

used

in

a

civil

action,

including

but

not

limited

to

filing

a

petition,

issuing

a

subpoena,

noticing

a

deposition,

or

seeking

an

injunction,

attachment,

or

similar

relief.

b.

“Private

party”

means

an

individual,

corporation,

partnership,

or

other

legal

entity

that

is

not

acting

on

behalf

of

a

governmental

body.

c.

“Ulterior

purpose”

means

using

a

civil

legal

process

mainly

to

obtain

a

result

the

civil

legal

process

was

not

intended

to

achieve,

including

but

not

limited

to

coercing

action

on

an

unrelated

matter,

interfering

with

employment

or

business

relationships,

or

causing

financial

harm

through

harassment.

2.

a.

This

section

applies

to

the

use

of

civil

legal

processes

by

a

private

party

against

another

private

party.

b.

This

section

abrogates

the

common

law

cause

of

action

for

abuse

of

process

for

actions

between

private

parties.

c.

This

section

does

not

apply

to

criminal

proceedings

or

to

actions

involving

the

state,

a

political

subdivision,

or

an

officer

or

employee

of

the

state

or

a

political

subdivision

acting

in

an

official

capacity.

3.

A

private

party

may

bring

a

civil

action

for

civil

litigation

abuse

against

another

private

party

who

initiated

or

caused

to

be

initiated

a

civil

legal

process

for

an

ulterior

purpose.

4.

To

prevail

in

a

civil

action

brought

under

this

section,

the

plaintiff

must

prove

all

of

the

following:

a.

The

defendant

used

a

civil

legal

process

against

the

plaintiff.

b.

The

civil

legal

process

was

used

primarily

for

an

ulterior

purpose.

c.

The

defendant

engaged

in

a

specific,

willful

act

in

use

House

File

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p.

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of

the

civil

legal

process

that

was

not

proper

in

the

regular

course

of

the

proceeding.

d.

The

underlying

civil

action

or

proceeding

was

resolved

in

favor

of

the

plaintiff

bringing

the

claim

under

this

section.

5.

A

private

party

may

bring

a

civil

action

under

this

section

without

showing

a

special

or

extraordinary

injury.

Attorney

fees

and

costs

incurred

in

responding

to

the

misuse

of

the

civil

legal

process

are

sufficient

to

establish

injury.

6.

A

private

party

found

liable

under

this

section

is

liable

for

actual

damages,

as

defined

in

section

714H.2,

including

reasonable

attorney

fees

and

costs.

Sec.

77.

APPLICABILITY.

This

division

of

this

Act

applies

to

civil

actions

or

proceedings

that

are

resolved

on

or

after

the

effective

date

of

this

division

of

this

Act.

DIVISION

XV

HUMAN

TRAFFICKING

Sec.

78.

Section

232.71B,

subsection

1,

paragraph

a,

unnumbered

paragraph

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

If

the

department

determines

a

report

constitutes

a

child

abuse

allegation,

the

department

shall

promptly

commence

either

a

child

abuse

assessment

within

twenty-four

hours

of

receiving

the

report

or

a

family

assessment

within

seventy-two

hours

of

receiving

the

report.

During

a

child

abuse

assessment,

if

the

department

identifies

known

risk

factors

for

commercial

sexual

exploitation,

a

screening

shall

be

conducted

by

a

trained

child

protection

worker,

considering

the

child’s

age,

cognitive

and

emotional

functioning,

and

the

specific

circumstances

of

the

case.

Sec.

79.

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

1036,

section

11,

if

enacted,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

SEC.

11.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

The

following

takes

effect

July

1,

2026

2027

:

The

section

of

this

Act

amending

section

910.1.

Sec.

80.

REPEAL.

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

1036,

sections

1

and

4,

if

enacted,

are

repealed.

Sec.

81.

REPORT.

Notwithstanding

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

1036,

section

10,

if

enacted,

the

report

described

in

that

section

is

due

by

December

15,

2026.

House

File

2800,

p.

27

Sec.

82.

CONTINGENT

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

division

of

this

Act

takes

effect

July

1,

2026,

if

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

1036,

is

enacted.

DIVISION

XVI

FEDERAL

GRANTS

AND

LOANS

——

NOTIFICATION

Sec.

83.

Section

8.9,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

subsection:

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

3.

a.

Once

per

month,

the

office

of

grants

enterprise

management

shall

notify

by

electronic

mail

the

chairpersons

and

ranking

members

of

the

standing

committees

on

appropriations

of

the

senate

and

house

of

representatives,

the

chairperson

and

ranking

member

of

the

house

of

representatives

appropriations

subcommittee

on

federal

and

other

funds,

and

the

legislative

services

agency

of

all

of

the

following:

(1)

Each

federal

grant

or

loan

of

five

million

dollars

or

more

that

a

department

or

establishment

has

applied

for

or

received

in

the

prior

month.

This

subparagraph

does

not

apply

to

the

department

of

public

defense

or

the

state

board

of

regents

or

its

institutions.

(2)

Each

federal

grant

or

loan

requiring

state

matching

moneys

that

a

department

or

establishment

has

applied

for

or

received

in

the

prior

month.

b.

This

subsection

does

not

apply

to

block

grants

described

in

section

8.41.

Sec.

84.

NEW

SECTION

.

602.1306

Federal

grants

and

loans

——

notification

of

general

assembly.

Within

thirty

days

of

applying

for

or

receiving

a

federal

grant

or

loan

of

five

million

dollars

or

more,

or

a

federal

grant

or

loan

requiring

state

matching

moneys,

the

judicial

branch

shall

notify

by

electronic

mail

the

chairpersons

and

ranking

members

of

the

standing

committees

on

appropriations

of

the

senate

and

house

of

representatives,

the

chairperson

and

ranking

member

of

the

house

of

representatives

appropriations

subcommittee

on

federal

and

other

funds,

and

the

legislative

services

agency.

DIVISION

XVII

AREA

EDUCATION

AGENCIES

——

QUARTERLY

PAYMENTS

——

FY

2026-2027

Sec.

85.

Section

257.35,

subsection

1,

paragraph

a,

subparagraph

(3),

unnumbered

paragraph

1,

Code

2026,

as

amended

House

File

2800,

p.

28

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

2201,

section

17,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

the

department

of

management

shall

deduct

the

following

from

the

state

aid

due

to

each

school

district

pursuant

to

this

chapter

and

shall

pay

the

amounts

to

the

respective

area

education

agencies

on

a

monthly

basis

from

September

15

through

June

15

during

each

school

year:

Sec.

86.

Section

257.35,

subsection

1,

paragraph

a,

subparagraph

(4),

unnumbered

paragraph

1,

as

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

2201,

section

18,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2027

2026

,

and

each

fiscal

year

thereafter,

the

department

of

management

shall

deduct

the

following

from

the

state

aid

due

to

each

school

district

pursuant

to

this

chapter

and

shall

pay

the

amounts

to

the

respective

area

education

agencies

on

a

quarterly

basis

from

July

15

to

April

15

during

each

school

year:

Sec.

87.

Section

257.35,

subsection

21,

unnumbered

paragraph

1,

Code

2026,

as

amended

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

2201,

section

19,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

the

director

of

the

department

of

management

may

deduct

the

following

from

the

state

aid

due

to

each

school

district

pursuant

to

this

chapter

and

shall

pay

the

amounts

to

the

respective

area

education

agencies

on

a

monthly

basis

from

September

15

through

June

15

during

each

school

year

for

purposes

of

providing

services

to

students

enrolled

in

nonpublic

schools

within

the

boundaries

of

the

area

education

agency:

Sec.

88.

Section

257.35,

subsection

21A,

unnumbered

paragraph

1,

as

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

2201,

section

20,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2027

2026

,

and

each

fiscal

year

thereafter,

the

director

of

the

department

of

management

may

deduct

the

following

from

the

state

aid

due

to

each

school

district

pursuant

to

this

chapter

and

shall

pay

the

amounts

to

the

respective

area

education

agencies

on

a

quarterly

basis

from

July

15

through

April

15

during

each

House

File

2800,

p.

29

school

year

for

the

purposes

of

providing

services

to

students

enrolled

in

nonpublic

schools

within

the

boundaries

of

the

area

education

agency:

DIVISION

XVIII

HIGHER

EDUCATION

——

CIVIC

PROFICIENCY

Sec.

89.

NEW

SECTION

.

262.100

General

education

requirements

and

core

curricula

——

courses

on

American

history

and

American

government.

1.

The

state

board

of

regents

shall

require

each

institution

of

higher

education

governed

by

the

board

to

establish

as

a

requirement

for

the

completion

of

any

general

education

requirements

or

core

curricula

that

an

undergraduate

student

complete

an

introductory

survey

course

in

American

history

and

an

introductory

survey

course

in

American

government.

An

institution

shall

assign

a

value

of

at

least

three

semester

hours

of

credit

to

each

course.

A

course

required

by

this

section

shall

be

a

comprehensive

survey

of

all

American

history

and

American

government.

2.

A

course

required

by

this

section

shall

fulfill

the

general

education

or

core

curriculum

requirement

for

social

sciences

or

humanities,

as

designated

by

the

institution,

that

a

student

is

required

to

complete

as

a

condition

of

graduation.

3.

An

institution

shall

provide

equivalent

credit

toward

the

courses

required

by

this

section

to

a

student

transferring

to

the

institution

for

previous

coursework

completed

by

the

student

that

is

substantially

similar

to

a

required

course.

4.

This

section

does

not

apply

to

a

student

completing

a

degree

program

designated

by

an

institution

as

a

degree

program

of

three

years

or

less

in

duration.

5.

a.

Annually,

the

center

for

cyclone

civics

at

the

Iowa

state

university

of

science

and

technology

and

the

center

for

civic

education

at

the

university

of

northern

Iowa

shall

designate

courses

at

their

respective

institutions

that

satisfy

the

requirements

of

this

section.

b.

The

center

for

intellectual

freedom

at

the

state

university

of

Iowa

shall

be

the

sole

academic

unit

at

the

state

university

of

Iowa

responsible

for

offering

courses

that

satisfy

the

requirements

of

this

section.

Sec.

90.

APPLICABILITY.

This

division

of

this

Act

applies

House

File

2800,

p.

30

to

undergraduate

students

beginning

enrollment

at

institutions

of

higher

education

governed

by

the

board

of

regents

in

academic

years

beginning

on

or

after

July

1,

2028.

DIVISION

XIX

CHARTER

SCHOOLS

——

IPERS

Sec.

91.

Section

97B.1A,

subsection

8,

paragraph

a,

subparagraph

(13),

if

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2754,

section

69,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

(13)

Persons

employed

by

a

charter

school

established

pursuant

to

chapter

256E

,

subchapter

I,

that

satisfies

all

applicable

requirements

under

federal

law

for

participation

in

the

retirement

system.

Sec.

92.

Section

97B.1A,

subsection

9,

paragraph

a,

Code

2026,

as

amended

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2754,

section

70,

if

enacted,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

a.

“Employer”

means

the

state

of

Iowa,

the

counties,

municipalities,

agencies,

public

school

districts,

charter

schools

established

pursuant

to

chapter

256E

,

subchapter

I,

that

satisfy

all

applicable

requirements

under

federal

law

for

participation

in

the

retirement

system,

all

political

subdivisions,

and

all

of

their

departments

and

instrumentalities,

including

area

agencies

on

aging,

other

than

those

employing

persons

as

specified

in

subsection

8

,

paragraph

“b”

,

subparagraph

(7),

and

joint

planning

commissions

created

under

chapter

28E

or

28I

.

Sec.

93.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

division

of

this

Act,

being

deemed

of

immediate

importance,

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

Sec.

94.

RETROACTIVE

APPLICABILITY.

This

division

of

this

Act

applies

retroactively

to

the

effective

date

of

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2754,

if

enacted.

DIVISION

XX

INCENTIVES

——

SCHOOL

DISTRICTS

Sec.

95.

Section

257.3,

subsection

2,

paragraph

d,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

d.

For

purposes

of

this

section

,

a

reorganized

school

district

is

one

which

absorbs

at

least

thirty

percent

of

the

enrollment

of

the

school

district

affected

by

a

reorganization

or

dissolved

during

a

dissolution

and

in

which

action

to

bring

about

a

reorganization

or

dissolution

is

initiated

by

a

vote

House

File

2800,

p.

31

of

the

board

of

directors

or

jointly

by

the

affected

boards

of

directors

to

take

effect

on

or

after

July

1,

2007,

and

on

or

before

July

1,

2024

2035

.

Each

district

which

initiated,

by

a

vote

of

the

board

of

directors

or

jointly

by

the

affected

boards,

action

to

bring

about

a

reorganization

or

dissolution

to

take

effect

on

or

after

July

1,

2007,

and

on

or

before

July

1,

2024

2035

,

shall

certify

the

date

and

the

nature

of

the

action

taken

to

the

department

of

education

by

January

1

of

the

year

in

which

the

reorganization

or

dissolution

takes

effect.

Sec.

96.

Section

257.11,

subsection

2,

paragraph

c,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

c.

Pupils

attending

class

for

all

or

a

substantial

portion

of

a

school

day

pursuant

to

a

whole

grade

sharing

agreement

executed

under

sections

282.10

through

282.12

shall

be

eligible

for

supplementary

weighting

pursuant

to

this

subsection

.

A

school

district

which

executes

a

whole

grade

sharing

agreement

and

which

adopts

a

resolution

jointly

with

other

affected

boards

to

study

the

question

of

undergoing

a

reorganization

or

dissolution

to

take

effect

on

or

before

July

1,

2024

2035

,

shall

receive

a

weighting

of

one-tenth

of

the

percentage

of

the

pupil’s

school

day

during

which

the

pupil

attends

classes

in

another

district,

attends

classes

taught

by

a

teacher

who

is

jointly

employed

under

section

280.15

,

or

attends

classes

taught

by

a

teacher

who

is

employed

by

another

school

district.

A

district

shall

be

eligible

for

supplementary

weighting

pursuant

to

this

paragraph

for

a

maximum

of

three

years.

Receipt

of

supplementary

weighting

for

a

second

and

third

year

shall

be

conditioned

upon

submission

of

information

resulting

from

the

study

to

the

school

budget

review

committee

indicating

progress

toward

the

objective

of

reorganization

on

or

before

July

1,

2024

2035

.

Sec.

97.

Section

257.11A,

subsections

1

and

2,

Code

2026,

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

1.

In

determining

weighted

enrollment

under

section

257.6

,

if

the

board

of

directors

of

a

school

district

has

approved

a

contract

for

sharing

pursuant

to

section

257.11

and

the

school

district

has

approved

an

action

to

bring

about

a

reorganization

to

take

effect

on

and

after

July

1,

2007,

and

on

or

before

July

1,

2024

2035

,

the

reorganized

school

district

shall

include,

House

File

2800,

p.

32

for

a

period

of

three

years

following

the

effective

date

of

the

reorganization,

additional

pupils

added

by

the

application

of

the

supplementary

weighting

plan,

equal

to

the

pupils

added

by

the

application

of

the

supplementary

weighting

plan

in

the

year

preceding

the

reorganization.

For

the

purposes

of

this

subsection

,

the

weighted

enrollment

for

the

period

of

three

years

following

the

effective

date

of

reorganization

shall

include

the

supplementary

weighting

in

the

base

year

used

for

determining

the

combined

district

cost

for

the

first

year

of

the

reorganization.

However,

the

weighting

shall

be

reduced

by

the

supplementary

weighting

added

for

a

pupil

whose

residency

is

not

within

the

reorganized

district.

2.

For

purposes

of

this

section

,

a

reorganized

district

is

one

in

which

the

reorganization

was

approved

in

an

election

pursuant

to

sections

275.18

and

275.20

and

takes

effect

on

or

after

July

1,

2007,

and

on

or

before

July

1,

2024

2035

.

Each

district

which

initiates,

by

a

vote

of

the

board

of

directors

or

jointly

by

the

affected

boards,

action

to

bring

about

a

reorganization

or

dissolution

to

take

effect

on

or

after

July

1,

2007,

and

on

or

before

July

1,

2024

2035

,

shall

certify

the

date

and

the

nature

of

the

action

taken

to

the

department

of

education

by

January

1

of

the

year

in

which

the

reorganization

or

dissolution

takes

effect.

DIVISION

XXI

EXTRACURRICULAR

INTERSCHOLASTIC

ELIGIBILITY

Sec.

98.

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2591,

sections

4,

5,

and

6,

if

enacted,

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

SEC.

4.

EMERGENCY

RULES.

The

state

board

of

education

shall

adopt

emergency

rules

under

section

17A.4,

subsection

3,

and

section

17A.5,

subsection

2,

paragraph

“b”,

to

implement

the

section

of

this

Act

amending

section

256.7.

The

rules

shall

be

effective

no

later

than

August

1,

2026.

Any

rules

adopted

in

accordance

with

this

section

shall

also

be

published

as

a

notice

of

intended

action

as

provided

in

section

17A.4.

SEC.

5.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

The

following

take

effect

August

1,

2026:

1.

The

section

of

this

Act

amending

section

256.7.

1.

2.

The

section

of

this

Act

amending

section

256.46.

2.

3.

The

section

of

this

Act

amending

section

282.18.

House

File

2800,

p.

33

SEC.

6.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

The

following,

being

deemed

of

immediate

importance,

take

takes

effect

upon

enactment:

1.

The

section

of

this

Act

amending

section

256.7.

2.

The

section

of

this

Act

requiring

emergency

rulemaking.

Sec.

99.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

division

of

this

Act,

being

deemed

of

immediate

importance,

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

Sec.

100.

RETROACTIVE

APPLICABILITY.

This

division

of

this

Act

applies

retroactively

to

the

enactment

date

of

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2591,

if

enacted.

DIVISION

XXII

LEVY

INCREASE

Sec.

101.

SCHOOL

DISTRICT

CASH

RESERVE

LEVY

INCREASE

——

SCHOOL

BUDGET

YEAR

2026-2027.

1.

For

the

school

budget

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

a

school

district

for

which

the

taxable

value

used

to

calculate

school

district

property

taxes

for

the

school

budget

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

was

reduced

by

one

hundred

million

dollars

or

more

due

to

a

correction

to

the

taxable

value

of

a

single

property

within

the

school

district

made

during

the

school

budget

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

may

increase

the

school

district’s

proposed

cash

reserve

levy

under

section

298.10

to

an

amount

that

exceeds

the

limitations

of

section

298.10,

if

the

district

complies

with

subsection

2.

2.

A

school

district

that

increases

its

cash

reserve

levy

pursuant

to

this

section

shall

also

reduce

one

or

more

other

property

tax

levies

of

the

school

district,

including

the

district

management

levy

under

section

298.4,

by

a

total

amount

equal

to

or

greater

than

the

increase

in

the

cash

reserve

levy

so

that

the

total

property

tax

dollars

for

all

property

tax

levies

of

the

school

district

does

not

exceed

the

school

district’s

combined

amount

of

property

tax

dollars

determined

under

section

24.2A,

subsection

2,

paragraph

“b”,

subparagraph

(3).

3.

A

school

district

that

wishes

to

adjust

its

levy

rates

pursuant

to

this

section

shall

notify

the

department

of

management

in

a

manner

prescribed

by

the

department.

Following

receipt

of

the

notice

from

the

school

district,

the

department

of

management

shall

adjust

the

school

district’s

property

tax

levy

rates

as

necessary

to

implement

this

section.

House

File

2800,

p.

34

Sec.

102.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

division

of

this

Act,

being

deemed

of

immediate

importance,

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

______________________________

PAT

GRASSLEY

Speaker

of

the

House

______________________________

AMY

SINCLAIR

President

of

the

Senate

I

hereby

certify

that

this

bill

originated

in

the

House

and

is

known

as

House

File

2800,

Ninety-first

General

Assembly.

______________________________

MEGHAN

NELSON

Chief

Clerk

of

the

House

Approved

_______________,

2026

______________________________

KIM

REYNOLDS

Governor