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A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, technology reinvestment fund, and renewable fuel infrastructure fund, providing for related matters including financial assistance eligibility for regional sports authority districts, department of health and human services information technology systems, the railway tracks overpass and underpass fund, and eligibility for entities to receive financial assistance from both the Iowa major events and tourism fund and the sports tourism infrastructure program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3187 .) Effective date: Enactment, 07/01/2026

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, technology reinvestment fund, and renewable fuel infrastructure fund, providing for related matters including financial assistance eligibility for regional sports authority districts, department of health and human services information technology systems, the railway tracks overpass and underpass fund, and eligibility for entities to receive financial assistance from both the Iowa major events and tourism fund and the sports tourism infrastructure program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3187 .) Effective date: Enactment, 07/01/2026

Agriculture Budget Technology
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Last action
2026-05-18
Official status
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included details about funding for regional sports authority districts, department of health and human services information technology systems, railway tracks overpass and underpass fund, and eligibility for entities to receive financial assistance from both the Iowa major events and tourism fund and the sports tourism infrastructure program which were not covered in the provided official source material.

Iowa Infrastructure and Technology Funding Act

This act provides funding from various state funds for infrastructure projects, technology improvements, and renewable fuel initiatives in Iowa.

What This Bill Does

  • Allocates money from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund to support maintenance and major repair projects at specific facilities.
  • Provides financial assistance through the Water Quality Initiative Fund for water quality improvement projects in high-priority watersheds.
  • Funds updates to a nitrogen modeling system used for fertilizer management.
  • Supports building repairs for the Department for the Blind's facility.

Who It Names or Affects

  • State agencies such as the Department of Administrative Services, Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Economic Development Authority, and others.

Terms To Know

Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund
A fund used to support infrastructure projects in Iowa.
Water Quality Initiative Fund
A fund that supports water quality improvement projects and initiatives.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify all the details of how funds will be used by each agency.
  • Some sections are exempt from public release if they contain confidential information about individuals or specific locations.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-18 Iowa Legislature

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

  2. 2026-05-03 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House. S.J. 1001 .

  3. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 1138 .

  4. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 59, nays 26. H.J. 1137 .

  5. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Substituted for HF 2792 . H.J. 1137 .

  6. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 1135 .

  7. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 1135 .

  8. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 998 .

  9. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 45, nays 0. S.J. 998 .

  10. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment S-5258 filed, adopted. S.J. 997 .

  11. 2026-04-09 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 769 .

  12. 2026-04-09 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. S.J. 766 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, technology reinvestment fund, and renewable fuel infrastructure fund, providing for related matters including financial assistance eligibility for regional sports authority districts, department of health and human services information technology systems, the railway tracks overpass and underpass fund, and eligibility for entities to receive financial assistance from both the Iowa major events and tourism fund and the sports tourism infrastructure program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3187 .) Effective date: Enactment, 07/01/2026

Current Bill Text

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AN

ACT

RELATING

TO

AND

MAKING

APPROPRIATIONS

FROM

THE

REBUILD

IOWA

INFRASTRUCTURE

FUND,

TECHNOLOGY

REINVESTMENT

FUND,

AND

RENEWABLE

FUEL

INFRASTRUCTURE

FUND,

PROVIDING

FOR

RELATED

MATTERS

INCLUDING

FINANCIAL

ASSISTANCE

ELIGIBILITY

FOR

REGIONAL

SPORTS

AUTHORITY

DISTRICTS,

DEPARTMENT

OF

HEALTH

AND

HUMAN

SERVICES

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

SYSTEMS,

THE

RAILWAY

TRACKS

OVERPASS

AND

UNDERPASS

FUND,

AND

ELIGIBILITY

FOR

ENTITIES

TO

RECEIVE

FINANCIAL

ASSISTANCE

FROM

BOTH

THE

IOWA

MAJOR

EVENTS

AND

TOURISM

FUND

AND

THE

SPORTS

TOURISM

INFRASTRUCTURE

PROGRAM,

AND

INCLUDING

EFFECTIVE

DATE

PROVISIONS.

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

DIVISION

I

REBUILD

IOWA

INFRASTRUCTURE

FUND

Section

1.

REBUILD

IOWA

INFRASTRUCTURE

FUND

——

APPROPRIATIONS.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

rebuild

Iowa

infrastructure

fund

created

in

section

8.57

to

the

following

state

entities

for

the

following

fiscal

years,

the

following

amounts,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

1.

DEPARTMENT

OF

ADMINISTRATIVE

SERVICES

a.

For

maintenance

projects

at

the

Terrace

Hill

facility:

FY

2026-2027:

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$

1,000,000

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b.

For

major

maintenance

projects:

FY

2026-2027:

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$

180,000

The

department

of

administrative

services

shall

use

the

moneys

appropriated

in

this

paragraph

to

repair,

improve,

and

replace,

as

applicable,

sidewalks

at

the

Iowa

veterans

home.

2.

DEPARTMENT

OF

AGRICULTURE

AND

LAND

STEWARDSHIP

a.

(1)

For

deposit

in

the

water

quality

initiative

fund

created

in

section

466B.45

for

purposes

of

supporting

the

water

quality

initiative

administered

by

the

division

of

soil

conservation

and

water

quality

as

provided

in

section

466B.42

,

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

notwithstanding

section

8.57,

subsection

3

,

paragraph

“c”:

FY

2026-2027:

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$

8,200,000

(2)

(a)

The

moneys

appropriated

in

this

lettered

paragraph

shall

be

used

to

support

demonstration

projects

in

subwatersheds

as

designated

by

the

department

that

are

part

of

high-priority

watersheds

identified

by

the

water

resources

coordinating

council.

(b)

The

moneys

appropriated

in

this

lettered

paragraph

shall

be

used

to

support

demonstration

projects

in

watersheds

generally,

including

regional

watersheds,

as

designated

by

the

division,

and

high-priority

watersheds

identified

by

the

water

resources

coordinating

council.

(3)

In

supporting

projects

in

watersheds

and

subwatersheds

as

provided

in

subparagraph

(2),

all

of

the

following

apply:

(a)

The

demonstration

projects

must

utilize

water

quality

practices

as

described

in

the

latest

revision

of

the

document

entitled

“Iowa

Nutrient

Reduction

Strategy”

initially

presented

in

November

2012

by

the

department

of

agriculture

and

land

stewardship,

the

department

of

natural

resources,

and

Iowa

state

university

of

science

and

technology.

(b)

The

division

shall

implement

demonstration

projects

as

provided

in

subparagraph

division

(a)

by

providing

for

participation

by

persons

who

hold

a

legal

interest

in

agricultural

land

used

in

farming.

To

every

extent

practicable,

the

division

shall

provide

for

collaborative

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participation

by

such

persons

who

hold

a

legal

interest

in

agricultural

land

located

within

the

same

subwatershed.

(c)

The

division

shall

implement

demonstration

projects

on

a

cost-share

basis

as

determined

by

the

division.

Except

for

edge-of-field

practices,

the

state’s

share

of

the

amount

shall

not

exceed

50

percent

of

the

estimated

cost

of

establishing

the

practice

as

determined

by

the

division

or

50

percent

of

the

actual

cost

of

establishing

the

practice,

whichever

is

less.

(d)

The

demonstration

projects

shall

be

used

to

educate

other

persons

about

the

feasibility

and

value

of

establishing

similar

water

quality

practices.

The

division

shall

promote

field

day

events

for

purposes

of

allowing

interested

persons

to

establish

water

quality

practices

on

such

persons’

agricultural

land.

(e)

The

division

shall

conduct

water

quality

evaluations

within

supported

subwatersheds.

Within

a

reasonable

period

after

accumulating

information

from

such

evaluations,

the

division

shall

create

an

aggregated

database

of

water

quality

practices.

Any

information

identifying

a

person

holding

a

legal

interest

in

agricultural

land

or

specific

agricultural

land

shall

be

a

confidential

record.

(4)

The

moneys

appropriated

in

this

lettered

paragraph

shall

be

used

to

support

education

and

outreach

in

a

manner

that

encourages

persons

who

hold

a

legal

interest

in

agricultural

land

used

for

farming

to

implement

water

quality

practices,

including

the

establishment

of

such

practices

in

watersheds

generally,

and

not

limited

to

subwatersheds

or

high-priority

watersheds.

(5)

The

moneys

appropriated

in

this

lettered

paragraph

may

be

used

to

contract

with

persons

to

coordinate

the

implementation

of

efforts

provided

in

this

lettered

paragraph.

(6)

The

moneys

appropriated

in

this

lettered

paragraph

may

be

used

by

the

department

to

support

urban

soil

and

water

conservation

efforts,

which

may

include

but

are

not

limited

to

management

practices

related

to

bioretention,

landscaping,

the

use

of

permeable

or

pervious

pavement,

and

soil

quality

restoration.

The

moneys

shall

be

allocated

on

a

cost-share

basis

as

provided

in

chapter

161A

.

(7)

Notwithstanding

any

other

provision

of

law

to

the

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p.

4

contrary,

the

department

may

use

moneys

appropriated

in

this

lettered

paragraph

to

carry

out

the

provisions

of

this

lettered

paragraph

on

a

cost-share

basis

in

combination

with

other

moneys

available

to

the

department

from

a

state

or

federal

source.

(8)

Not

more

than

10

percent

of

the

moneys

appropriated

in

this

lettered

paragraph

may

be

used

for

costs

of

administration

and

implementation

of

the

water

quality

initiative

administered

by

the

division.

b.

(1)

For

updating

the

maximum

return

to

nitrogen

modeling

system

for

fertilizer

management,

notwithstanding

section

8.57,

subsection

3,

paragraph

“c”:

FY

2026-2027:

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$

1,000,000

(2)

Any

information

received,

collected,

or

held

for

purposes

of

this

lettered

paragraph

is

a

confidential

record

exempt

from

public

release

if

the

information

identifies

a

person

who

holds

a

legal

interest

in

agricultural

land

or

who

has

previously

held

a

legal

interest

in

agricultural

land,

a

person

who

is

involved

or

who

was

previously

involved

in

managing

the

agricultural

land

or

producing

crops

or

livestock

on

the

agricultural

land,

or

the

identifiable

location

of

the

agricultural

land.

3.

DEPARTMENT

FOR

THE

BLIND

For

building

repairs

for

the

building

located

at

524

Fourth

Street,

Des

Moines,

Iowa:

FY

2026-2027:

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$

250,000

4.

ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT

AUTHORITY

a.

For

deposit

in

the

community

attraction

and

tourism

fund

created

in

section

15F.204,

notwithstanding

section

8.57,

subsection

3,

paragraph

“c”:

FY

2026-2027:

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$

10,000,000

b.

For

deposit

in

the

destination

Iowa

fund

created

in

section

15.281,

notwithstanding

section

8.57,

subsection

3,

paragraph

“c”:

FY

2026-2027:

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10,000,000

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c.

For

deposit

in

the

strategic

infrastructure

program

fund

described

in

section

15.313,

notwithstanding

section

8.57,

subsection

3,

paragraph

“c”:

FY

2026-2027:

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10,000,000

d.

For

a

grant

to

a

nonprofit

organization

located

in

a

city

with

a

population

between

2,000

and

3,000

according

to

the

2020

federal

decennial

census,

for

infrastructure

costs

of

a

presidential

library:

FY

2026-2027:

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e.

For

distribution

to

entities

and

regional

sports

authority

districts

certified

by

the

authority

pursuant

to

section

15E.321,

notwithstanding

section

8.57,

subsection

3,

paragraph

“c”:

FY

2026-2027:

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$

1,000,000

f.

For

providing

financial

assistance

to

a

city

or

nonprofit

organization

hosting

the

national

junior

olympics,

notwithstanding

section

8.57,

subsection

3,

paragraph

“c”:

FY

2026-2027:

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$

250,000

g.

For

a

grant

to

an

organization

with

a

sports

entertainment

venue

in

a

city

with

a

population

between

15,550

and

15,800

according

to

the

2020

federal

decennial

census,

to

be

used

for

facility

enhancement:

FY

2026-2027:

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7,000,000

5.

DEPARTMENT

OF

EDUCATION

For

costs

associated

with

repairing

the

roof

of

the

Giangreco

building:

FY

2026-2027:

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FY

2027-2028:

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3,605,000

6.

DEPARTMENT

OF

HEALTH

AND

HUMAN

SERVICES

For

costs

associated

with

the

construction

of

a

specialized

facility

to

expand

capacity

at

a

brain

injury

rehabilitation

facility

located

in

a

city

with

a

population

between

5,525

and

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File

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p.

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5,575:

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2026-2027:

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4,000,000

7.

IOWA

LAW

ENFORCEMENT

ACADEMY

For

construction

of

a

firearms

range

at

Camp

Dodge:

FY

2026-2027:

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

3,700,000

8.

IOWA

STATE

FAIR

AUTHORITY

For

projects

including

infrastructure

upgrades

and

other

improvements

at

the

state

fairgrounds:

FY

2026-2027:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,000,000

9.

DEPARTMENT

OF

NATURAL

RESOURCES

a.

For

implementation

of

lake

projects

that

have

established

watershed

improvement

initiatives

and

community

support

in

accordance

with

the

department’s

annual

lake

restoration

plan

and

report,

notwithstanding

section

8.57,

subsection

3,

paragraph

“c”:

FY

2026-2027:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

9,600,000

b.

For

state

park

infrastructure

improvements:

FY

2026-2027:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

5,000,000

c.

For

water

trails

and

low

head

dam

safety

grants,

including

grants

for

projects

relating

to

eligible

water

bodies,

as

defined

in

section

456A.33C,

notwithstanding

section

8.57,

subsection

3,

paragraph

“c”:

FY

2026-2027:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,500,000

d.

For

providing

funding

assistance

to

eligible

communities,

as

described

in

section

455E.11,

subsection

2,

paragraph

“a”,

subparagraph

(1),

subparagraph

division

(d),

to

address

abandoned

buildings

by

promoting

waste

abatement,

diversion,

selective

dismantlement

of

building

components,

and

recycling,

notwithstanding

section

8.57,

subsection

3,

paragraph

“c”:

FY

2026-2027:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,000,000

10.

DEPARTMENT

OF

PUBLIC

DEFENSE

Senate

File

2484,

p.

7

a.

For

major

maintenance

projects

at

national

guard

armories

and

facilities:

FY

2026-2027:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,100,000

b.

For

improvement

projects

for

Iowa

national

guard

installations

and

readiness

centers

to

support

operations

and

training

requirements:

FY

2026-2027:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,100,000

c.

For

construction

improvement

projects

at

the

Camp

Dodge

facility:

FY

2026-2027:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

550,000

d.

For

repairing,

improving,

and

replacing,

as

applicable,

the

runway

in

Sioux

City

used

by

the

185th

air

refueling

wing:

FY

2026-2027:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

10,000,000

e.

The

department

of

public

defense

shall

report

to

the

general

assembly

by

December

15,

2026,

regarding

the

projects

the

department

has

funded

or

intends

to

fund

from

moneys

appropriated

to

the

department

pursuant

to

paragraphs

“a”,

“b”,

and

“c”.

11.

DEPARTMENT

OF

PUBLIC

SAFETY

For

payments

and

other

costs

due

under

a

financing

agreement

entered

into

by

the

treasurer

of

state

for

building

the

statewide

interoperable

communications

system

pursuant

to

section

29C.23,

subsection

2,

notwithstanding

section

8.57,

subsection

3,

paragraph

“c”:

FY

2026-2027:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,846,011

12.

BOARD

OF

REGENTS

a.

For

allocation

by

the

state

board

of

regents

to

the

state

university

of

Iowa,

Iowa

state

university

of

science

and

technology,

and

the

university

of

northern

Iowa

to

reimburse

the

institutions

for

deficiencies

in

the

operating

funds

resulting

from

the

pledging

of

tuition,

student

fees

and

charges,

and

institutional

income

to

finance

the

cost

of

providing

academic

and

administrative

buildings

and

facilities

and

utility

services

at

the

institutions:

Senate

File

2484,

p.

8

FY

2026-2027:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

25,000,000

b.

For

renovation

and

construction

of

the

public

policy

center

at

the

commons

at

the

university

of

northern

Iowa:

FY

2026-2027:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

6,000,000

13.

DEPARTMENT

OF

TRANSPORTATION

a.

For

acquiring,

constructing,

and

improving

recreational

trails

within

the

state:

FY

2026-2027:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,500,000

b.

For

deposit

in

the

railroad

revolving

loan

and

grant

fund

created

in

section

327H.20A,

notwithstanding

section

8.57,

subsection

3,

paragraph

“c”:

FY

2026-2027:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,000,000

c.

For

vertical

infrastructure

improvements

at

commercial

service

airports

within

the

state:

FY

2026-2027:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,500,000

d.

For

vertical

infrastructure

improvements

at

general

aviation

airports

within

the

state:

FY

2026-2027:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,500,000

e.

For

matching

the

funding

requirements

necessary

to

receive

federal

grants

awarded

to

improve

public

transit

by

replacing

vehicles

and

constructing

or

expanding

vehicle

facilities,

notwithstanding

section

8.57,

subsection

3,

paragraph

“c”:

FY

2026-2027:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,600,000

f.

For

deposit

in

the

railway

tracks

overpass

and

underpass

fund

created

in

section

307.19,

as

enacted

in

this

Act:

FY

2026-2027:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

5,000,000

FY

2027-2028:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

5,000,000

FY

2028-2029:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

5,000,000

Senate

File

2484,

p.

9

FY

2029-2030:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

5,000,000

FY

2030-2031:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

5,000,000

14.

TREASURER

OF

STATE

For

distribution

in

accordance

with

chapter

174

to

qualified

fairs

that

belong

to

the

association

of

Iowa

fairs

for

county

fair

vertical

infrastructure

improvements:

FY

2026-2027:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,060,000

Sec.

2.

REVERSION.

For

purposes

of

section

8.33,

unless

specifically

provided

otherwise,

unencumbered

or

unobligated

moneys

from

an

appropriation

made

in

this

division

of

this

Act

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

that

ends

two

years

after

the

end

of

the

fiscal

year

for

which

the

appropriation

is

made.

However,

if

the

project

or

projects

for

which

such

appropriation

was

made

are

completed

in

an

earlier

fiscal

year,

unencumbered

or

unobligated

moneys

shall

revert

at

the

close

of

that

same

fiscal

year.

Sec.

3.

Section

2.12B,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

rebuild

Iowa

infrastructure

fund

for

deposit

in

the

state

capitol

maintenance

fund,

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2018

2026

,

and

for

each

fiscal

year

thereafter,

the

sum

of

five

seven

hundred

fifty

thousand

dollars.

DIVISION

II

TECHNOLOGY

REINVESTMENT

FUND

Sec.

4.

TECHNOLOGY

REINVESTMENT

FUND

——

APPROPRIATIONS.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

technology

reinvestment

fund

created

in

section

8.57C

to

the

following

state

entities

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:

1.

DEPARTMENT

OF

CORRECTIONS

a.

For

technology

projects

and

upgrades:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

697,425

b.

Of

the

moneys

appropriated

to

the

department

of

Senate

File

2484,

p.

10

corrections

under

paragraph

“a”,

the

department

shall

allocate

not

more

than

the

following

amounts

for

the

following

purposes:

(1)

For

body

cameras

at

corrections

institutions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

74,925

(2)

For

personal

data

assistant

devices

at

the

Iowa

correctional

institution

for

women:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

34,363

(3)

For

camera

system

upgrades

at

the

Iowa

state

penitentiary

in

Fort

Madison:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

500,000

(4)

For

building

automation

at

the

Newton

correctional

facility:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

88,137

2.

DEPARTMENT

OF

EDUCATION

a.

(1)

For

the

continued

development

and

implementation

of

an

educational

data

warehouse

that

will

be

utilized

by

teachers,

parents,

school

district

administrators,

area

education

agency

staff,

department

of

education

staff,

and

policymakers:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

600,000

(2)

Of

the

moneys

appropriated

in

this

lettered

paragraph,

the

department

may

use

a

portion

for

an

e-transcript

data

system

capable

of

tracking

students

throughout

the

students’

education

via

interconnectivity

with

multiple

schools.

b.

For

maintenance

and

lease

costs

associated

with

connections

for

part

III

of

the

Iowa

communications

network:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,727,000

3.

DEPARTMENT

OF

HEALTH

AND

HUMAN

SERVICES

a.

For

costs

associated

with

the

design,

development,

and

implementation

of

a

new

eligibility

determination

system:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

10,000,000

b.

For

costs

associated

with

integrating

data

sources

into

a

new

eligibility

determination

system:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,633,361

c.

For

costs

associated

with

implementing

Medicaid

work

requirements,

new

eligibility

redetermination

requirements,

and

required

information

technology

changes

pursuant

to

federal

Pub.

L.

No.

119-21,

commonly

referred

to

as

the

One

Big

Beautiful

Bill

Act:

Senate

File

2484,

p.

11

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

3,473,690

d.

For

technology

costs

associated

with

the

state

poison

control

center:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

42,080

4.

DEPARTMENT

OF

HOMELAND

SECURITY

AND

EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT

For

the

continuing

implementation

of

a

statewide

mass

notification

and

emergency

messaging

system:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

400,000

5.

DEPARTMENT

OF

MANAGEMENT

a.

For

the

continued

development

and

implementation

of

a

searchable

database

that

can

be

placed

on

the

internet

for

budget

and

financial

information:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

45,000

b.

For

the

continued

development

and

implementation

of

the

comprehensive

electronic

grant

management

system:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

70,000

c.

For

the

upgrade

of

the

local

government

budget

and

property

tax

system:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

120,000

d.

For

the

annual

licensing

of

a

searchable

database

that

is

placed

on

the

internet

for

budget

and

financial

information:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

358,429

e.

For

the

security

office

of

the

chief

information

officer,

including

for

statewide

endpoint

detection

and

response,

cybersecurity

incident

investigation

response,

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,947,658

f.

For

the

cost

of

equipment

and

computer

software

for

the

continued

development

and

implementation

of

the

Iowa

integrated

justice

system:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,400,000

g.

For

costs

associated

with

the

justice

enterprise

data

warehouse:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

282,664

h.

For

costs

associated

with

the

modernization

of

the

mobile

architecture

and

communications

handling

program

and

the

traffic

and

criminal

software

program:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,000,000

6.

DEPARTMENT

OF

PUBLIC

SAFETY

Senate

File

2484,

p.

12

For

costs

associated

with

a

new

digital

evidence

management

system:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

300,000

7.

TREASURER

OF

STATE

a.

For

the

ongoing

costs

associated

with

software

used

for

investment

tracking:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

192,000

b.

For

the

ongoing

costs

associated

with

software

used

for

banking

reconciliations:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

228,000

Sec.

5.

REVERSION.

For

purposes

of

section

8.33,

unless

specifically

provided

otherwise,

unencumbered

or

unobligated

moneys

from

an

appropriation

made

in

this

division

of

this

Act

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

that

ends

two

years

after

the

end

of

the

fiscal

year

for

which

the

appropriation

is

made.

However,

if

the

project

or

projects

for

which

such

appropriation

was

made

are

completed

in

an

earlier

fiscal

year,

unencumbered

or

unobligated

moneys

shall

revert

at

the

close

of

that

same

fiscal

year.

Sec.

6.

CONTINGENT

APPROPRIATION

FROM

REBUILD

IOWA

INFRASTRUCTURE

FUND

TO

TECHNOLOGY

REINVESTMENT

FUND.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

rebuild

Iowa

infrastructure

fund

created

in

section

8.57

to

the

department

of

management

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amount

for

deposit

in

the

technology

reinvestment

fund

created

in

section

8.57C,

if

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

1028,

is

enacted:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

26,314,315

Sec.

7.

Section

8.57C,

subsection

3,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

3.

a.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

technology

reinvestment

fund

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026

2027

,

and

for

each

fiscal

year

thereafter,

the

sum

of

seventeen

million

five

hundred

thousand

dollars.

b.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

rebuild

Iowa

infrastructure

fund

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025

2026

,

and

ending

June

30,

2026

2027

,

the

sum

of

eighteen

Senate

File

2484,

p.

13

million

two

hundred

sixty-nine

thousand

two

hundred

seventeen

twenty-six

million

three

hundred

fourteen

thousand

three

hundred

fifteen

dollars

to

the

technology

reinvestment

fund,

notwithstanding

section

8.57,

subsection

3

,

paragraph

“c”

.

DIVISION

III

CHANGES

TO

PRIOR

APPROPRIATIONS

Sec.

8.

2023

Iowa

Acts,

chapter

118,

section

2,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

SEC.

2.

REVERSION.

1.

For

purposes

of

section

8.33

,

unless

specifically

provided

in

subsection

2

or

otherwise,

unencumbered

or

unobligated

moneys

from

an

appropriation

made

in

this

division

of

this

Act

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

that

ends

two

years

after

the

end

of

the

fiscal

year

for

which

the

appropriation

is

made.

However,

if

the

project

or

projects

for

which

such

appropriation

was

made

are

completed

in

an

earlier

fiscal

year,

unencumbered

or

unobligated

moneys

shall

revert

at

the

close

of

that

same

fiscal

year.

2.

For

purposes

of

section

8.33,

unencumbered

or

unobligated

moneys

from

an

appropriation

made

in

section

1,

subsection

12,

paragraph

“f”,

of

this

2023

Iowa

Act

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

December

31,

2026.

Sec.

9.

2024

Iowa

Acts,

chapter

1155,

section

1,

subsection

1,

paragraph

b,

subparagraph

(1),

as

amended

by

2025

Iowa

Acts,

chapter

167,

section

14,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

(1)

Of

the

amount

appropriated

in

this

paragraph,

the

department

of

administrative

services

shall

allocate

and

use

the

moneys

necessary

to

improve

and

repair

the

steps

on

the

west

side

of

the

exterior

of

the

capitol

building

and

for

projects

on

the

east

side

of

the

exterior

of

the

capitol

building,

as

directed

by

the

legislative

branch,

by

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

that

begins

July

1,

2025

October

31,

2026

.

Sec.

10.

2024

Iowa

Acts,

chapter

1155,

section

2,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

SEC.

2.

REVERSION.

1.

For

purposes

of

section

8.33

,

unless

specifically

Senate

File

2484,

p.

14

provided

in

subsection

2

or

otherwise,

unencumbered

or

unobligated

moneys

from

an

appropriation

made

in

this

division

of

this

Act

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

that

ends

two

years

after

the

end

of

the

fiscal

year

for

which

the

appropriation

is

made.

However,

if

the

project

or

projects

for

which

such

appropriation

was

made

are

completed

in

an

earlier

fiscal

year,

unencumbered

or

unobligated

moneys

shall

revert

at

the

close

of

that

same

fiscal

year.

2.

For

purposes

of

section

8.33,

unencumbered

or

unobligated

moneys

from

an

appropriation

made

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2024,

in

section

1,

subsection

5,

paragraph

“e”,

of

this

2024

Iowa

Act

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

that

ends

three

years

after

the

end

of

the

fiscal

year

for

which

the

appropriation

was

made,

or

until

the

project

for

which

the

appropriation

was

made

is

completed,

whichever

is

earlier.

Sec.

11.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

division

of

this

Act,

being

deemed

of

immediate

importance,

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

DIVISION

IV

RENEWABLE

FUEL

INFRASTRUCTURE

FUND

Sec.

12.

STANDING

APPROPRIATION

——

FY

2026-2027.

In

lieu

of

the

appropriation

provided

in

section

159A.17,

the

appropriation

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

renewable

fuel

infrastructure

fund

created

in

section

159A.16

for

the

fiscal

year

is

zero.

DIVISION

V

REGIONAL

SPORTS

AUTHORITY

DISTRICTS

——

FINANCIAL

ASSISTANCE

ELIGIBILITY

Sec.

13.

Section

15E.321,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

15E.321

Regional

sports

authority

districts.

1.

As

used

in

this

section

,

“district”

:

a.

“District”

means

a

regional

sports

authority

district

certified

under

this

section

.

b.

“Entity”

means

an

Iowa

nonprofit

organization

established

Senate

File

2484,

p.

15

to

promote

economic

development

and

tourism

in

an

area

within

the

state.

2.

a.

A

convention

and

visitors

bureau

An

entity

may

apply

to

the

authority

for

certification

of

a

regional

sports

authority

district

which

may

include

more

than

one

city

and

more

than

one

convention

and

visitors

bureau

within

the

district

and

for

financial

assistance

.

The

authority

shall

not

certify

more

than

ten

such

districts.

b.

If

more

than

ten

applications

are

received

in

any

certification

year,

the

The

authority

shall

certify

the

districts

on

a

competitive

basis.

In

evaluating

the

applications

an

application

for

certification

and

financial

assistance

,

the

authority

shall

consider

the

economic

impact

to

the

activities

proposed

in

the

application

provide

to

the

state

of

the

activities

proposed

in

the

application

,

the

geographic

diversity

of

the

districts

applying,

the

number

of

unique

and

innovative

activities

proposed

to

be

supported

by

the

district,

and

any

other

factors

the

authority

deems

relevant.

3.

Each

district

shall

actively

promote

youth

sports,

high

school

athletic

activities,

the

special

olympics,

and

other

nonprofessional

physical

sporting

events

in

the

local

area.

4.

Each

district

may

apply

for

and

receive

financial

assistance

under

the

sports

tourism

program

established

by

the

authority

pursuant

to

section

15F.401

.

5.

Each

district

shall

be

governed

by

a

seven-member

board

consisting

of

seven

members

appointed

by

the

convention

and

visitors

bureau

filing

the

application

pursuant

to

subsection

2

.

At

least

three

members

of

the

board

shall

consist

of

city

council

members

of

any

cities

located

in

the

district.

Each

board

shall

be

responsible

for

administering

programs

designed

to

promote

the

activities

enumerated

in

subsection

3

.

A

district

that

received

financial

assistance

from

the

authority

for

an

activity

described

in

an

application

submitted

pursuant

to

subsection

2

shall

submit

a

comprehensive

report

to

the

authority

on

or

before

July

31

regarding

activities

that

took

place

between

January

1

and

June

30,

and

on

or

before

January

31

for

activities

that

took

place

between

July

1

and

December

31

of

the

previous

year.

The

comprehensive

report

must

detail

the

return

on

investment,

number

of

first-time

visitors

to

the

Senate

File

2484,

p.

16

state,

and

total

number

of

hotel

rooms

occupied

as

a

result

of

the

activity.

The

authority

may

request

additional

information

if

the

authority

deems

it

necessary

to

evaluate

an

activity.

DIVISION

VI

HEALTH

AND

HUMAN

SERVICES

——

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

Sec.

14.

DEPARTMENT

OF

HEALTH

AND

HUMAN

SERVICES

——

LIMITATION

ON

OBLIGATION

OF

MONEYS

——

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

MODERNIZATION

STUDY

COMMITTEE.

1.

Limitation

on

obligation

of

moneys.

a.

Except

as

provided

in

paragraph

“b”,

and

notwithstanding

any

other

provision

of

law

to

the

contrary,

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

the

department

of

health

and

human

services

shall

not

enter

into,

amend,

or

extend

a

contract,

purchase

order,

interagency

agreement,

or

other

financial

obligation

that

will

cost

more

than

five

million

dollars,

individually

or

collectively,

or

commit

the

state

to

multiyear

financial

obligations.

This

limitation

applies

to

major

information

technology

system

replacement,

redevelopment,

or

modernization,

including

but

not

limited

to

eligibility,

benefits

administration,

child

welfare,

child

support,

child

care,

and

Medicaid

administration

systems.

b.

Paragraph

“a”

does

not

apply

to

information

technology

changes

that

are

necessary

solely

to

comply

with

federal

Pub.

L.

No.

119-21,

commonly

referred

to

as

the

One

Big

Beautiful

Bill

Act,

or

state

or

federal

law

enacted

to

implement

a

provision

of

Pub.

L.

No.

119-21,

if

such

law

expressly

requires

near-term

implementation

and

the

changes

do

not

materially

advance

broader

system

modernization

or

system

replacement

efforts

beyond

what

is

minimally

required

to

comply

with

the

applicable

law.

2.

Study

committee.

a.

The

department

of

health

and

human

services,

in

consultation

with

the

legislative

services

agency

and

the

department

of

management,

shall

establish

an

information

technology

modernization

study

committee

on

or

before

August

1,

2026,

and

the

study

committee

shall

conduct

a

comprehensive

review

of

the

department

of

health

and

human

services’

information

technology

systems,

data

architecture,

and

modernization

strategy.

Senate

File

2484,

p.

17

b.

The

study

committee

must

include

but

is

not

limited

to

all

of

the

following

members:

(1)

One

or

more

persons

familiar

with

the

information

technology

division

and

program

division

of

the

department

of

health

and

human

services,

appointed

by

the

director

of

health

and

human

services.

(2)

One

or

more

persons

from

the

legislative

services

agency,

appointed

by

the

director

of

the

legislative

services

agency.

(3)

One

or

more

persons

from

the

division

of

information

technology

of

the

department

of

management,

appointed

by

the

director

of

the

department

of

management.

c.

The

study

committee

must

include

all

of

the

following

ex

officio

members:

(1)

Two

members

of

the

senate,

one

appointed

by

the

majority

leader

of

the

senate

and

one

appointed

by

the

minority

leader

of

the

senate.

(2)

Two

members

of

the

house

of

representatives,

one

appointed

by

the

speaker

of

the

house

of

representatives

and

one

appointed

by

the

minority

leader

of

the

house

of

representatives.

d.

The

committee

may

invite

other

persons

to

participate

in

committee

meetings,

including

but

not

limited

to

persons

from

private

sector

firms,

academic

experts,

and

subject

matter

experts

with

demonstrated

experience

in

large-scale

system

integration,

data

governance,

fraud

detection,

and

artificial

intelligence-enabled

platforms.

e.

The

study

committee

shall

examine

all

major

information

technology

systems

currently

used

by

the

department

of

health

and

human

services,

including

legacy

systems

and

recently

implemented

platforms,

and

shall

do

all

of

the

following:

(1)

Identify

redundancies,

fragmentations,

and

interoperability

gaps

among

systems.

(2)

Assess

the

department’s

current

ability

to

integrate

data

across

programs

and

databases

to

detect

errors,

waste,

fraud,

and

abuse.

(3)

Evaluate

options

for

developing

or

procuring

a

unified

integrated

architecture

system

capable

of

securely

linking

program

databases

and

supporting

advanced

analytics

and

Senate

File

2484,

p.

18

automation.

(4)

Consider

existing

vendors

supporting

the

department’s

current

systems

and

alternative

solutions

offered

by

firms

and

experts

specializing

in

modern,

artificial

intelligence-first,

or

cloud-native

system

design.

(5)

Identify

governance,

procurement,

and

oversight

structures

necessary

to

ensure

cost

control,

transparency,

and

long-term

sustainability.

f.

The

study

committee

shall

prioritize

identifying

a

long-term

solution

that

integrates

department

of

health

and

human

services

databases

across

programs

and

enables

timely

detection

of

eligibility

errors,

improper

payments,

and

fraudulent

activity

while

reducing

duplicative

administrative

processes.

g.

The

department

of

health

and

human

services

shall

submit

a

report

to

the

general

assembly

and

the

governor

on

or

before

January

1,

2027.

The

report

must

include

the

study

committee’s

findings,

recommended

statutory

or

budgetary

changes,

estimated

costs

and

timelines,

and

options

for

phased

implementation.

3.

Repeal.

This

section

is

repealed

July

1,

2027.

DIVISION

VII

RAILWAY

TRACKS

OVERPASS

AND

UNDERPASS

FUND

Sec.

15.

NEW

SECTION

.

307.19

Railway

tracks

overpass

and

underpass

fund.

1.

A

railway

tracks

overpass

and

underpass

fund

is

created

in

the

state

treasury

under

the

control

of

the

department.

The

fund

shall

consist

of

all

moneys

appropriated

to

the

fund.

2.

Moneys

in

the

fund

are

appropriated

to

the

department

to

distribute

in

the

form

of

grants

to

cities

and

counties

to

assist

with

the

construction

of

highway

overpasses

and

underpasses

across

railway

tracks.

3.

Notwithstanding

section

12C.7,

subsection

2,

interest

or

earnings

on

moneys

deposited

in

the

fund

shall

be

credited

to

the

fund.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

in

the

fund

shall

not

revert

at

the

close

of

a

fiscal

year.

DIVISION

VIII

ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT

——

FINANCIAL

ASSISTANCE

Sec.

16.

Section

15G.104,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

Senate

File

2484,

p.

19

2.

a.

Moneys

in

the

fund

are

appropriated

to

the

authority

for

purposes

of

providing

financial

assistance

under

the

program.

The

authority

shall

not

use

more

than

five

percent

of

the

moneys

in

the

fund

at

the

beginning

of

each

fiscal

year

for

purposes

of

administrative

costs,

technical

assistance,

and

other

program

support.

b.

An

entity

that

is

awarded

financial

assistance

pursuant

to

this

chapter

is

not

eligible

to

receive

financial

assistance

under

the

sports

tourism

infrastructure

program

pursuant

to

chapter

15F,

subchapter

IV

.

______________________________

AMY

SINCLAIR

President

of

the

Senate

______________________________

PAT

GRASSLEY

Speaker

of

the

House

I

hereby

certify

that

this

bill

originated

in

the

Senate

and

is

known

as

Senate

File

2484,

Ninety-first

General

Assembly.

______________________________

W.

CHARLES

SMITHSON

Secretary

of

the

Senate

Approved

_______________,

2026

______________________________

KIM

REYNOLDS

Governor