HF 2362 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to tuition charged to resident undergraduate students enrolled at regents institutions.

HF 2362 requires Iowa's regents institutions to establish a policy preventing tuition increases for resident undergraduate students during their subsequent years of enrollment after the first year, starting with enrollments beginning in 2027 or later. It directly affects in-state undergraduate students who begin their first academic year at a regents institution in 2027 or later, freezing tuition for up to three additional years. Key exceptions include students who transfer to a higher-tuition institution (allowing the new school to charge more) or those who complete their degree in fewer than four years using transfer credits. The policy does not apply to any academic years beyond three consecutive years after the student's first year.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2026 Last action Mar 19, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Reprinted · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was reprinted with significant substantive changes to the tuition freeze provision. A new paragraph was added to Section 262.9 that limits tuition increases to the average of the higher education price index increases over the previous three years. Additionally, a new fee requirement was added where students must pay a fee not exceeding 10% of base tuition to qualify for the tuition freeze protections.
Scope change
The bill's scope was modified to include a new tuition increase cap mechanism and a new fee payment requirement for students seeking tuition freeze protections.
REQUIREMENT

Added a new paragraph to Section 262.9 limiting tuition increases to the average of the higher education price index increases over the previous three years.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a new fee requirement where students must pay a fee not exceeding 10% of base resident undergraduate tuition to qualify for tuition freeze protections.

TECHNICAL

Removed the original text of Section 262.9 subsection 43 and replaced it with new subsections that include the fee requirement and price index limitation.

TIMELINE

Maintained the 2027 start date for tuition freeze protections while adding new conditions for eligibility.

Floor votes · House Mar 12, 2026

How they voted

864
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 99
Mar 12, 2026
D Democratic32
25 Yea 1 Nay 6
78% Yea
R Republican67
61 Yea 3 Nay 3
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Amendments
3
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 87, nays 4.
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-8016 adopted.
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8016 filed.
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8013 filed.
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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