HF 2768 provides funding for state government agencies and departments for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, including the Department of Administrative Services, Auditor of State, and the Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board. The bill allocates specific dollar amounts and full-time equivalent positions to cover salaries, operations, and specialized programs like state library services and historical site management. It also establishes rules for how certain funds, such as those for utility costs and workers' compensation, must be managed and carried over to future years if not fully used.
This Iowa bill updates regulations for oil and gas production by clarifying industry definitions, expanding reporting requirements, and creating a new account to fund water quality projects. It grants the Department of Natural Resources additional authority to issue variances for rule compliance and establish exploratory spacing units to determine pool boundaries. The legislation also introduces a confidential information protocol to protect sensitive business and geological data for five years while allowing the department to access non-redacted copies. Finally, it outlines procedures for negotiating surface damage and defines the specific records that must be filed annually by producers.
This bill creates sales and use tax exemptions and refunds for tangible personal property, digital products, and services used to build, maintain, or restart nuclear electric generation facilities in Iowa. The tax relief applies to items directly used for construction, repair, or restarting operations after decommissioning, provided the facility begins commercial operation within twelve and a half years of receiving its license or pouring initial concrete. If a facility fails to start operations within this timeframe, it must repay all previously claimed tax exemptions and refunds. Additionally, the law defines specific equipment and systems eligible for these benefits, including nuclear components, electrical infrastructure, cybersecurity tools, and energy storage systems, while repealing the provision on July 1, 2051.
This comprehensive education bill modifies various aspects of Iowa's public school system, with a primary focus on charter schools, funding, and student services. It establishes the state board of education and the University of Northern Iowa as the sole entities authorized to approve new charter schools, while also defining how these schools can be created within or outside existing public school districts. The legislation mandates that all schools provide specific information regarding immunization exemptions to parents and requires the development of state-wide resources to support mathematics proficiency and civics education. Additionally, the bill includes provisions for teacher licensure, education savings accounts, and funding allocations, aiming to standardize oversight and operational requirements across different types of educational institutions.
This bill establishes new formulas for calculating state funding increases for schools starting in 2026, directly affecting all public school districts. It modifies how property tax replacement payments are handled, changes transportation equity aid funding rules, and sets new methods for adjusting school district budgets based on enrollment changes. The bill also creates a salary supplement for education support personnel and includes funding appropriations to implement these changes. All provisions take effect for the 2026 budget year.
This Iowa bill updates the state corporate income tax code to allow a deduction for net controlled foreign corporation tested income, replacing a previous reference to the now-repealed global intangible low-taxed income. The change directly affects Iowa businesses with foreign income by ensuring they can still claim a tax break for this specific category of earnings despite recent federal tax law updates. By removing the outdated terminology and keeping the deduction mechanism active, the legislation maintains the state's alignment with current federal tax definitions. The law applies retroactively to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.
This bill modifies Iowa's urban renewal law to change how property tax revenue is shared for emergency medical services. Specifically, it prevents taxes collected for emergency medical services from being used to pay off municipal loans or fund urban renewal projects. Instead, these taxes must be collected from all property within the taxing district without being diverted to a special fund for city debt or low-income housing assistance. The changes apply to property taxes due in fiscal years starting on or after July 1, 2026, and take effect immediately upon signing.
This bill modifies Iowa's rural veterinarian loan repayment program to allow recipients to exclude the value of loan payments from their taxable income. It applies to veterinarians who receive financial assistance to work for four years in designated rural or shortage areas. Under the new rules, eligible individuals can subtract up to $15,000 per year, or a total of $60,000, from their state tax return, provided the amount does not exceed their outstanding loan balance. Additionally, the legislation clarifies that recipients may transfer their service obligation to a new practice within the same rural area with commission approval.
This bill establishes a regulatory and tax framework for event-driven contracts traded on digital markets within Iowa. It requires any company operating such markets in the state to obtain a permit from the Department of Revenue, with an initial fee of $20 million and annual renewal fees of $100,000. The law imposes a 20% tax on adjusted revenues from these contracts, which are defined as financial derivatives with fixed payouts based on specific outcomes like sports events, elections, or economic indicators. Money earned by traders from these contracts is treated as Iowa earned income subject to state and federal income tax withholding. All tax revenues collected under this program go to the state's general fund.
SF 2385 directs Iowa's Department of Management to sell the state's communications network as soon as feasible, ending previous restrictions that limited the network's use to public and private agencies. The bill requires the sale to ensure current authorized users continue receiving services on commercially reasonable terms for at least 10 years, with the Department submitting quarterly progress reports to the legislature starting October 2026. Proceeds from the sale must be deposited into Iowa's general fund. Key changes take effect immediately for the sale process and July 1, 2027, for revised service rules.
