Bill Tracker
Formally establishes the midwest interstate passenger rail compact.
Increases the threshold amount for the purchase of a water, sewer, or storm water utilities by a public utility.
Makes changes to public utility services, including energy production, alternate energy, public utility affiliates, and cable and video service.
Prohibits local governments from adopting or enforcing certain ordinances or building codes related to residential building exteriors.
Increases the Workforce Housing Tax Credit to $50 million (from $35M), and increases the small cities allocation to $25 million (from $17.5 M).
Allows a common interest community adjacent to a public lake to use private buoys and other safety-related installations to communicate policies regarding vessel operation.
Sets work search requirements for individuals claiming unemployment benefits.
Increases penalties for violations of open meetings laws.
Makes changes to electric power generation, energy storage, and transmission facility pricing.
Creates a Work Without Worry Program that allows individuals with disabilities to buy-into the Medicaid program for insurance and creating a "Right to Repair" by eliminating the Medicaid requirement to get a prescription prior to being able to repair complex technology equipment.
Creates a grocer reinvestment fund.
Directs the legislature to establish the state percent of growth and categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2024, during the 2024 session.
Creates the railroad reconstruction or replacement tax credit.
Allocates funds to the Certified Site Program
Removes the annual cap on the amount of Real Estate Transfer Tax funds that can be transferred to the Housing Trust Fund.
Excludes non-qualified deferred compensation plan income from individual income tax.
Allows collections relating to buildings or improvements with a value of $5,000 or more, erected or made by a person on land owned by another person to include principal and interest due.
Changes property tax assessment limitations for commercial child care facilities.
Makes a person conducting agriscience research eligible for the research activities tax credit.
Establishes the Iowa film production incentive program.
Directs EDA to begin accepting Iowa rural development tax credit program applications beginning Jan. 7, 2025.
Makes changes to organization, structure, and functions of state and local governments.
Appropriates $213.6 million from gambling revenues (Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund, or RIIF) to various infrastructure projects in fiscal year 2025 (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025).
Proposes a constitutional amendment to set a flat rate for individual income taxes and to require two-thirds approval of both legislative chambers for increasing tax rates.
Makes numerous changes to state government powers, duties, and responsibilities related to budget, financial control, and information technology.
Exempts certain cities from public hearings for proposed property taxes.
Changes calculation for unemployment insurance tax paid by employers.
Allows cities to establish land redevelopment trusts. Summary available HERE
Prohibits cities/counties from administering storm water regulation that exceeds or conflicts with federal/state regulations.
Prohibits public funds from entering into contracts with certain companies engaged in nonpecuniary social investment or a boycott of certain companies.
Creates a major economic growth attraction program.
Prohibits government entities from treating religious conduct more restrictively than secular conduct.
Repeals gender balance requirements for appointed local and state government boards, councils, commissions.
Prohibits DOT from granting loans to certain railroad carriers.
Requires employers to keep unemployment compensation records for three years.
Places registration and reporting requirements on foreign ownership of agricultural land.
Makes changes regarding the powers and duties of the economic development authority.
Makes changes related to public notice publication.
Prohibits entry or reentry into the state by previously deported foreign individuals.
Makes changes to executive branch rule making process and agency functions.
Makes numerous changes to state boards, commissions, committees, councils, and other state government entities.
Specifies circumstances in which IFA may prohibit a person from receiving an award or being selected as a vendor.
Makes changes to certain regulations, including alcoholic beverages.
The Governor's tax bill.
Changes distribution formula for general state financial aid to community colleges.
Makes numerous changes to state government budgets and financial control, and information technology.
Makes changes related to work-based learning.
Creates a jobs and infrastructure revolving fund.
Creates the Iowa major events and tourism program.
Appropriates funding for fiscal year 2025 (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025) to the Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship (IDALS) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Total general fund increase of $1,029,518 (3.3%) and total increase in funding from the fish & game fund of $1,354,756 (2.8%).
Appropriates funding for economic and workforce development programs and activities for fiscal year 2025 (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025).
Appropriates funding for fiscal year 2025 (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025) for various state agencies.
Increases funding for educational programs by $32.6 million for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024 (FY 2025).
Appropriates $223.2 million in gambling revenues from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund (RIIF) for various infrastructure projects in fiscal year 2025 (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025).
Expands definitions of "qualified education expenses" and "apprenticeship programs" for educational savings plan trust.
Proposes a state constitutional amendment to require a single individual income tax rate.
Eliminates individual income tax.
Makes several provisions related to taxes.