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Iowa Library Association
Budgets

Appropriates $40,637,127 for economic development programs in fiscal year 2026, a decrease of $150,000.

Withdrawn

Appropriates $1.035 billion to the Department of Education, health professional shortage programs, community colleges, and state universities for fiscal year 2026, an increase of $16.8 million. 

Withdrawn

Appropriates $74,525,590 for state agencies for fiscal year 2026, an increase of $1,584,213.  

House Appropriations Committee

Appropriates $40,187,127 for economic development programs in fiscal year 2026, a decrease of $600,000.

Sent to Governor

Appropriates $1.026 billion to the Department of Education, health professional shortage programs, community colleges, and state universities for fiscal year 2026, an increase of $7.4 million. 

Sent to Governor

Makes provisions related to local government property taxes, financial authority, and budgets.

Senate Floor

Appropriates $73.5 million for state agencies for fiscal year 2026, an increase of $520,432.

Senate Appropriations Committee
Constitutional Rights

Creates the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act.

Sent to Governor
Crime/Courts

Increases the penalty for showing a minor obscene material.

Sent to Governor

Creates a civil liability for commercial entities that make obscene materials available online to minors.

Senate Floor with Companion
Education

Requires schools to adopt the use of personal electronic devices by students and to include instruction on the effects of social media.

Signed
Government

Prohibits state and local governmental agencies and subdivisions, community colleges, and private colleges from using funds to support diversity, equity, and inclusion offices or hire DEI officers.

Sent to Governor
Local Government

Prohibits state and local governmental agencies and subdivisions, community colleges, and private colleges from using funds to support diversity, equity, and inclusion offices or hire DEI officers.

Sent to Governor

Allows government subdivisions to use 28E agreements to levy and collect taxes, and assess property values.

House Ways & Means Committee
Other

Makes changes related to library services provided by DAS.

Sent to Governor

Prohibits local government from adopting DEI offices and programs.

House Unfinished Business Calendar
Taxes

Reestablishes the tax levy for a public library.

House Ways & Means Committee

Allows a city to impose a tax to support public libraries.

House Ways & Means Committee

Makes provisions related to local government property taxes, financial authority, and budgets.

Senate Floor

Overhaul of the Iowa Property Tax system

Senate Ways & Means Committee
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