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Okoboji Tourism
Budgets

Changes standing (automatic) appropriations, makes other appropriations left out of other budgets, fixes mistakes in other bills, and drops in changes that were part of last-minute negotiations.

Signed / Line-Item Vetoed

Allocates $193.6 million from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund (RIIF) and Technology Reinvestment Fund for fiscal year 2027, which begins on July 1, 2026. Money in these funds comes from taxes on gambling.

Signed / Line-Item Vetoed
Education

Overhauls Iowa's education statutes with major changes to charter school governance, funding, and oversight, expands preschool program participation to community-based providers, revises rules for private and independent instruction, updates the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System (IPERS) eligibility, and creates new funding mechanisms for charter school facilities.

Signed

Mandates use of federal e-verify and SAVE systems for employment and professional licensure eligibility verification across multiple sectors, including education, public employment, and professional licensing.

Signed
Government

Allows the DNR director's office to be located at or near the state capitol, transfers various powers and duties to the Natural Resource Commission, and lowers minimum age for unsupervised deer hunting.

Signed
Hunting

Allows the DNR director's office to be located at or near the state capitol, transfers various powers and duties to the Natural Resource Commission, and lowers minimum age for unsupervised deer hunting.

Signed
Immigration/Refugees

Mandates use of federal e-verify and SAVE systems for employment and professional licensure eligibility verification across multiple sectors, including education, public employment, and professional licensing.

Signed
Professional Licensing/Scope of Practice

Mandates use of federal e-verify and SAVE systems for employment and professional licensure eligibility verification across multiple sectors, including education, public employment, and professional licensing.

Signed
Taxes

Enacts extensive reforms to Iowa’s property tax and fiscal laws.

Signed
Voting/Elections

Mandates use of federal e-verify and SAVE systems for employment and professional licensure eligibility verification across multiple sectors, including education, public employment, and professional licensing.

Signed
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