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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

HF 165: Relating to violations of school instructional time requirements for the school year beginning July 1, 2020, by restricting the collection of or providing for the refund of certain taxes, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions

Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to violations of school instructional time requirements for the school year beginning July 1, 2020, by restricting the collection of or providing for the refund of certain taxes.10; and the proclamations of a public health disaster emergency issued by the governor related to COVID-19. In lieu of reductions required by the bill, the school district may elect to refund the proportionate amount of reduced taxes to each property-tax payer in the district. Additionally, if necessary to effectuate the reductions required under the bill, the department of management shall adjust the amount of property taxes levied by the school district for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 0 for, 5 against

Against: Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa State Education Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 22, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF165