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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2223: Establishing the Iowa hope scholarship program and making appropriations

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 establishes the Iowa hope scholarship program for the school years commencing on or after July 1, 2023. The program provides hope scholarships to eligible students for qualifying educational expenses. The bill phases in eligibility for the program based on grade eligibility and whether the child was enrolled in an accredited nonpublic school in the base year, as defined in the bill. The Iowa hope scholarship program shall be administered by the department of management. The bill establishes powers and duties of the department relating to the administration and oversight of the program, including the adoption of administrative rules.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 8 for, 5 against

For: Americans For Prosperity; EdChoice; Iowa Advocates for Choice in Education; Iowa Association of Christian Schools; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowans for Tax Relief; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation

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. February 2, 2022Filed 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 Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2223