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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2709: Exempting from the individual income tax a certain amount of wages of caretakers who provide services to disabled individuals and including effective date and applicability provisions

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill exempts from the individual income tax wages, not to exceed $10,000, received by an individual who is a caretaker as defined in Code section 235B.2 for services provided to individuals domiciled in this state who have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. The bill takes effect January 1, 2025, and applies to tax years beginning on or after that date.

Sponsors

Ways and Means committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

1 million each tax year. A school district that is not at its maximum Fiscal Note Fiscal Services Division 2 allowed surtax rate may choose to increase the surtax rate to maintain its annual surtax revenue.

Lobbying · 22 for, 1 against

For: American Heart Association; Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa; Easterseals Iowa; Exceptional Persons, Inc.; Hills and Dales; Hope Haven Area Development Center; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Imagine the Possibilities; Iowa Association of Community Providers; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council; Iowa Mental Health Advocacy; Link Associates; and 10 more

Against: Iowa CareGivers

In plain words

  1. April 18, 2024Filed in the House
  2. April 19, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF2709