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

HSB 679: HSB 679

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

What it does

This bill relates to the power of political subdivisions regarding the sale, lease, or transfer of property for educational purposes. A political subdivision includes a county, city, township, school district, an institution governed by the department of health and human services under Code chapter 218, or the governing body of an educational institution, as defined in the bill, including any authority, agency, board, or commission of any such entity. Political subdivisions are prohibited from adopting and enforcing an ordinance, policy, or resolution prohibiting the sale, lease, or transfer of property to an educational institution solely because the educational institution intends to use the property for a lawful educational purpose.

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 7, 2024

Rep. Craig P. Johnson (R) · craig.johnson@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Sue Cahill (D)
Rep. Heather Hora (R) · heather.hora@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 6 for, 4 against

For: Inspired Life; Iowa Association of Christian Schools; Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Catholic Conference; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation

Against: Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

February 7, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
February 7, 2024House subcommittee named: Johnson, Cahill and Hora
February 13, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes