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90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

HSB 717: HSB 717

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

Under current law, each school district, county, and city (political subdivision) of the state must set a time and place for a public hearing on the political subdivision’s proposed property tax amount for a budget year. This public hearing must be separate from any other meeting of the governing body of the political subdivision, including any other meeting or public hearing relating to the political subdivision’s budget, and other business of the political subdivision that is not related to the proposed property tax shall not be conducted at the public hearing.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 20, 2024

  • Rep. Michael V. Sexton (R)
  • Rep. Craig P. Johnson (R) · craig.johnson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Amy Nielsen (D) · amy.nielsen@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 2 against

For: Iowa League of Cities

Against: Americans For Prosperity; Iowans for Tax Relief

In plain words

  1. February 20, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee
  2. February 20, 2024House subcommittee named: Sexton, Johnson and Nielsen
  3. February 22, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HSB717