Establishing a partial exemption on property taxes for certain residential properties sold in disaster areas

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedFebruary 24, 2025
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   Done: SubcommitteeMarch 18, 2025
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   Done: House committeeApril 9, 2025
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   Done: Passes the HouseMay 8, 202579–5
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   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

A residential property sold by the United States department of housing and urban development (HUD) to an owner who is occupying the residential property as a homestead shall be partially exempt from taxation if the sale was to provide housing to individuals following a major disaster or disaster emergency and the residential property was located in the major disaster or disaster emergency area. The exemption is for a four-year period beginning with the first full assessment year after the sale. This bill provides an percent exemption on the actual value in the first assessment year, a percent in the second year, a percent in the third year, a percent in the fourth year, and the exemption expires in the fifth year. The bill defines “owner” and “homestead”.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named May 12, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. David D. Rowley REmail
• Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. DEmail
• Sen. Jason Schultz REmail

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Fiscal note

Cost: up to $6,532 Compare with other bills

The number of homeowners that may be eligible for this exemption is unknown. The estimated impact of a single-family home in Iowa is shown in Figure 1. This represents a savings to homeowners and a proportional decrease in revenues for local governments. An average home in Iowa that qualifies for this program would receive an average total benefit of $6,532 over four years.

• Flood Relief Replacement Housing, Property Taxes · April 17, 2025 · $6,532

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§427.1

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Similar bills

• HF 2341 Establishing a partial exemption on property taxes for certain residential properties sold…
  91st General Assembly · In committee
  Nearly identical
• HSB 271 Establishing a partial exemption on property taxes for certain residential properties sold…
  91st General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage
  Nearly identical

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.