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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 1053: Relating to fuel taxation by extending tax credits for E-15 gasoline, and modifying the sales tax refund for biodiesel production

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

What it does

This bill relates to fuel taxation by extending the tax credit for E-15 gasoline and modifying the sales tax refund for biodiesel production. The bill modifies the E-15 gasoline tax credit by extending the repeal of the credit from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2029. The bill reduces the tax credit from cents per gallon to 4.5 cents per gallon in calendar year 2028, and makes the tax credit nonrefundable in calendar year 2028. The bill amends the Iowa Acts to ensure the availability of the E-15 gasoline tax credit for those retail dealers whose tax year does not align with the repeal date of the E-15 gasoline tax credit repeal date in the bill. The bill increases the refund available to the producers of biodiesel from cents per gallon produced to 4.5 cents per gallon produced.

Sponsors

Ways and Means committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

The changes to biofuels due to House File 1053 are estimated to decrease State General Fund revenue by the amounts detailed in Figure 3 below.

House subcommittee · named February 20, 2025

  • Rep. Michael V. Sexton (R)
  • Rep. Eric J. Gjerde (D) · eric.gjerde@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. David E. Young (R) · david.young@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 15 for, 0 against

For: Casey's General Stores; Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and Affiliates; FUELIowa (PMCI); Hy-Vee, Inc.; Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); Iowa Biodiesel Board; Iowa Biotechnology Association; Iowa Corn Growers Association; Iowa Farm Bureau Federation; Iowa Institute for Cooperatives; Iowa Soybean Association; KWIK Trip, Inc.; and 3 more

In plain words

  1. February 20, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee · as HSB 237
  2. February 20, 2025House subcommittee named: Sexton, Gjerde and Young · as HSB 237
  3. March 13, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 237
  4. May 12, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 237
  5. May 12, 2025Committee vote: 22–0 · as HSB 237
  6. May 13, 2025Filed in the House
  7. May 13, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  8. May 13, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 1053 · as HSB 237

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/91/HF1053