HF 133: Creating a vacant school building demolition grant program and fund, and including contingent effective date provisions

What it does

The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill creates a vacant school building demolition grant program to be administered by the economic development authority for the demolition of vacant buildings owned by a political subdivision of this state or proposed to be acquired by a political subdivision of this state that became vacant before January 1, 2021, and were at any time previously used as school attendance centers or school administration buildings, but which are no longer used for any political subdivision purpose.

House subcommittee · named February 6, 2025

• Rep. Brett Barker (R) · brett.barker@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Austin Baeth (D) · austin.baeth@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Thomas Jay Moore (R) · tom.moore@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association of School Boards; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. January 27, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Economic Growth and Technology committee
2. February 6, 2025House subcommittee named: Barker, Baeth, Moore and T
3. February 12, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 19, 2025Approved by the House committee
5. February 19, 2025Committee vote: 18–3
6. February 20, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 517