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

HF 2192: Relating to bond election requirements and limitations applicable to school districts

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 makes changes relating to election requirements and limitations for the issuance of bonds by a school district. The bill requires that a proposition to authorize the issuance of bonds by a school district receive the affirmative vote of at least percent of the total votes cast for and against the proposition at the election. The bill retains the existing requirement that propositions to authorize the issuance of bonds by a county, city, school corporation that is not a school district, township, or other local board or commission receive the affirmative vote of at least percent of the total votes cast for and against the proposition.

Sponsors

Rep. Zach Dieken (R), Rep. Samantha Fett (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 2 for, 10 against

For: Americans For Prosperity; VALOR Iowa

Against: Common Good Iowa; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Chapter, American Institute of Architects; Iowa State Education Association; Master Builders of Iowa; Professional Educators of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 28, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee

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/HF2192