Prohibiting an increase in the amount of tuition charged to resident undergraduate students at regents institutions for a period of time and including effective date provisions

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2026
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   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 13, 2026
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   Done: House committeeJanuary 28, 2026
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   Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 24, 202686–5
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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

This bill requires the state board of regents to prohibit any increase in the amount of tuition charged by an institution of higher education under the board’s control to resident undergraduate students on or after the effective date of the bill until July 1, 2031. The bill takes effect upon enactment.

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 March 4, 2026. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Amy Sinclair REmail
• Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen REmail
• Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach DEmail

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

Fiscal note

Figure 2 details the maximum loss of tuition revenue by university by fiscal year and by total impact of the five-year tuition freeze. These amounts may be lower after factoring in adjustments for tuition discounts, waivers, or differential tuition programs.

• Regents Universities, Five-Year Tuition Freeze · March 6, 2026
• Regents Universities, Five-Year Tuition Freeze · February 23, 2026

Nonpartisan cost estimates from the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Services Division. The newest is first. Reading a fiscal note

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§262.9

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works

Family tree

Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title; check the text to be sure it’s the same idea.