Relating to grants for qualified mechanical insulation expenditures

Where it is now

Done: IntroducedFebruary 18, 2026
Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
Next: Passes the House
Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Iowa would create a new program that gives money to people to help pay for mechanical insulation. If an applicant is approved, the state will pay for a free energy audit and then cover the full cost of the insulation work. The economic development authority will manage the program and set the rules for how it works.¹

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to grants for qualified mechanical insulation expenditures. Contingent on a specific appropriation for this purpose, the bill requires the economic development authority (authority) to establish and administer a mechanical insulation energy savings program for the purpose of providing grants to applicants for qualified mechanical insulation expenditures. Under the bill, the authority shall establish an audit process for an applicant to request a qualified audit, and if the request is approved, the applicant shall receive a qualified audit at no cost. After an applicant’s qualified audit is completed, the authority shall award a grant to the applicant in an amount equal to, and for the purpose of paying, the entire cost of the applicant’s qualified mechanical insulation expenditures. “Applicant”, “mechanical insulation”, “qualified audit”, “qualified contractor”, and “qualified mechanical insulation expenditures” are defined in the bill. The authority shall adopt rules to administer the bill.

Full bill text²

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§15.232

How the Code works³