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

HF 2750: Relating to the collection and distribution of fees for wire transmissions, the establishment of the school security grant program, and including contingent effective date provisions

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 fees for wire transmissions and related income tax credits. Under the bill, in addition to any other fee required by law for a wire transmission, a licensee or the licensee’s authorized delegate shall collect a fee of $5 for each wire transmission equal to or less than $500, and an additional fee equal to percent of any amount in excess of $500. “Wire transmission” is defined in the bill. The fees shall be remitted by the licensee quarterly to the department of revenue (department) in the form and manner prescribed by the department in consultation with the department of public safety.

Sponsors

Rep. Mark I. Thompson (R)

Cost

See the fiscal note

Figure 3 shows the estimated wire transmissions and the associated revenue from the $5 fee that applies to all wire transmissions. 0% fee that applies to the excess amount of wire transmissions over $500. 0% fee on the excess amount. Wire transmission fees wil…

Senate subcommittee · named April 20, 2026

  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Thomas Townsend (D) · thomas.townsend@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 13 against

For: Iowa Association of School Boards

Against: Building Bridges; Common Good Iowa; Dubuque For Refugee Children; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Insurance Associates; Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice; MoneyGram; Presentation Lantern Center; Remittly; Sisters of St. Francis, Dubuque, Iowa; Sisters of the Presentation, Dubuque; The Payments Coalition; and 1 more

In plain words

  1. March 30, 2026Filed in the House
  2. April 2, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. April 8, 2026Passed the House, 60–32
  4. April 13, 2026Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
  5. April 20, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Bousselot and Townsend
  6. April 22, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

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/HF2750