Bills › 91st General Assembly
Allowing certain cities to certify taxes for general fund levy for libraries
Sponsored by Rep. Matthew Rinker (R)
Topics:TaxesBooks & libraries
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2025
- 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 General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
12 (additional taxes) to eliminate several taxes a city may levy subject to voter approval at an election.1(3)(b)(2), which allows cities to levy the same amounts the eliminated taxes could have levied as a part of the cities’ general fund levy. One levy that was eliminated by HF 718 was a levy to support a public library up to a maximum amount of cents per $1,000 of assessed value. This bill allows cities to impose a tax for the support of a public library in an amount not to exceed the amount levied by the city in FY 2022-2023 for the same purpose.
Read the full explanation
The bill requires, prior to imposing a tax for the support of a public library, for a city council to submit the question to voters at a regular city election of whether to impose the tax, and a majority of voters approve the levy. The bill limits the validity of a tax in support of a public library to a period of years from the date the tax is approved by voters at a regular city election. The tax may be extended for additional 10-year periods if reauthorized by the voters at election. A city council may discontinue the tax by a majority vote of the city council.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Iowa Code it changes
Amends§384.12
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Lobbying
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This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.
- HF 2442 Allowing cities to impose a tax to fund a public library90th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · nearly identicalCleared committee
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