91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 294: Allowing certain cities to certify taxes for general fund levy for libraries
Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
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.
Sponsors
Rep. Matthew Rinker (R)
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Library Association (ILA); League of Women Voters of Iowa
In plain words
- February 10, 2025Filed 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/HF294