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

HF 315: Relating to budget adjustments by school districts affected by a natural disaster

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 budget adjustments by school districts affected by a natural disaster. Currently, a school district is eligible for a budget adjustment in an amount equal to the difference between the regular program district cost for the budget year and 101 percent of the regular program district cost for the base year. The bill provides for an additional year of budget adjustment if, during the base year or the budget year preceding the base year, a natural disaster impacts the school district for which a major disaster has been declared to exist by the president of the United States or for which the governor has proclaimed a state of disaster emergency.

Sponsors

Rep. Megan Jones (R)

Cost

Can’t be estimated

The fiscal impact of HF 315 is unknown since it is not possible to know which school districts were directly impacted by a qualifying natural disaster and which school districts will choose to use the budget adjustment. The following examples demonstrate that …

Senate subcommittee · named April 14, 2025

  • Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Thomas Townsend (D) · thomas.townsend@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 7 for, 0 against

For: Area Education Agencies of Iowa; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa State Education Association; Professional Educators of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 10, 2025Filed in the House
  2. February 27, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. March 10, 2025Passed the House, 88–1
  4. March 10, 2025Arrived in the Senate
  5. March 12, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Evans, Shipley and Winckler
  6. March 19, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
  7. April 7, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  8. April 8, 2025Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
  9. April 14, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Green, Driscoll and Townsend
  10. April 16, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it

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/HF315