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

HF 319: Relating to public school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2025, modifying provisions relating to the property tax replacement payments and transportation equity payments, modifying provisions relating to the regular program state cost per pupil and funding for shared operational functions, establishing a school district funding supplement, making appropriations, and including 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 public school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2025, modifying provisions relating to the property tax replacement payment and transportation equity payments, modifying provisions relating to the regular program state cost per pupil, and establishing a school funding supplement. DIVISION I —— STATE AND CATEGORICAL PERCENT OF GROWTH AND PROPERTY TAX REPLACEMENT PAYMENTS.25 percent for the budget year beginning July 1, 2025.

Sponsors

Appropriations committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

The estimated fiscal impact of SF 167, by division, is as follows: Division I — State and Categorical Percent of Growth and Property Tax Replacement Payments relates to the State categorical percent of growth and PTRP.

House subcommittee · named February 6, 2025

  • Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R) · dan.gehlbach@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Amy Nielsen (D) · amy.nielsen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Henry Stone (R) · henry.stone@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 6 for, 9 against

For: Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa; VALOR Iowa

Against: AFSCME Council 61; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa State Education Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; United Professionals/UE; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 6, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee · as HSB 138
  2. February 6, 2025House subcommittee named: Gehlbach, Nielsen and Stone · as HSB 138
  3. February 10, 2025Filed in the House
  4. February 10, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 138
  5. February 10, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 138
  6. February 10, 2025Committee vote: 15–9 · as HSB 138
  7. February 10, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 319 · as HSB 138
  8. February 12, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  9. February 13, 2025Withdrawn

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/HF319