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

HF 436: Relating to child restraint systems by excluding purchases from the sales and use tax and by including the value in the loss calculations for specified insurance settlements of automobiles, and including applicability 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 child restraint systems. DIVISION I —— SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION. The bill exempts from the sales and use tax the sales price of a child restraint system. The bill defines “child restraint system”.5. DIVISION II —— INSURANCE SETTLEMENTS. The bill requires a person to include the value of any child restraint systems that are located in an automobile at the time the automobile is subject to a partial or total loss. “Automobile” is defined in the bill as a motor vehicle designed primarily for carrying nine passengers or less, excluding motorcycles and motorized bicycles.

Sponsors

Rep. Eddie Andrews (R), Rep. Dr. Steven P. Bradley (R), Rep. Taylor R. Collins (R), Rep. Samantha Fett (R), Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R), Rep. Thomas Gerhold (R), Rep. Cindy Golding (R), Rep. Helena Hayes (R), Rep. Bob Henderson (R), Rep. Chad Ingels (R), Rep. Thomas Jay Moore (R), Rep. Travis M. Sitzmann (R), Rep. Mark I. Thompson (R), Rep. Ryan Weldon (R), Rep. David E. Young (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 26, 2025

  • Rep. David E. Young (R) · david.young@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Megan Jones (R) · megan.jones@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Kenan Judge (D) · kenan.judge@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: Blank Childrens Hospital; Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa; Iowa Association for Justice

In plain words

  1. February 17, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee
  2. February 26, 2025House subcommittee named: Young, Jones and Judge
  3. March 11, 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/HF436