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

HF 440: Relating to tuition, degree programs, employment, and related matters pertaining to students enrolled at regents institutions

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to tuition, degree programs, employment, and related matters pertaining to students enrolled at regents institutions. The bill provides that the final decision by the state board of regents (board) on an increase in tuition charged to all students at an institution for a fiscal year shall be made at a regular meeting of the board held no later than December of the previous fiscal year. The bill requires the board to limit any annual increase in tuition or mandatory fees charged for a fiscal year to all students at a regents institution who are in-state residents to no more than percent.

Sponsors

Higher Education (companion To Sf 243 By Green) committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

The introduced version of House File 440 had a fiscal impact that required a Fiscal Note. House File 440 was amended by the House on March 18, 2025, and the Bill no longer requires a Fiscal Note. Source Board of Regents Reports /s/ Jennifer Acton April 3, 2025…

Senate subcommittee · named March 26, 2025

  • Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Doug Campbell (R) · doug.campbell@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 2 against

For: Cicero Action; Foundation for Government Accountability Action; Iowa Board of Regents

Against: Iowa Board of Regents; Iowa Insurance Associates

In plain words

  1. January 22, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Higher Education committee · as HSB 51
  2. January 22, 2025House subcommittee named: Collins, Jacoby, Wills and J · as HSB 51
  3. January 30, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 51
  4. February 12, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 51
  5. February 12, 2025Committee vote: 9–2 · as HSB 51
  6. February 17, 2025Filed in the House
  7. February 17, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 440 · as HSB 51
  8. March 17, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  9. March 18, 2025Passed the House, 64–33
  10. March 19, 2025Arrived in the Senate
  11. March 26, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Green, Campbell and Quirmbach
  12. March 27, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
  13. April 3, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  14. April 7, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  15. April 23, 2025Passed the Senate, 48–0
  16. May 6, 2025Sent to the Governor
  17. May 6, 2025Signed into law

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/HF440