91st General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
HF 517: Creating a vacant school building demolition grant program and fund, and including contingent effective date provisions
Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill creates a vacant school building demolition grant program to be administered by the economic development authority for the demolition of vacant buildings owned by a political subdivision of this state or proposed to be acquired by a political subdivision of this state that became vacant before January 1, 2021, and were at any time previously used as school attendance centers or school administration buildings, but which are no longer used for any political subdivision purpose.
Sponsors
Rep. Dean Fisher (R)
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Association of School Boards; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa
In plain words
- February 20, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF517