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

HF 601: Relating to fees for wire transmissions, and related income tax credits

Became HF 2750 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to fees for wire transmissions and related income tax credits. Under the bill, in addition to any other fee required by law for a wire transmission, a licensee or the licensee’s authorized delegate shall collect a fee of $5 for each wire transmission equal to or less than $500, and an additional fee equal to percent of any amount in excess of $500. “Wire transmission” is defined in the bill. The fees shall be remitted by the licensee quarterly to the department of revenue (department) in the form and manner prescribed by the department in consultation with the department of public safety.

Sponsors

Rep. Mark I. Thompson (R)

Cost

See the fiscal note

Figure 3 shows the estimated wire transmissions and the associated revenue from the $5 fee that applies to all wire transmissions. 0% fee that applies to the excess amount of wire transmissions over $500. 0% fee on the excess amount. Wire transmission fees wil…

House subcommittee · named January 29, 2026

  • Rep. Mike Vondran (R) · mike.vondran@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Joshua Meggers (R) · joshua.meggers@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D) · aime.wichtendahl@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 13 against

For: Iowa Association of School Boards

Against: Building Bridges; Common Good Iowa; Dubuque For Refugee Children; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Insurance Associates; Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice; MoneyGram; Presentation Lantern Center; Remittly; Sisters of St. Francis, Dubuque, Iowa; Sisters of the Presentation, Dubuque; The Payments Coalition; and 1 more

In plain words

  1. February 25, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee
  2. March 18, 2025House subcommittee named: Vondran, James and Meggers
  3. March 25, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  4. January 29, 2026House subcommittee named: Vondran, Meggers and Wichtendahl
  5. February 26, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
  6. March 25, 2026Approved by the House committee
  7. March 25, 2026Committee vote: 18–4
  8. March 30, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2750
  9. April 9, 2026Withdrawn

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/HF601