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HSB 227Died when the session ended · February 20, 2025

Relating to dates for elections to levy a tax for the payment of a bond issued by a school corporation

Topics:K–12 educationElections & votingTaxes

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 20, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 20, 2025
  3. Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

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’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary School districts could hold special elections to change tax rates for paying off bonds on a new date. These elections would take place on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November during even-numbered years. This adds an extra option to the election dates already allowed by law.1

Read the official explanation

This bill allows a special election for a levy or levy adjustment to pay for a bond issued by a school corporation to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in an even-numbered year, in addition to the dates authorized under current law.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

Named February 20, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§39.2

How the Code works3

Lobbying

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