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

HSB 337: Relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, and state board of regents, and including contingent effective date provisions

Became HF 1045 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to and makes appropriations to the education system. The bill appropriates moneys for FY 2025-2026 from the general fund of the state and other funds to the department for the blind, department of education, and state board of regents and its institutions. The bill is organized by divisions. DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND. The bill appropriates moneys to the department for the blind for its administration. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. _____ compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation; community colleges; the Iowa school for the deaf and Iowa educational services for the blind and visually impaired program; the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics collaborative initiative; the therapeutic classroom incentive fund; an online state job posting system; the LEAD-K program; division of special education; professional development; and the administration and various programs of the college student aid commission.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named April 29, 2025

  • Rep. Austin Harris (R) · austin.harris@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Brooke Boden (R) · brooke.boden@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Tracy A. Ehlert (D) · tracy.ehlert@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Samantha Fett (R) · samantha.fett@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Bob Henderson (R) · robert.henderson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Heather Hora (R) · heather.hora@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Monica Kurth (D) · monica.kurth@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D) · elinor.levin@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Brent Siegrist (R) · brent.siegrist@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 10 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics; Iowa Court Reporters Association; Iowa Environmental Health Association; Iowa Medical Society; Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association; Iowa PBS; Iowa Psychiatric Physicians Society; Iowa Public Airports Association; Iowa Veterinary Medical Association; Western Governors University

In plain words

  1. April 29, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee
  2. April 29, 2025House subcommittee named: Harris, Boden, Ehlert, Fett, Henderson, Hora, Kurth, Levin and Siegrist
  3. May 8, 2025Approved by the House committee
  4. May 8, 2025Committee vote: 17–5
  5. May 9, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 1045

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/HSB337