Prohibiting an increase in the amount of tuition and mandatory fees charged to resident undergraduate students at regents institutions for a period of time and including effective date provisions

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2026
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   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 13, 2026
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   Done: House committeeJanuary 28, 2026
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   Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 24, 202686–5
5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 2242 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2242 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill requires the state board of regents to prohibit any increase in the amount of tuition or mandatory fees charged by an institution of higher education under the board’s control to resident undergraduate students on or after the effective date of the bill until July 1, 2031. The bill takes effect upon enactment.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

House subcommittee

Named January 13, 2026. On January 27, 2026 it recommended passage.

• Rep. Taylor R. Collins REmail
• Rep. Heather Hora REmail
• Rep. David Jacoby DEmail

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

Fiscal note

Figure 2 details the maximum loss of tuition revenue by university by fiscal year and by total impact of the five-year tuition freeze. These amounts may be lower after factoring in adjustments for tuition discounts, waivers, or differential tuition programs.

• Regents Universities, Five-Year Tuition Freeze · March 6, 2026
• Regents Universities, Five-Year Tuition Freeze · February 23, 2026

Nonpartisan cost estimates from the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Services Division. The newest is first. Reading a fiscal note

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§262.9

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works

Family tree

Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

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