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HSB 549Renumbered as HF 2362 · February 9, 2026

Relating to tuition charged to resident undergraduate students enrolled at regents institutions

Topics:Higher education

Same legislation: SF 2002, SF 2227, HF 2362

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Also covers SF 2002 and SF 2227 and HF 2362.

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2026
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 13, 2026
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 4, 2026
  4. Done: Passes the HouseMarch 12, 202687–4
  5. Done: Senate committeeMarch 19, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 2362 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2362 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill requires the state board of regents to direct each regents institution to establish a policy whereby the tuition amount charged to students classified as residents that is charged to an undergraduate student in the student’s first academic year of enrollment will not increase in the student’s subsequent academic years of undergraduate enrollment. This requirement applies to a student’s first academic year of enrollment that begins in or after 2027. The bill provides limitations on this requirement.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Changed since by amendment H-8016; see Amendments. Full bill text

House subcommittee

Named January 13, 2026. On February 3, 2026 it recommended passage.

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Fiscal note

The total fiscal impact of House File 2362 is unknown and will depend on the number of students who opt in to the tuition guarantee. 0% of freshman students enter the tuition guarantee program across a four-year degree program beginning in fall 2027 (FY 2028) by university.

The estimate held steady

  1. $315,000 March 6, 2026
  2. $315,000 March 11, 2026

The largest dollar figure in each version’s summary.

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

Lobbying

1 for · 0 against · 2 undecided · Who →

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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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