Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to matters under the purview of the economic development authority, the utilities commission, and the department of education, including creation of the headquarters expansion and development for growth and employment program, and the business incentives for growth program training fund; repeal of the new jobs tax credit program; the major economic growth attraction program; load forecasting and analysis of electric transmission system expansion plans; creation of the electric transmission system expansion planning and analysis and load forecasting fund; the industrial new jobs training program; and including effective date provisions
Proposed by the Economic Development Authority · all agency proposals
Topics:Business & economyEnergy & utilitiesTaxesTax credits & incentivesUtility rates
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 12, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 25, 2026
- Done: House committeeMay 1, 2026
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2799
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 2799 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2799 What’s a funnel?
What changed before it passed The bill as introduced compared with the version both chambers passed.
Amendments · 2
2 adopted · 0 failed. Newest first.
- S-5259Strike everything · filed May 3, 2026 by Sen. Mike Bousselot (R)AdoptedAI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill with a new version that focuses only on creating the Headquarters Expansion and Development for Growth and Employment Program. This new program provides tax incentives to businesses that expand their corporate headquarters and create new, permanent jobs in Iowa.Amends this SF 2506 to CONFORM to HF 2799May 3, 2026
- H-8480 · filed May 3, 2026 byAdoptedAI summary This amendment redefines a "new job" as a permanent, full-time position added to an employer's payroll at the project location that exceeds their base employment level. It requires the department of revenue to share agreements between employers and community colleges with the department of workforce development for review and limits community college bonds to 70 percent of total training costs. Additionally, it excludes projects for professional degrees or basic computer skills from program costs and adds new members and evaluation tasks to the interim study committee.May 2, 2026