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

SF 2060: Relating to eligibility standards for certain education programs and tax provisions based on religious or sectarian use or purpose, and including retroactive applicability provisions

Became SF 2231 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill amends and strikes statutory language to remove exclusions and limitations based on religious or sectarian use from multiple state programs and tax provisions. The bill amends the higher education facilities program by removing the exclusion of property used for sectarian study from the definition of eligible property. The bill amends the postsecondary enrollment options program and the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program by removing the nonsectarian course requirement.

Sponsors

Sen. Amy Sinclair (R)

Cost

See the fiscal note

The fiscal impact of the section of the Bill requiring school districts to enter into 28E agreements with community-based providers is undetermined because it is unknown whether there will be an increase in SWVPP due to additional pupils participating in presc…

Senate subcommittee · named January 21, 2026

  • Sen. Amy Sinclair (R) · amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D) · sarah.trone.garriott@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 8 for, 10 against

For: 1st Amendment Partnership; ADF Action; Inspired Life; Iowa Association of Christian Schools; Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Catholic Conference; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation

Against: Common Good Iowa; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa State Education Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 15, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
  2. January 21, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Sinclair, Rozenboom and Trone Garriott
  3. January 29, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  4. February 9, 2026Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2231

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/SF2060