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

SF 243: Relating to tuition, degree programs, employment, and related matters pertaining to students enrolled at regents institutions

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to tuition, degree programs, employment, and related matters pertaining to students enrolled at regents institutions. The bill provides that the final decision by the state board of regents (board) on an increase in tuition charged to all students at an institution for a fiscal year shall be made at a regular meeting of the board held no later than December of the previous fiscal year. The bill requires the board to limit any annual increase in tuition or mandatory fees charged for a fiscal year to all students at a regents institution who are in-state residents to no more than percent.

Cost

See the fiscal note

The introduced version of House File 440 had a fiscal impact that required a Fiscal Note. House File 440 was amended by the House on March 18, 2025, and the Bill no longer requires a Fiscal Note. Source Board of Regents Reports /s/ Jennifer Acton April 3, 2025…

Senate subcommittee · named February 11, 2025

Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R) · kerry.gruenhagen@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 2 against

For: Cicero Action; Foundation for Government Accountability Action; Iowa Board of Regents

Against: Iowa Board of Regents; Iowa Insurance Associates

In plain words

February 10, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
February 11, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Green, Gruenhagen and Quirmbach
February 19, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it