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

SF 2491: Providing for the rural veterinarian loan repayment program, including by allowing a loan repayment recipient to exclude net income attributable to loan payments received under the program

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

What it does

BACKGROUND.226 establishes a rural veterinarian loan repayment program (program) administered by the college student aid commission (commission). The purpose of the program is to provide for the repayment of a student loan (eligible loan) to an individual who is either enrolled in the final year of a college of veterinary medicine in order to receive a doctor of veterinary medicine degree or who is a licensed veterinarian who received a degree within five years of applying to participate in the program.

Sponsors

Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 8 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Cattlemen's Association; Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship; Iowa Farm Bureau Federation; Iowa Pork Producers Association; Iowa State Dairy Association; Iowa Turkey Federation; Iowa Veterinary Medical Association; North Central Poultry Association

In plain words

  1. April 15, 2026Filed in the Senate
  2. April 15, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
  3. April 20, 2026Passed the Senate, 44–0
  4. May 1, 2026Arrived in the House

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/SF2491