Creating a deduction available against the individual income tax for educational expenses at institutions of higher education for career-related programs and apprenticeship programs, and including retroactive applicability provisions

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 13, 2025
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   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 13, 2025
3. ✓
   Done: Senate committeeFebruary 19, 2025
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   Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

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

What’s in it

This bill creates a deduction available against the individual income tax for educational expenses at institutions of higher education and apprenticeship programs. The bill allows an individual income taxpayer to deduct the expenses for instruction at an institution of higher education for career-related programs that do not qualify for college credit, and for participation in an apprenticeship program registered with the Iowa office of apprenticeship under Code chapter 84D. The bill defines “institution of higher education”, “expenses”, and “payment”. The bill applies retroactively to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named March 3, 2025. On March 12, 2025 it recommended passage.

• Sen. Adrian Dickey REmail
• Sen. Jesse Green REmail
• Sen. Thomas Townsend DEmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§422.7

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