Bills › 91st General Assembly
Creating the Iowa tourism advertising fund, and making appropriations
Sponsored by Sen. Dave Sires (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 20, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 25, 2025
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Iowa will create a new fund to pay for advertising that promotes tourism both in the state and around the world. A small portion of the tax people pay when renting a hotel or motel room will go into this fund. The economic development authority will manage the money and can give grants to groups that want to help promote Iowa tourism.1
Read the official explanation
This bill creates the Iowa tourism advertising fund (fund), in the state treasury under the control of the economic development authority (authority). The authority’s board members (board) will oversee and administer the fund. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the authority for purposes of promoting tourism in Iowa through advertising in this state, other states, and internationally, or to partner with or to provide grants to eligible applicants to promote Iowa tourism through advertising. The bill specifies applications for grants from the fund are to be submitted to the authority. The bill specifies the board makes the final funding decisions on each application and may approve, deny, defer, or modify applications for grants, including partnering with applicants.3, a tax of percent is imposed upon the sales price for the renting of lodging located in this state.25 percent of this state-imposed hotel and motel tax to the fund created in the bill.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 25, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.
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