Relating to state government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers; authorizing expenditure of unappropriated moneys in special funds; providing for properly related matters including crystalline polymorph psilocybin, medical residency and fellowship positions, state membership in the Iowa individual health benefit reinsurance association, student abuse by school employees, modified supplemental amounts for school budgets, wagering taxes, a state fire marshal study, certain legislative interim studies, and 911 emergency communications services; making corrections; and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions

Sponsored by the Senate Appropriations Committee

Topics:State budget K–12 education State government

Same legislation: HSB 335, SSB 1241, HF 1055

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedMay 14, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeMay 14, 2025
Done: Senate committeeMay 14, 2025
Done: Passes the SenateMay 14, 202528–11
Skipped: House committeeSkipped
Done: Passes the HouseMay 14, 202578–3
Done: To the GovernorMay 23, 2025
Done: Signed into lawJune 11, 2025

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary This bill changes how much money the state provides for school district aid, area education agencies, and nonpublic school transportation. It allows for certain salary adjustments and updates how some state funds are used to pay for school foundation aid. Additionally, it updates rules regarding psilocybin and changes the definition of an Iowa resident for medical training programs.¹

Read the official explanation

APPROPRIATIONS, DISTRIBUTIONS, TRANSFERS, AND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY.35. The bill authorizes salary adjustments to be funded as determined by the department of management from unappropriated moneys in certain special funds.21 due to the enactment of 2023 Iowa Acts, chapter 5, must be used in lieu of a like amount of other general fund moneys to pay foundation aid under Code chapter 257 for FY 2025-2026. CORRECTIVE PROVISIONS. The bill makes technical corrections to, or as the result of, legislation enacted or considered during the 2025 legislative session. Certain provisions take effect or apply retroactively based on the underlying 2025 legislation. CRYSTALLINE POLYMORPH PSILOCYBIN. The bill removes the trade name specifications for crystalline polymorph psilocybin in 2025 Iowa Acts, House File 383, which provides for the rescheduling of that substance upon recommendation by the United States food and drug administration. MEDICAL RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP POSITIONS —— RESIDENTS OF IOWA. The bill amends the definition of “resident of Iowa” in 2025 Iowa Acts, House File 516.

Why it matters. School districts, area education agencies, and nonpublic school pupil transportation services would see reduced standing appropriations for instructional support and state aid for fiscal years 2025-2026. The bill also allows for salary adjustments using unappropriated money from certain special funds and updates definitions regarding medical residency and fellowship positions for Iowa residents.²

Changed since by amendments H-1361, S-3195; see Amendments.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed³

Senate subcommittee

Named May 14, 2025 (as SSB 1241). It hasn’t reported yet.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§257.35

Cites§144E.3 §515.137A

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Lobbying

5 for · 1 against · 25 undecided · Who →

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Study bill

HSB 335Cleared committee SSB 1241Renumbered

91st General Assembly

SF 659Became lawfrom SSB 1241 HF 1055Didn’t advanceHouse companion