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IA HSB531

SB

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Higher Education

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits the Iowa Board of Regents from increasing tuition or mandatory fees charged to resident undergraduate students at state universities (University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa)
  • The tuition freeze applies from the effective date of enactment until July 1, 2031, when the provision automatically repeals
  • Amends Iowa Code Section 262.9, subsection 19, by adding a new paragraph establishing the prohibition
  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment, deemed of immediate importance
  • Proposed by the House Higher Education Committee, sponsored by Chairperson Collins

Legislative Description

A bill for an act prohibiting an increase in the amount of tuition and mandatory fees charged to resident undergraduate students at regents institutions for a period of time and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2242.)

Last Action

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2242.

1/30/2026

Committee Referrals

Higher Education1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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