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S T A T E O F I O W A K I M R E Y N O L D S G O V E R N O R June2,2026 The Honorable PaulPate SecretaryofStateofIowa StateCapitolBuilding L O C A L DearMr.Secretary:
House File 2800 H-8492 Amend the amendment, H-8491, to House File 2800, as follows:
IherebytransmitHouse File2800,an Actrelatingtostateand localgovernmentand fi nances, includingby making,modifying,limiting,orreducingappropriations,distributions,ortransfers, authorizing expenditure ofunappropriated moneys in specialfmds, making corrections,and providingforproperlyrelatedmattersincludingthenationalelectricalcode,localcivilrightslaws, political party state central committees, noxious weeds, nonresident deer hunting licenses, proprietarytreatmentsystems,poultcy associations,tax credits,alternativenicotineand vapor products,publicassistanceprograms,judicialbranchandcountyattorneysalaries,civillitigation abuse,human trafficking,federal grants and loans notifications,quarterly payments to area educationagencies,civicproficiencyinhighereducation,charterschoolsundertheIowaPublic Employees' Retirement System, school district incentives, extracurricular interscholastic eligibility, and levy increases, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicabilityprovisions.
HouseFile2800isapprovedthisdatewiththefollowingexceptions:
• DivisionISection4 proposestransferringtheunencumberedandunobligatedbalancesof federal funding that the state receiveirom Coronavirus ReliefFimd (CRF) to the informationtechnologyfundcreatedinsection217.25onJuly1,2026.
Thisfederalfundingcontainsfederalrestrictionsprohibitingthetransferoffmds intoa stategeneralfund orany otherfund withoutqualifying,documented eligibleuse under program rules.Funds not meeting eligiblecosttimelines must be returnedtothe U.S.
Treasury.
CRFfundsandi nterestearnedcanonlybeusedfore lgibleCOVID-19responseexpenses^ TreasuryfurtherspecifiesthatifCRF fmdsareplacedinaninterest-bearingaccount,any ^CoronavirusReliefFund Guidance,NecessaryExpendituresIncurredDuetothePublicHealthEmergency(page 4183)httDs://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-01-15/Ddf/2021-00827.Ddf.
STATE CAPITOL DES MOINES,IOWA 50319 515.281.5211 FAX 515.725.3527 WWW.GOVERNOR.IOWA.GOV interestearned"mustbe used onlytocoverexpendituresincurredinaccordancewith section601(d)oftheSocialSecurityAct"CRFi nteestcannotlegallybereallocatedtoa stateITfundunlessthatfimdadministersaneligibleCOVID-19responseactivity—^which HF2800,Sec.4 doesnotrequire.UnspentCRF balancesmustbereturnedtoTreasuryif notusedfore ligileexpenditures^.A satestatuecarmotoverrideafederalrecoupment mandate.TransferringCRFfundsin2026wouldviolatefederallaw.
DivisionISection5 proposesfourappropriationsfromtheinformationtechnologyfund createdinsection217.25tothedepartmentofhealthand human servicesforspecific informationtechnologyprojectswiththeremainingbalanceofthefundbeingappropriated fortheMedicaidmanagementinformationsystem.Further,thissectionprohibitstheusage offundingformaintenanceoperations,staffing,orothercorporatetechnologyneedsofthe department.
Theinformationtechnologyfundcreatedinsection217.25isutilizedbythedepartmentof healthandhumanservicestopayfora lloftheirinformationtechnologyexpenditures.As HF2800,Sec.4isinconflictwithfederallawandwillresultinnoadditionalfundingbeing transferredintotheinformationtechnologyfund,thiswouldresultinthedepartmentof health and human services being unable to maintain their operational information technologyneeds.
DivisionX relatestoa healthcareaccessandinnovationtaxcredit.
Asclearlystatedduringdebateonthislegislation,theintentofthisprovisionistohold harmlessIowa'slargestHMO f :omtheMCQ taxenactedearlierthisyearinHF2739.This carveoutunderniinesthe integrityand uniformity ofthetax structureadopted by the LegislatureandrequiredbytheFederalGovernment.Accordingly,thisprovisionplacesat riskmorethan$120millioninnewfederalfundingthatsupportsIowaMedicaidandthe vulnerablelowanswho dependontheseservices.
DivisionXIV createsanew causeofactionfor"civillitigationabuse"andabrogatesthe commonlawcauseofactionforabuseofprocessforactionsbetweenprivateparties.
The codified cause of action for abuse,of process abrogates the long-standing commonlawcauseofactionforabuseofprocess.ThissubstantialchangetoIowatortlaw wasnotprecipitatedbydiscussionwithstakeholders,andboththeOfficeoftheAttorney General and Iowa State Bar Association have raised concerns about itsimplications.
Specifically,theOfficeoftheAttorneyGeneralhasidentifiedalikelyunintendedimpact totheState'sliabilityexposure.
^Coronavirus ReliefFund FAQ, Section B,#3(page 4193) httDs://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-01- 15/pdf/202l-00827.pdf 15/pdF2021-Q0827.pdf.nd FAQ, Section B,#1 (page 4193)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-01- Moreover, codifying a broad-based cause of action for civil litigation abusewould makeIowaanoutlier.A causeofactionforabuseofprocesshasexistedinIowasinceat least1956and isbasedon theRestatementsofTorts§682.Welloverfortystateshave adoptedthe Restatements definitionofa claim forabuse ofprocess.ltappearsthat onlythreestateshavecodifiedanabuseofprocesscauseofaction,andthosestatutesare limitedtoclaimsbroughtbyfamilymembersorwithinthedomesticrelationscontext.No statutewasfoundthatcodifiedanabuseofprocessclaimapplyingtoanyprivateparty (e.g.,individuals,corporationorotherentity).
Thecauseofactionforabuseofprocess,asdrafted,alsoincludesoverbroaddefinitions thereby creatingconfusingstandardsforjuries.For example,the blldefines"ulterior purpose"asuseofprocess"mainly"foranimproperreason,butthenincongruouslydefines theelementsoftheclaimtoincludeuseofprocess"primarily"foranulteriorpurpose.
Iremainwillingtoworkwithbothchamberstoaddressconcernsregardingclaimsinthis areaofthe law.
Fortheabovereasons,IrespectfullydisapprovethosepartsofHouseFile2800asspecifiedabove, inaccordancewithArticleIII,Section16,oftheConstitutionoftheStateofIowa.
Theremainder ofHouseFile2800isapprovedasofthisdate.
Sincerely Reynolds Governor cc:
SecretaryoftheSenate Clerk ofthe House £ PRIZE U R HIGKT •VILLMAINTAI nnnmnnnnmSto G E N K R A L A S S K M B l .
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B E IT E N A C T E D BY T H E G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y O F T H E S T A T E O F I O W A :
House File 2800r p* 2 D I V I S I O N APPROPRIATIONS, DISTRIBUTIONS, TRANSFERS, AND EXPENDITURE A U T H O R I T Y S e c t i o nL I M I T A T I O N S O F SA P P R O P R I A T IF YN S — 2026-2027.
Notwithstanding the standing appropriation in the following designated section for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, the amount appropriated from the general fund of the state pursuant to that section for the following designated purpose shall not exceed the following a m o u n t :
For payment of claims for nonpublic school pupil transportation under section 285.2:
$ 8,997,091 If total approved claims for reimbursement for nonpublic school pupil transportation exceed the amount appropriated in accordance with this section, the department of education shall prorate the amount of each approved claim.
Sec.
2.
INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT STATE AID — FY 2026-2027.
In lieu of the appropriation provided in section 257.20, subsection 2, the appropriation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, for paying instructional support state aid under section 257.20 for the fiscal year is zero.
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3 .D E P A R T M E W O R K F O R C E D E V E L U S E E N T O F F E D E R A L I N C E N T I V E P F Y2 0 2 5 - 2 0 2F Y— 2026-2027.
For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, the department of workforce development may use up to $12,000,000 from incentive payments made to the state pursuant to the federal Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, Pub.
L.
No.
111-5, Div.
B, Tit.
II, pursuant to a special transfer under section 903 of the federal Social Security Act, for administration of the unemployment compensation insurance program and for unemployment compensation insurance systems m o d e r n i z a t i o n .
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SPEC IAL FUNDS — SALARY ADJUSTMENTS — FY House File 2800, p.
4 2026-2027.
For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, salary adjustments otherwise provided may be funded as determined by the department of management, subject to any applicable constitutional limitation, using unappropriated moneys remaining in the commerce revolving fund, the gaming enforcement revolving fund, the gaming regulatory revolving fund, the primary road fund, the road use tax fund, the fish and game protection fund, and the Iowa public employees' retirement fund, and in other departmental revolving, trust, or special funds for which the general assembly has not made an operating budget appropriation.
Sec.
7.
Section 8.571, subsection 3, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
NEW PARAGRAPH, c, (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, there is appropriated from the sports wagering receipts fund to the department of health and human services one million dollars to provide a grant to the Iowa healthiest state initiative to support the double up food bucks program to make fresh fruits and vegetables sold at farmers markets, grocery stores, and other participating locations accessible to individuals and families who reside in this state and receive assistance through the federal supplemental nutrition assistance program.
(2) A grant recipient that receives funding pursuant to this paragraph shall provide at least a dollar-for-dollar match of the grant assistance.
(3) Subsections 5 and 6 do not apply to moneys appropriated under this paragraph.
Sec.
8.
Section 84F.1, subsection 6, paragraph b.
Code 2026, i s amended t o read a s follows:
b.
Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated to the department by the general assembly for purposes of this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the e«4 close of the fiscal year shall not revert to the gonoral fund but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpoaos designated in subsequent fiscal years by the department to operate and manage the Iowa office of apprenticeship established in section 84D.3 or for other apprenticeship activities deemed appropriate by the department, not subject to the limitation set forth in House File 2800, p.
5 paragraph Sec.
9.
Section 84F.2, subsection 7, paragraph b, Code 2026, i s a m e n t oread a s f o l l o w s :
b.
Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated to the department by the general assembly for purposes of this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the end close of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposoo designated in subsequent fiscal years by the department to operate and manage the Iowa office of apprenticeship established in section 84D.3 or for other apprenticeship activities deemed appropriate by the department, not subject to the limitation set forth in p a r a g r a p h Sec.
10.
Section 257.35, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
2.
The amounts specified for school districts in section 257.10, subsection 7, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and each succeeding fiscal year, shall be reduced by the department of management by thirty-two million five hundred thousand dollars.
The department of management shall calculate a state aid reduction such that such amounts shall be reduced proportionally to the amount that the district would otherwise have received under section 257.10, subsection 7.
For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027, and each fiscal year thereafter, from the reduction under this subsection for that fiscal year there is appropriated ten million dollars to the department of education for division of special education general supervision, oversight, compliance, employee salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes within the area education agency regions and the department of education m a io f f i c e .
Sec.
11.
Section 257.35, subsections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20, Code 2026, are amended by striking the subsections.
Sec.
12.
EFFECTIVE DATE.
The following, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment:
The section of this division of this Act providing for the use of federal incentive payments by the department of House File 2800, p.
6 workforce development.
D I V I SI IO N C O R R E CP R O V I S I O N S Sec.
13.
Section 135.61, subsection 16, paragraph a, subparagraph (1), subparagraph divisions (a) and (b), if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2635, section 14, are amended t o read a s f o l l o w s ;
(a) Beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and before DoGombcr 31,—2031, January 1 , 2032, four million dollars.
(b) Beginning on or after January 1, 2032, and before DGCcmbor 31,—2036, January 1 , 2037, four million five hundred thousand d o l l a r s .
Sec.
14.
Section 135.61, subsection 16, paragraph c, subparagraphs (1) and (2), if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2635, section 14, are amended to read as follows:
(1) Beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and before DGCGmbor 31,—2031, January 1 , 2032, four million dollars.
(2) Beginning on or after January 1, 2032, and before DGCGmbor 31,—2036^ January 1 , 2037, four million five hundred t h o u sd o l l a r s .
Sec.
15.
Section 135.61, subsection 16, paragraph e, subparagraph (1), subparagraph divisions (a) and (b), if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2635, section 14, are a m e n t o read a s f o l l o w s :
(a) Beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and before DccGmbGr 31,—2031# January 1 , 2032, four million dollars.
(b) Beginning on or after January 1, 2032, and before DGCGmbor—34r7—2036, January 1, 2037, four million five hundred t h o u sd o l l a r s .
Sec.
16.
Section 135.61, subsection 16, paragraph f, subparagraph (1), subparagraph divisions (a) and (b), if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2635, section 14, are a m e n t o read a s f o l l o w s :
(a) Beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and before DGCGmbor 31#—2031, January 1 , 2032, four million dollars.
(b) Beginning on or after January 1, 2032, and before DGCGmbor 31,—2036# January 1 , 2037, four million five hundred t h o u sd o l l a r s .
Sec.
17.
Section 135C.6, subsection 1, paragraph b, as House File 2800, p.
7 enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 572, section 2, is a m e n dt o reada s f o l l o w s :
b, A supported community living service, as defined in section 225C.21 249A,38B, is not required to be licensed under this chapter, but is subject to approval under section 225C,21 249A.38B in order to receive public funding.
Sec.
18.
Section 135S.1, subsection 2, if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 571, section 2, is amended to read as f o l l o w s :
2.
^Discrimination" means an adverse action, including but not limited to any penalty, disciplinary, or retaliatory action taken against, or a threat of adverse action communicated to, a medical practitioner or health care institution as a result of the refusal of the medical practitioner or health care institution to participate in a health care service on the basis of conscience.
"^Discrimination" ftot- does not include the negotiation or purchase of insurance or a health care service by a nongovernmental entity or individual, the refusal to use or purchase insurance or a health care service by a nongovernmental entity or individual, or a health care institution's good-faith effort to accommodate a medical practitioner's or health care institution's exercise of c o n s c i e n c e .
Sec.
19.
Section 135S.2, subsection 1, paragraph a, if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 571, section 3, is a m e n t o read a s f o l l o w s :
a, A medical practitioner or health care institution has the right not to participate in or pay for a health care service that violates the medical practitioner's or health care institution's conscience.
A medical practitioner shall inform the medical practitioner's employer of the nature of the modical'a medical practitioner's objection based on the practitioner's conscience.
This paragraph shall not be construed to waive or modify a duty a medical practitioner or health care institution may have to participate in a health care service that does not violate the medical practitioner's c o n s c i e n c e .
Sec.
20.
2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2562, section 10, if enacted, is amended by striking the section and inserting in House File 2800, p.
8 lieu thereof the following:
SEC.
10.
Section 144H.1, subsection 6, as enacted in section of this Act, is amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
6.
^Person authorized to consent''means an individual, in the same order of priority prescribed in section 144A.7, subsection 1, paragraph who shall be guided by the express or implied intentions of the patient and who is reasonably available, willing, and competent to consent, refuse to consent, or withdraw consent on a patient's behalf.
Sec.
21.
Section 148.IIA, subsection 2, paragraph b, as enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2184, section 3, is amended t o read a s follows:
b.
The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to set the term of an administrative medicine license, but shall not require an administrative medicine license to be renewed more often than once every three years.
An administrative medicine license shall expire on the licensee's birthday.
Sec.
22.
Section 256C.4, subsection lA, paragraph b, if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2754, section 87, is amended t o read a s follows:
b.
For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 2026, and each succeeding fiscal year, of the amount of state preschool funding received by a community-based provider approved to directly participate in the preschool program for a fiscal year, not more than five percent may be used by the community-based provider for administering the approved local program.
Outreach activities and rent for facilities not owned by the community-based provider are permissive uses of the a d m i n i s t r a t i v e f u n d s .
Sec.
23.
Section 280.37, subsection 3, if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2086, section 4, is amended to read as f o l l o w s :
3.
If the board of directors of a school district or the authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school offer the elective junior fire fighter program, then the board of directors of the school district or the authorities in charge of the accredited nonpublic school shall coordinate with a local fire department to ensure students are provided with the House File 2800, p.
9 appropriate materials and training to successfully complete all components necessary for fire fighter firefighter I certification, including the written certification examination and the practical certification examination.
Sec.
24.
Section 280.37, subsection 4, paragraph a, if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2086, section 4, is a m e n d et o read a s f o l l o w s :
а.
Be designed to prepare students to s it fo r c e r tific a tio n testing from the fire service tra in in g bureau for fire fig h te r f ir e f ig h t I rc e r t if ic a t io n .
Sec.
25.
Section 307.22A, subsection 6, i f enacted by 2026 Iowa A c ts , House F ile 2667, s e c tio n2, is amended to read as f o l l o w s :
б.
The statew ide urban design and s p e c ific a tio n s board s h a ll p u b lish on the Iowa sta te u n iv e rs ity o f science and technology's internet site an analysis of any changes made to the sta te w id e urban design and s p e c ific a tio n s manuals and provide an estimate of expected cost variations that are lik e ly to be incurred, i f any, by implementing the changes.
Sec.
26.
Section 452A.33, subsection 1, paragraph c, subparagraph (2 ), Code 2026, as amended by 2026 Iowa A cts, House F ile 2643, s e c tio n5, is amended to read as fo llo w s :
(2) (a) I f a r e ta il dealer fa ils to f ile a tim e ly file d re p o rt as re q u ire dby th is s u b s e c tio n f a ils to m a in ta in records required to file the report^, the department may impose a c iv il penalty of not more than one hundred d o lla rs per occurrence in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
The penalty amount s h a ll be deposited in to the general fund of t h es t a t e .
(b) A r e ta il dealer who f a ils to tim e ly f i l ea tim e ly file d re p o rt as re q u ire d by th is subsection fo r the la te s t determ ination period ending on or before the la s t day of the re ta il dealer's tax year is also in e lig ib le to claim any tax c re d it a v a ila b under s e c tio n 422.110, 4 2 2 .IIP or 4 2 2 .IIY fo r th e ta x y e a r.
Sec.
27.
Section 514F.8D, subsection 5, i f enacted by 2026 Iow a A c ts ,House F ile 2635, s e c tio 4, is amended to re a d as f o l l o w s :
5.
The commissioner of insurance may adopt rules pursuant to House Pile 2800, p.
10 chapter 17A to administer and enforce this section.
Sec.
28.
Section 537C.9, as enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2497, section 9, is amended to read as follows;
537C.9 Program agreement — approved parties.
A program shall only enter into a program agreement with the following persons:
Page 12, before line 13 by inserting:
■i-r A re s id e n to f t h is s ta te who h o ld s a d r iv e r 's lic e n s e issued in th is state that authorizes the person to operate a vehicle of the class of the shared vehicle that is the subject o f th e program a g re e m e n t.
<DIVISION ___ WORK GROUP ON PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION IN STATE HEALTH INSURANCE Sec.
•2-5- ^ A nonresident of th is sta te who holds a d riv e r's license issued by the sta te or country of the person's residence th a t authorizes the person to operate a ve h icle of the class of the shared ve h icle th a t is the subject of the program agreement, and is at least the minimum age required by th is s ta te to operate a v e h ic le o f th a t c la s s .
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•3-r A person who is s p e c ific a lly authorized by th is sta te to o p e ra tea v e h ic le o f th e c la s so f th e sh a re dv e h ic leth a t is the su b je ct o f the program agreement.
WORK GROUP ON PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION IN STATE HEALTH INSURANCE.
•4-r ^ A program s h a ll keep permanent records of a ll of the fo llo w in g ;
a .
The names and a d d re ss o f each sh a re dv e h ic le d r iv e r .
b.
The d riv e r's license number and place of issuance of each shared ve h icle d riv e r, and any other person who may operate a shared v e h ic le under a program agreem ent.
Sec.
29.
Section 910.2, subsection 3, as enacted by 2026 Iowa A c ts , House F ile 2697, s e c tio n1, is amended to re a d as f o l l o w s :
3, N otw ithstanding any o th e r s ta tu te or ru le o f law , w ith the consent of the defendant and the prosecuting a tto rn e y, the court may order as p a rt o f the dism issal o f a p u b lic offense or v io la tio n of an ordinance that the defendant pay pecuniary damages to the victim— and category re s titu tio n , which s h a llin c lu d ec o u r tc o s ts .
Sec, 30.
2026 Iow a A c ts , House F ile 2739, s e c tio n13, is am ended t o re a d a s f o llo w s :
SEC.
1 3 .
TEMPORARY PRO VISIO NS FOR THE HEALTH CARE-RELATED TAX AND PREPAYMENTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026.
N o tw ith sta n d in g section 432B.2, subsection 1, i f enacted by th is d iv is io n House File 2800, p.
11 of this Act, each health care maintenance organization transacting business in this state shall be subject to a health care-related tax payable to the director of revenue in an amount equal to three and one-half percent of the applicable percentage of taxable funds as defined in section 432B,1, if enacted by this division of this Act, for the period in calendar year beginning January 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2026.
The difference between the amount of taxes collected pursuant to this section and the amount of tax that would be collected by imposing the rate under section 432B.2, subsection 1, if enacted by this division of this Act, shall not be subject to prepayment under section 432B.3, subsection i 2, if enacted by this division of this Act.
Sec.
31.
2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2757, sections 5 and 6, if enacted, are amended to read as follows:
SEC.
5.
APPLICABILITY.
Except as otherwise provided, this Act applies to tangible personal property or specified digital projects products sold to or of services furnished to a nuclear electric generation facility when permissible under section 423.3, subsection 111, paragraph ^^c", if enacted by this Act.
SEC.
6.
RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.
This Act applies retroactively to January 1, 2026, for tangible personal property or specified digital projects products sold to or of services furnished to a nuclear electric generation facility that is undertaking an activity described in section 423.3, subsection 111, paragraph "a", subparagraph (1), subparagraph subdivision (i), if enacted by this Act.
Sec.
32.
EFFECTIVE DATE.
The following, being deemed of immediate importance, take effect upon enactment:
The section of this division of this Act amending section 256C.4, subsection lA, paragraph ^^b".
The department of administrative services shall convene and provide administrative support to a work group that shall examine the feasibility of allowing public school employees to obtain coverage under the state health insurance plan.
The section of this division of this Act amending 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2739, section 13.
For the purpose of this section, “public school employee” means an individual employed by a school district, including a part-time, substitute, or contract employee.
Sec.
33.
RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.
The following applies retroactively to the effective date of 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2754, if enacted:
The section of this division of this Act amending section 256C.4, subsection lA, paragraph ^^b".
Sec.
34.
RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.
The following applies House File 2800r P* 12 retroactively to January 1, 2026, for tax years beginning on o ra f t et h ad a t e :
The section of this division of this Act amending 2026 Iowa Acts, House Pile 2739, section 13.
D I V I S I I I N A T I OE L E C T R C O D E Sec.
35.
Section 103.1, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION.
12A.
^''National electrical code'' means the national electrical code, 2023 edition, published by the national fire protection association, as modified by section 103.IB, and excluding sections 210.52(C)(3), 230.67, and 406.4(D)(4) of the national electrical code, 2023 edition.
Sec.
36.
NEW SECTION.
103.IB National electrical code — alterations.
For purposes of the national electrical code:
1.
Dwelling units.
Section 210.8(A) of the national electrical code, 2023 edition, is amended by requiring that one hundred twenty-five volt through two hundred fifty volt receptacles supplied by single-phase branch circuits rated one hundred fifty volts or less to ground installed in a kitchen only require ground-fault circuit interrupter protection for personnel where receptacles are installed to serve the countertop surfaces and by striking section 210.8(A)(7) of the national electrical code, 2023 edition.
In lieu of basements, section 210.8(A) of the national electrical code, 2023 edition, shall apply to unfinished portions or areas of the basement not intended a s habitable rooms.
2.
Arc-fault circuit interrupters.
Notwithstanding section 210.12(B) of the national electrical code, 2023 edition, arc-fault circuit interrupters shall not be required for one-family and two-family dwellings and townhouses, and section 210.12(B) of the national electrical code, 2023 edition, shall not apply to kitchens or laundry areas.
Kitchen receptacles on islands and peninsulas.
The work group shall include all of the following:
In lieu of the requirements of section 210.52(C)(2) of the national electrical code, 2023 edition, an electrical provision or at least one receptacle shall be installed at each island and peninsular countertop space with a long dimension of six House File 2800, p.
13 hundred millimeters, or twenty-four inches, or greater and a short dimension of three hundred millimeters, or twelve inches, or greater, with a peninsular countertop being measured from the connected perpendicular wall.
4.
Load calculations.
With respect to section 220.5(C) of the national electrical code, 2023 edition, the calculated floor area of a dwelling unit shall additionally exclude g a r a g e s .
5.
Ceiling outlets.
In addition to the requirements of section 314.27(A)(2) of the national electrical code, 2023 edition, outlet boxes mounted in the ceilings of family rooms, living rooms, parlors, libraries, dens, bedrooms, sunrooms, recreation rooms, and similar areas of dwelling occupancies, and located in an area of the ceiling typical for the installation of a ceiling-suspended paddle fan shall be installed to accommodate a ceiling-suspended paddle fan in accordance with section 314.27(C) of the national electrical code, 2023 edition.
6.
Boxes at ceiling-suspended paddle fan outlets.
In lieu of the second paragraph of section 314.27(C) of the national electrical code, 2023 edition, where a ceiling-suspended paddle fan is not installed, the outlet box shall comply with either section 314.27(C)(1) or 314.27(C)(2) of the national electrical code, 2023 edition.
7.
Receptacles near bathtub and shower spaces.
In lieu of the requirements of and exceptions to section 406.9(C) of the national electrical code, 2023 edition, receptacles shall not be installed within or directly over a bathtub or shower stall.
8.
Ground-fault circuit interrupters, Ground-fault circuit interrupter protection is not required for receptacles that serve sump pumps or refrigerators.
Sec.
37.
NEW SECTION.
103.IC Electrical code — amendments — limitations.
1.
A political subdivision shall not adopt a local electrical code that is more restrictive than the national e l e c t r i c a l c o d e .
2.
Prior to adopting any changes to the national electrical code pursuant to section 103.6, including but not limited to by adopting the national electrical code, 2026 edition, published House File 2800, p.
14 by the national fire protection association, the board shall conduct an analysis of the cost to consumers of any significant changes to the national electrical code.
The analysis shall be submitted to the administrative rules coordinator and the administrative code editor for publication in the Iowa administrative bulletin along with the notice of intended a c t i o n .
Sec.
38.
FUTURE REPEAL.
Section 103.1, subsection 12A, and section 103.IB, as enacted by this division of this Act, are repealed effective upon the adoption of the national electrical code, 2026 edition, published by the national fire protection association, by the electrical examining board.
The electrical examining board shall inform the Iowa Code editor upon the adoption of the national electrical code, 2026 edition.
Sec.
39.
EFFECTIVE DATE.
This division of this Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
D I V I SI VO N L O C L A W—S C I V R I G H T S Sec.
40.
Section 216.19, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2026, as amended by 2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 579, section 1 , is amended to read as follows:
All cities shall, to the extent possible, protect the rights of the citizens of this state secured by the Iowa civil rights Act.
A city or local government shall not enact or enforce any ordinance or other law which is broader or has different categories of unfair or discriminatory practices than those provided in this chapter.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as indicating any of the following:
D I V I S V O N P O L I T I C A LS T A TC E N T C O M M I T T E E S Sec.
41.
Section 43.111, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2026, are a m e n t o r e aa s f o l l o w s :
1.
The state convention held by each political party pursuant to section 43.107 shall adopt a state platform, adopt or amend a state party constitution, and bylaws if desired, and transact other business which may properly be brought before it.
A copy of the constitution and any bylaws so adopted or amended shall be kept on file in the office of the state c o m m i s s i o n e r .
House File 2800, p.
15 b, A state party constitution or bylaws shall not prohibit an elected official from serving on a state party central c o m m i t t e e .
3.
a_^ The state central committee so selected may organize at pleasure for political work as is usual and customary with such committees, adopt bylaws, provide for the governing of party auxiliary bodies, and shall continue to act until succeeded by another central committee selected as required by this section.
The receipts and disbursements of each political party's state party central committee shall be audited annually by a certified public accountant selected by the state party central committee and the audit report shall be filed with the s t a t e c o m m i s s i o n e r .
b.
Each political party's state central committee shall elect a chairperson, co-chairperson or vice chairperson, treasurer, and secretary.
D I V I SV IO N N O X I W E E D S Sec.
42.
Section 317.lA, subsection 1, paragraph a.
Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph;
NEW SDBPARAGRAPH.
(13) Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica).
D I V I S V I I IOWA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION — NONRESIDENT DEER HUNTING LICENSE Sec.
43.
Section 483A.24, subsection 3, unnumbered paragraph 1 , Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
The director shall provide up to one hundred twenty five twenty-six nonresident deer hunting licenses for allocation as provided in this subsection.
Sec.
44.
Section 483A.24, subsection 3, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
NEW PARAGRAPH, c.
One nonresident deer hunting license shall be allocated as determined by the Iowa state fair foundation established pursuant to section 173.22.
D I V I SV I I I P R O P R I ET R E A T S Y S T E M S Sec.
45.
NEW SECTION.
455B.241 Definitions.
As used in this part 3 of subchapter III, unless the context otherwise requires:
House File 2800, p.
16 1.
^Certified technician" means a person who is certified in accordance with the manufacturer to monitor, maintain, and inspect a proprietary treatment system.
2.
^Proprietary treatment system" means a system that is certified by an ANSI-accredited third-party certifier, including certification meeting standard NSF/ANSI40 for effluent from class I systems.
Sec.
46.
NEW SECTION.
455B.242 Honitoring and maintenance requirements.
1.
A proprietary treatment system shall be inspected, monitored, and maintained by the certified technician in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
2.
All maintenance and visual inspections of a proprietary treatment system shall be performed by a certified technician.
A manufacturer-certified technician shall report results, as provided in section 455B.243, to the system owner and to the applicable administrative authority within thirty days following the inspection.
The certified technician shall also report any discontinuance or proprietary treatment system maintenance to the applicable administrative authority.
If the applicable administrative authority is not the department, the administrative authority must also submit the information to the department in the form and manner prescribed by the department.
Sec.
47.
NEW SECTION.
455B.243 Reporting.
1.
A maintenance and visual inspection report for a proprietary treatment system, as required under section 455B.242, that was installed on or after January 1, 2018, shall record at least all of the following information;
The date of the inspection.
Two members from the department of administrative services, one of whom shall be the director of the department or the director’s designee.
The manufacturer and model of the proprietary treatment system.
Two members from a statewide organization representing teachers.
Any sign of equipment malfunction, the cause or potential cause of the malfunction, and any corrective action taken.
Two members from a statewide organization representing school board members.
Results of effluent testing if the proprietary treatment system is subject to national pollution discharge elimination system general permit number four for private sewage disposal systems.
Two members from a statewide organization representing school administrators.
If the proprietary treatment system appears to be House File 2800, p.
Two members from a statewide organization representing the state health insurance plan provider.
17 functioning incorrectly, the primary cause or causes for the deficiency, including but not limited to any of the following:
(1) Improper design.
(2) Improper installation.
(3) Lack of required maintenance.
(4) Improper operation or malfunction.
(5) Other damages or conditions contributing to the malfunction that require a repair or replacement.
f.
Whether the proprietary treatment system required repair outside of scheduled maintenance intervals, including the reason for the repair and whether the system was in a failed state at the time of repair.
g.
Any action taken to bring the proprietary treatment system back into operation as designed.
h.
Maintenance records as required by the manufacturer's warranty for the proprietary treatment system.
2.
The completed report shall be submitted to the department by the certified technician in the form and manner prescribed by the department.
3.
The department shall compile the information submitted pursuant to this section and shall maintain a publicly accessible database summarizing inspection outcomes and unscheduled failures or repairs.
The information in the database shall include the name of the proprietary treatment system, product name, and model design.
The database shall not include personally identifiable information.
The department shall not assess any fees associated with the receipt or collection of reports required under this s e c t i o n .
The work group shall submit a report to the governor and the general assembly on or before December 1, 2026.
Sec.
The report must include but is not limited to all of the following:
48.
NEW SECTION.
455B.244 Rulemaking authority.
The department may adopt rules as necessary to administer this part.
S e c .
4 D E P A R T M E N T O F N A T U R A LP R O P R I E T A R Y T R E A T S Y S T R E V IA N R E P O R T .
1.
The department of natural resources shall review the information regarding proprietary treatment systems, as defined in section 455B.241, as enacted by this division of this Act, reported to the department pursuant to section 455B.243, as enacted by this division of this Act.
House File 2800, p.
18 2.
The department shall review the information submitted in annual inspection and maintenance reports, including proprietary treatment system functionality, causes of deficiencies, and maintenance practices.
The department shall also review any other data the department determines relevant to evaluating system performance.
3.
The review shall include analysis of inspection, monitoring, and maintenance data collected from July 1, 2026, to December 1, 2028, for purposes of evaluating the performance, reliability, maintenance needs, and common causes of malfunction of proprietary treatment systems.
4.
The department shall submit to the general assembly on or before January 10, 2029, a report detailing the department's findings and recommendations.
Sec.
50, APPLICABILITY.
This division of this Act applies to the inspection, monitoring, and maintenance of proprietary treatment systems, as defined in section 455B.241, as enacted by this division of this Act, performed on or after July 1, 0 2 6 .
D I V I SI XO N P O U L TA S S O C I A T I O N Sec.
51.
Section 163.3C, subsection 1, paragraph f.
Code 2026, is amended to read a s follows:
f.
The Iowa north central poultry association or its successor organization.
Sec.
52.
Section 165B.5, subsection 2, paragraph e.
Code 2026, is amended to read a s follows:
e.
An event sponsored or sanctioned by the Iowa turkey marketing council, the Iowa turkey federation, the national turkey federation, the Iowa north central poultry association or its successor organization, the Iowa egg council, the American egg board, or the American poultry association.
Sec.
53.
Section 184.2, subsection 4, Code 2026, is amended t or e aa sf o l l o w s :
4.
Immediately after passage of the question at the referendum, the secretary shall appoint seven members to the council in accordance with section 184,6 based on nominations made by the Iowa north central poultry association or its successor organization.
The association shall nominate and House Pile 2800, p.
19 the secretary shall appoint two members representing large producers, two members representing medium producers, and three members representing small producers.
The department, in consultation with the association, shall determine initial classifications for small, medium, and large producers.
The secretary shall complete the appointments within thirty days following passage of the question at the referendum.
Sec.
54.
Section 267.2, subsection 2, paragraph d.
Code 2026, is amended to read as follows;
d.
One poultry producer appointed by the north central poultry association, or its successor organization, who shall serve an initial term of two years.
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57.
Section 453A.35A, subsection 1, paragraph b, subparagraph (1 ), i f enacted by 2026 Iowa A cts, Senate F ile 2480, s e c tio n 3, is amended to re a d as fo llo w s :
(1) For the fis c a l year beginning J u ly 1, 2027, and each fis c a l year th e re a fte r, the f i r s t three m illio n d o lla rs fro m th e am ount o f ta x c o lle c te d th a t is a t t r ib u t a b to th e a d d itio n a l taxes on a lte rn a tiv e n ic o tin e products and vapor products pursuant to section 453A,43A is appropriated from the h e a lth care tru s t fund to the s ta te board o f regents fo r the p u rp o se o f c o n d u c tin gp e d ia tr ic ca n ce r re s e a rc h -r and c lin ic a l therapy accessT—and providing physician o c io n tia t loadorship at the sta te u n iv e rs ity o f Iowa stead fa m ily c h ild re n 's h o s p ita l.
Moneys a p p ro p ria te d in th is su b p a ra g ra p s h a ll n o t be used fo r a d m in is tra tiv e or overhead co sts, or a c tiv itie s not d ir e c tly re la te d to the purposes d e sig n a te d in th is subparagraph.
Sec.
58.
Section 453A.45, subsection 5, paragraph c, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2026, as amended by 2026 Iowa A c ts , S enate F ile 2480, s e c tio n 8 , i f e n a c te d ,is amended to House Pile 2800, p.
21 read a s f o l l o w s :
c.
Common carriers knowingly transporting tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products into this state shall file with the director reports of all such shipments other than those which are delivered to public warehouses of first destination in this state which are licensed under the provisions of chapter 554.
Such reports shall be filed electronically with the department on or before the tenth day of each month and shall show with respect to deliveries made in the preceding month all of the following:
Sec.
59.
SPORTS WAGERING RECEIPTS FUND — PEDIATRIC CANCER R E S E A — CF Y2 0 2 6 - 2 0 2 7 .
1.
There is appropriated from the sports wagering receipts fund created in section 8.571 to the state board of regents for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
For pediatric cancer research including but not limited to laboratory research and clinical trials at the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics, and for providing therapy access at the state university of Iowa stead family children's hospital:
$ 3,000,000 2.
Moneys appropriated in this section shall not be used for administrative or overhead costs, or activities not directly related to the purposes designated in this section.
3.
The state board of regents shall submit a report to the governor and the general assembly by October 1, 2027, detailing how the appropriated moneys were used.
4.
Section 8.571, subsections 5 and 6, do not apply to moneys appropriated in this section.
Sec, 60.
CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE.
The following take effect January 1, 2027, if 2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2480, i s e n a c t e d :
1.
The section of this division of this Act amending section 5 3 A .
3 5 A .
2.
The section of this division of this Act amending section 5 3 A .
4 5 .
Sec.
61.
CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE.
The following takes effect July 1, 2026, if 2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2480, is House File 2800, p.
22 e n a c t e d :
The section of this division of this Act appropriating moneys from the sports wagering receipts fund.
D I V I S X I I P U B LA S S I S T A N C E P R O G R A M S Sec.
62.
2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2422, if enacted, is amended by adding the following new section:
NEW S E C T I OS E C .
2 C O N T I N G E N T E F F E CT h i sE D A T E .
division of this Act takes effect on the date the department of health and human services implements the supplemental nutrition assistance program and cash assistance eligibility system known as the eligibility determination for essential needs system.
The department of health and human services shall notify the Iowa Code editor of the date of implementation on or before t h ad a t e .
Sec.
63.
EFFECTIVE DATE.
This division of this Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
D I V I SX I I I J U D I C I A L B R A N C H A T T O RS A L A R I E S Sec.
64.
Section 331.752, subsection 5, Code 2026, is amended t oread a s f o l l o w s :
5.
The resolution changing the status of a county attorney shall state the initial annual salary to be paid to the county attorney when the full-time or part-time status is effective.
The annual salary specified in the resolution shall remain effective until changed as provided in section 331.907.
Except in counties having a population of more than two hundred thousand,—the annual salary of a full time county attorney shall be an amount which io between forty five percent and one hundred percent of the annual salary received by a district court judge.
Sec.
65.
Section 602.1401, subsections 1 and 5, Code 2026, a r e a m e nt oread a s f o l l o w s :
1.
The supreme court shall establish, and may amend, a personnel system and a pay and benefits plan for judicial officers, the state court administrator, and court employees.
The personnel system shall include a designation by position title, classification, and function of each position or class of positions within the judicial branch.
Reasonable efforts House File 2800, p.
23 shall be made to accommodate the individual staffing and management practices of the respective clerks of the district court.
The personnel system, in the employment of court employees, shall not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, national origin, religion, physical disability, or political party preference.
The supreme court, in establishing the personnel system, shall implement the comparable worth directives issued by the state court administrator under section 602.1204, subsection 2.
The personnel system shall include the prohibitions against sexual harassment of full-time, part-time, and temporary employees set out in section 19B,12, and shall include a grievance procedure for discriminatory harassment.
The personnel system shall develop and distribute at the time of hiring or orientation, a guide that describes for employees the applicable sexual harassment prohibitions and grievance, violation, and disposition procedures.
This subsection does not supersede the remedies provided under chapter 216.
5.
The pay and benefits plan shall set the compensation and benefits of judicial officers, the state court administrator, and court employees within the funds appropriated by the general assembly.
Sec.
66.
Section 602.1502, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended by striking the subsection.
Sec.
67.
Section 602,6808, subsection 1, if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 639, section 8, is amended to read as f o l l o w s :
1.
A judge of the business court shall receive the annual salary set for a district judge under section 602.1501 0 2 .
1 4 0 1 .
Sec.
68.
Section 602.9104, subsection 1, paragraph a.
Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
a, A judge to whom this article applies shall be paid an amount equal to the basic salary of the judge as set by the general assembly pursuant to section 602.1401 reduced by an amount designated as the judge's required contribution to the judicial retirement fund.