HF 2800: A bill for an act relating to state and local government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers, authorizing expenditure of unappropriated moneys in special funds, making corrections, and providing for properly related matters including the national electrical code, local civil rights laws, political party state central committees, noxious weeds, nonresident deer hunting licenses, proprietary treatment systems, poultry associations, tax credits, alternative nicotine and vapor products, public assistance programs, judicial branch and county attorney salaries, civil litigation abuse, human trafficking, federal grants and loans notifications, quarterly payments to area education agencies, civic proficiency in higher education, charter schools under the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, school district incentives, extracurricular interscholastic eligibility, and levy increases, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions.
HF 2800 status: Enacted — Item vetoed, signed by Governor (updated Jun 2, 2026).
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OfficialA bill for an act relating to state and local government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers, authorizing expenditure of unappropriated moneys in special funds, making corrections, and providing for properly related matters including the nation...
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Environment
Benefits
- Adds Japanese knotweed to the noxious weed list for better control
- Establishes a statewide database to track proprietary sewage system failures
Risks
- Implementation costs for mandatory reporting of proprietary systems may impact small property owners
- Limits local authority to enforce or adopt stricter electrical code environmental standards
Economy
Benefits
- Provides tax credits to insurers for rural health care and value-based payment innovation
- Increases flexibility for school district levy adjustments to mitigate major valuation errors
Risks
- Restrictions on local civil rights ordinances may deter investment in municipalities with specialized labor protections
- Significant administrative shifts in education funding models create long-term fiscal uncertainty for AEAs
Society
Benefits
- Appropriates funding for pediatric cancer research and therapy access
- Mandates civic proficiency coursework for undergraduates at state institutions
Risks
- Preempts local civil rights laws, preventing municipalities from enacting broader protections
- Complex shifts in educational agency funding and oversight may disrupt local service delivery
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Division IV significantly limits local government authority to establish civil rights ordinances broader than state law
The bill is an omnibus act covering dozens of unrelated policy areas, making it difficult to assess aggregate outcomes
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