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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.

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONSEnacted

HF 2800 status: Enacted — Item vetoed, signed by Governor (updated Jun 2, 2026).

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What this bill does

Overall score

Score50/100 civic fit
RiskHigh risk
ImpactHigh impact 85/100

Bill summary

Official

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 nation...

Key analysis

Constitutionality75%
Bipartisan40%
Public opinion50%
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Impact analysis

Environment

Mixed / Neutral
50%

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

Positive Outlook
60%

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

Critical Outlook
40%

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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How trustworthy & consequential it is

Source

LegiScan

Confidence

high

high

Analysis status

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Warning

Division IV significantly limits local government authority to establish civil rights ordinances broader than state law

Limitation

The bill is an omnibus act covering dozens of unrelated policy areas, making it difficult to assess aggregate outcomes

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Where it stands

Item vetoed, signed by Governor.

Introduced

Complete

Committee

Complete

Floor

Complete

Governor

Complete

Enacted

Complete
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