HF 991 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act placing assessment limitations for property tax purposes on commercial child care facilities, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions.

This bill establishes a new property tax assessment limitation specifically for commercial properties primarily used as licensed child care facilities. It allows the portion of a commercial property dedicated to child care to be assessed for tax purposes at the same rate as residential property, rather than the standard commercial rate. To qualify, facility owners must apply to their local assessor by July 1st of the assessment year, providing proof of their child care license and property details. This assessment limitation, effective for valuations beginning January 1, 2025, is also factored into state appropriations that help compensate local governments for certain assessment limitations.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 7, 2025 Last action Apr 28, 2025
Floor votes · House Apr 23, 2025

How they voted

921
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 100
Apr 23, 2025
D Democratic32
32 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican68
60 Yea 1 Nay 7
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Dawson, Bisignano, and Rowley.
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 92, nays 1.
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.