Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session

Iowa House Bill HSB782

Introduced
4/27/26  

Caption

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, technology reinvestment fund, and renewable fuel infrastructure fund, providing for related matters including financial assistance eligibility for regional sports authority districts and department of health and human services information technology systems, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2792.)

Impact

The bill has several significant implications on state laws related to funding allocations and the management of state resources. By specifying appropriations for various departments, it creates a structured approach for financial management in crucial areas such as transportation, health services, and public safety. These appropriations are designed to enhance operational effectiveness, potentially leading to improvements in public infrastructure, health services technology, and support for local initiatives, which are critical for economic growth and development in Iowa.

Summary

House Study Bill 782 focuses on appropriations from several funds aimed at enhancing infrastructure, technology, and renewable fuel initiatives within the state of Iowa. It primarily allocates funding from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund, Technology Reinvestment Fund, and Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Fund for various projects spanning multiple fiscal years. The bill's goal is to support projects that improve state-managed facilities and develop systems, especially in the context of economic development and infrastructure improvements, while ensuring regulatory compliance and efficient resource management.

Contention

However, the bill has faced points of contention regarding its strategies for allocating funds, especially concerning the provision of financial assistance to regional sports authority districts. Some lawmakers and advocacy groups have raised concerns over the prioritization of funding for certain projects at the expense of others that address urgent community needs. Other debates have also emerged around the adequacy of oversight mechanisms to ensure that funds are used effectively and transparently, which could potentially lead to diverging opinions on budget allocation priorities and overall financial governance.

Companion Bills

IA HF2792

Replaced by A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, technology reinvestment fund, and renewable fuel infrastructure fund, providing for related matters including financial assistance eligibility for regional sports authority districts and department of health and human services information technology systems, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 782.)

Previously Filed As

IA HF2792

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, technology reinvestment fund, and renewable fuel infrastructure fund, providing for related matters including financial assistance eligibility for regional sports authority districts and department of health and human services information technology systems, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 782.)

IA SF2484

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, technology reinvestment fund, and renewable fuel infrastructure fund, providing for related matters including financial assistance eligibility for regional sports authority districts, department of health and human services information technology systems, the railway tracks overpass and underpass fund, and eligibility for entities to receive financial assistance from both the Iowa major events and tourism fund and the sports tourism infrastructure program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3187.) Effective date: Enactment, 07/01/2026

IA SSB1218

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and technology reinvestment fund, and including effective date provisions.

IA SSB3187

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and technology reinvestment fund, and including effective date provisions.(See SF 2484.)

IA HSB334

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and technology reinvestment fund, providing for related matters including county payment for district court furnishings, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 1039.)

IA HF1039

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and technology reinvestment fund, providing for related matters including county payment for district court furnishings, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 334.) Effective date: 06/11/2025, 07/01/2025.

IA SF650

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and technology reinvestment fund, providing for related matters including county payment for district court furnishings, establishing the Iowa major events and tourism program and fund, and eliminating the sports tourism marketing program and fund, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 1238.)

IA SSB1238

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and technology reinvestment fund, providing for related matters including county payment for district court furnishings, establishing the Iowa major events and tourism program and fund, and eliminating the sports tourism marketing program and fund, and including effective date provisions.(See SF 650.)

IA HSB215

A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of health and human services, including administrative services organizations, child foster care, child and dependent adult abuse, internal audit and examination information, and the region incentive fund in the mental health and disability services regional service fund, and making an appropriation and including effective date provisions.(See HF 757, HF 1014, HF 1042.)

IA SF613

A bill for an act concerning the regulation and support of leisure activities, including by providing for gambling enforcement, license fees, tax rates, and the use of associated revenue, establishing the Iowa major events and tourism program and fund, modifying the sports tourism marketing and infrastructure program, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 1157; See SF 625.)

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