Senate File 2472 - Reprinted SENATE FILE 2472 BY COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3001) (As Amended and Passed by the Senate April 8, 2026 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, 1 financial authority, and budgets, modifying divisions of 2 revenue, establishing a program for first-time homebuyers, 3 modifying appropriations, and including effective date, 4 applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb
S.F. 2472 DIVISION I 1 COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES AND BUDGETS 2 Section 1. Section 331.423, subsection 1, paragraph b, 3 subparagraph (1), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 4 (1) For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 5 2024, but before July 1, 2028 2027 , subject to subparagraph 6 (3), the greater of three dollars and fifty cents per thousand 7 dollars of assessed value used to calculate taxes for general 8 county services for the budget year and the adjusted general 9 county basic levy rate, as adjusted under subparagraph (2), if 10 applicable. 11 Sec. 2. Section 331.423, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 12 2026, is amended to read as follows: 13 c. (1) For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 14 2028, three dollars and fifty cents per thousand dollars of 15 assessed value. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027, 16 and the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2028, the greater of: 17 (a) A levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value 18 equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient of one hundred 19 one and three-fourths percent of the current fiscal year’s 20 actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this 21 subsection 1 divided by the remainder of the total assessed 22 value used to calculate such taxes for the budget year minus 23 value attributable to new valuation. 24 (b) A levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value 25 that results in an amount of actual property tax dollars 26 certified for levy under this subsection 1 equal to one 27 hundred and one-half percent of the actual property tax dollars 28 certified for levy under this subsection 1 for the current 29 fiscal year. 30 (2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2029, the greater 31 of: 32 (a) A levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value 33 equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient of one hundred 34 two percent of the current fiscal year’s actual property tax 35 -1- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 1/ 108
S.F. 2472 dollars certified for levy under this subsection 1 divided by 1 the remainder of the total assessed value used to calculate 2 such taxes for the budget year minus value attributable to new 3 valuation. 4 (b) A levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value 5 that results in an amount of actual property tax dollars 6 certified for levy under this subsection 1 equal to one 7 hundred and one-half percent of the actual property tax dollars 8 certified for levy under this subsection 1 for the current 9 fiscal year. 10 Sec. 3. Section 331.423, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended 11 by adding the following new paragraph: 12 NEW PARAGRAPH . d. (1) For each fiscal year beginning 13 on or after July 1, 2030, the levy rate imposed under this 14 subsection 1 for the current fiscal year, unless subject to 15 subparagraph (2), and for the budget year beginning July 1, 16 2030, only, not less than a levy rate per one thousand dollars 17 of assessed value that results in an amount of actual property 18 tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection 1 equal 19 to one hundred and one-half percent of the actual property tax 20 dollars certified for levy under this subsection 1 for the 21 current fiscal year. 22 (2) (a) If the total assessed value, excluding value 23 attributable to new valuation, used to calculate taxes for 24 general county services under this subsection 1 for the budget 25 year is equal to or exceeds one hundred two percent of the 26 total assessed value used to calculate taxes for general 27 county services for the current fiscal year, the levy rate 28 imposed under this subsection 1 shall not exceed a levy rate 29 per one thousand dollars of assessed value that is equal to 30 one thousand multiplied by the quotient obtained by dividing 31 the product of the budget adjustment factor multiplied by the 32 current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified 33 for levy under this subsection 1 by the remainder of the total 34 assessed value used to calculate such taxes for the budget year 35 -2- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 2/ 108
S.F. 2472 minus value attributable to new valuation. 1 (b) (i) For purposes of this subparagraph, “budget 2 adjustment factor” is equal to one of the following, unless 3 modified by the general assembly on or before January 31 4 immediately preceding the applicable fiscal year: 5 (A) If the percentage change in the consumer price index for 6 all urban consumers is less than four, one hundred two percent. 7 (B) If the percentage change in the consumer price index for 8 all urban consumers is equal to or greater than four but less 9 than six, one hundred three percent. 10 (C) If the percentage change in the consumer price index for 11 all urban consumers is equal to or greater than six but less 12 than eight, one hundred four percent. 13 (D) If the percentage change in the consumer price index 14 for all urban consumers is equal to or greater than eight, one 15 hundred five percent. 16 (ii) The percentage change in the consumer price index for 17 all urban consumers shall be equal to one hundred multiplied 18 by the quotient of the remainder of the published value of the 19 consumer price index for all urban consumers for the month 20 ending eight months prior to the beginning of the applicable 21 budget year minus the published value of the consumer price 22 index for all urban consumers for the month ending twenty 23 months prior to the beginning of the applicable budget year 24 divided by the published value of the consumer price index for 25 all urban consumers for the month ending twenty months prior to 26 the beginning of the applicable budget year. 27 Sec. 4. Section 331.423, subsection 2, paragraph b, 28 subparagraph (1), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 29 (1) For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2024, 30 but before July 1, 2028 2027 , subject to subparagraph (3), the 31 greater of three dollars and ninety-five cents per thousand 32 dollars of assessed value used to calculate taxes for rural 33 county services for the budget year and the adjusted rural 34 county basic levy rate, as adjusted under subparagraph (2), if 35 -3- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 3/ 108
S.F. 2472 applicable. 1 Sec. 5. Section 331.423, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 2 2026, is amended to read as follows: 3 c. (1) For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 4 2028, three dollars and ninety-five cents per thousand dollars 5 of assessed value. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027, 6 and the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2028, the greater of: 7 (a) A levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value 8 equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient of one hundred 9 one and three-fourths percent of the current fiscal year’s 10 actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this 11 subsection 2 divided by the remainder of the total assessed 12 value used to calculate such taxes for the budget year minus 13 value attributable to new valuation. 14 (b) A levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value 15 that results in an amount of actual property tax dollars 16 certified for levy under this subsection 2 equal to one 17 hundred and one-half percent of the actual property tax dollars 18 certified for levy under this subsection 2 for the current 19 fiscal year. 20 (2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2029, the greater 21 of: 22 (a) A levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value 23 equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient of one hundred 24 two percent of the current fiscal year’s actual property tax 25 dollars certified for levy under this subsection 2 divided by 26 the remainder of the total assessed value used to calculate 27 such taxes for the budget year minus value attributable to new 28 valuation. 29 (b) A levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value 30 that results in an amount of actual property tax dollars 31 certified for levy under this subsection 2 equal to one 32 hundred and one-half percent of the actual property tax dollars 33 certified for levy under this subsection 2 for the current 34 fiscal year. 35 -4- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 4/ 108
S.F. 2472 Sec. 6. Section 331.423, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended 1 by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . d. (1) For each fiscal year beginning 3 on or after July 1, 2030, the levy rate imposed under this 4 subsection 2 for the current fiscal year, unless subject to 5 subparagraph (2), and for the budget year beginning July 1, 6 2030, only, not less than a levy rate per one thousand dollars 7 of assessed value that results in an amount of actual property 8 tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection 2 equal 9 to one hundred and one-half percent of the actual property tax 10 dollars certified for levy under this subsection 2 for the 11 current fiscal year. 12 (2) (a) If the total assessed value, excluding value 13 attributable to new valuation, used to calculate taxes for 14 rural county services under this subsection 2 for the budget 15 year is equal to or exceeds one hundred two percent of the 16 total assessed value used to calculate taxes for rural county 17 services for the current fiscal year, the levy rate imposed 18 under this subsection 2 shall not exceed a levy rate per 19 one thousand dollars of assessed value that is equal to one 20 thousand multiplied by the quotient obtained by dividing the 21 product of the budget adjustment factor multiplied by the 22 current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified 23 for levy under this subsection 2 by the remainder of the total 24 assessed value used to calculate such taxes for the budget year 25 minus value attributable to new valuation. 26 (b) (i) For purposes of this subparagraph, “budget 27 adjustment factor” is equal to one of the following, unless 28 modified by the general assembly on or before January 31 29 immediately preceding the applicable fiscal year: 30 (A) If the percentage change in the consumer price index for 31 all urban consumers is less than four, one hundred two percent. 32 (B) If the percentage change in the consumer price index for 33 all urban consumers is equal to or greater than four but less 34 than six, one hundred three percent. 35 -5- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 5/ 108
S.F. 2472 (C) If the percentage change in the consumer price index for 1 all urban consumers is equal to or greater than six but less 2 than eight, one hundred four percent. 3 (D) If the percentage change in the consumer price index 4 for all urban consumers is equal to or greater than eight, one 5 hundred five percent. 6 (ii) The percentage change in the consumer price index for 7 all urban consumers shall be equal to one hundred multiplied 8 by the quotient of the remainder of the published value of the 9 consumer price index for all urban consumers for the month 10 ending eight months prior to the beginning of the applicable 11 budget year minus the published value of the consumer price 12 index for all urban consumers for the month ending twenty 13 months prior to the beginning of the applicable budget year 14 divided by the published value of the consumer price index for 15 all urban consumers for the month ending twenty months prior to 16 the beginning of the applicable budget year. 17 Sec. 7. Section 331.423, subsection 3, Code 2026, is amended 18 by adding the following new paragraph: 19 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. “New valuation” means the increase 20 from the current fiscal year to the budget year in taxable 21 valuation, as shown on the assessment roll due to the 22 following, the amount of each as reported under section 331.510 23 by the county auditor to the department of management: 24 (1) New construction. 25 (2) Additions or improvements to existing structures that 26 are not normal and necessary repairs under section 441.21, 27 subsection 8. 28 (3) Net boundary adjustments, including annexation, 29 severance, incorporation, consolidation, or discontinuance as 30 those terms are defined in section 368.1. 31 Sec. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes 32 effect January 1, 2027. 33 Sec. 9. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies 34 to property taxes and budgets for fiscal years beginning on or 35 -6- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 6/ 108
S.F. 2472 after July 1, 2027. 1 DIVISION II 2 CITY PROPERTY TAXES AND BUDGETS 3 Sec. 10. Section 384.1, subsection 3, paragraph c, 4 subparagraph (1), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 5 (1) For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 6 2024, but before July 1, 2028 2027 , subject to subparagraph 7 (3), a city’s tax levy for the general fund, except for levies 8 authorized in section 384.12 , shall not exceed in any tax year 9 the greater of eight dollars and ten cents per thousand dollars 10 of assessed value used to calculate taxes for the budget year 11 and the adjusted city general fund levy rate, as adjusted under 12 subparagraph (2), if applicable. 13 Sec. 11. Section 384.1, subsection 3, paragraph d, Code 14 2026, is amended to read as follows: 15 d. (1) (a) For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 16 1, 2028, a city’s tax levy rate for the general fund, except 17 for levies authorized in section 384.12 , shall not exceed eight 18 dollars and ten cents per thousand dollars of assessed value 19 used to calculate taxes in any fiscal year. For the fiscal 20 year beginning July 1, 2027, and the fiscal year beginning July 21 1, 2028, a city’s tax levy rate for the general fund, except 22 for levies authorized in section 384.12, shall not exceed the 23 greater of: 24 (i) A levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value 25 equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient of one hundred 26 one and three-fourths percent of the current fiscal year’s 27 actual property tax dollars certified for levy under this 28 subsection divided by the remainder of the total assessed value 29 used to calculate such taxes for the budget year minus value 30 attributable to new valuation. 31 (ii) A levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed 32 value that results in an amount of actual property tax dollars 33 certified for levy under this subsection equal to one hundred 34 and one-half percent of the actual property tax dollars 35 -7- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 7/ 108
S.F. 2472 certified for levy under this subsection for the current fiscal 1 year. 2 (b) Notwithstanding other provisions of this subparagraph, 3 if a city’s actual levy rate for the current fiscal year is 4 zero dollars per one thousand dollars of assessed value, a levy 5 rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value equal to one 6 thousand multiplied by the quotient of one hundred two percent 7 of the city’s certified general fund budget for the current 8 fiscal year divided by the remainder of the total assessed 9 value used to calculate taxes for the budget year minus value 10 attributable to new valuation. 11 (2) (a) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2029, a 12 city’s tax levy rate for the general fund, except for levies 13 authorized in section 384.12, shall not exceed the greater of: 14 (i) A levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value 15 equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient of one hundred 16 two percent of the current fiscal year’s actual property tax 17 dollars certified for levy under this subsection divided by 18 the remainder of the total assessed value used to calculate 19 such taxes for the budget year minus value attributable to new 20 valuation. 21 (ii) A levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed 22 value that results in an amount of actual property tax dollars 23 certified for levy under this subsection equal to one hundred 24 and one-half percent of the actual property tax dollars 25 certified for levy under this subsection for the current fiscal 26 year. 27 (b) Notwithstanding other provisions of this subparagraph, 28 if a city’s actual levy rate for the current fiscal year is 29 zero dollars per one thousand dollars of assessed value, a levy 30 rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value equal to one 31 thousand multiplied by the quotient of one hundred two percent 32 of the city’s certified general fund budget for the current 33 fiscal year divided by the remainder of the total assessed 34 value used to calculate taxes for the budget year minus value 35 -8- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 8/ 108
S.F. 2472 attributable to new valuation. 1 Sec. 12. Section 384.1, subsection 3, Code 2026, is amended 2 by adding the following new paragraph: 3 NEW PARAGRAPH . e. (1) For each fiscal year beginning on 4 or after July 1, 2030, a city’s tax levy rate for the general 5 fund, except for levies authorized in section 384.12, shall 6 not exceed the levy rate imposed under this subsection for the 7 current fiscal year, unless subject to subparagraph (2), and 8 for the budget year beginning July 1, 2030, only, not less than 9 a levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value that 10 results in an amount of actual property tax dollars certified 11 for levy under this subsection equal to one hundred and 12 one-half percent of the actual property tax dollars certified 13 for levy under this subsection for the current fiscal year. 14 (2) (a) If the total assessed value, excluding value 15 attributable to new valuation, used to calculate taxes under 16 this subsection for the budget year is equal to or exceeds 17 one hundred two percent of the total assessed value used to 18 calculate taxes under this subsection for the current fiscal 19 year, the city’s levy rate under this subsection shall not 20 exceed a levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value 21 that is equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient 22 obtained by dividing the product of the budget adjustment 23 factor multiplied by the current fiscal year’s actual property 24 tax dollars certified for levy under this subsection by the 25 remainder of the total assessed value used to calculate such 26 taxes for the budget year minus value attributable to new 27 valuation. 28 (b) (i) For purposes of this subparagraph, “budget 29 adjustment factor” is equal to one of the following, unless 30 modified by the general assembly on or before January 31 31 immediately preceding the applicable fiscal year: 32 (A) If the percentage change in the consumer price index for 33 all urban consumers is less than four, one hundred two percent. 34 (B) If the percentage change in the consumer price index for 35 -9- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 9/ 108
S.F. 2472 all urban consumers is equal to or greater than four but less 1 than six, one hundred three percent. 2 (C) If the percentage change in the consumer price index for 3 all urban consumers is equal to or greater than six but less 4 than eight, one hundred four percent. 5 (D) If the percentage change in the consumer price index 6 for all urban consumers is equal to or greater than eight, one 7 hundred five percent. 8 (ii) The percentage change in the consumer price index for 9 all urban consumers shall be equal to one hundred multiplied 10 by the quotient of the remainder of the published value of the 11 consumer price index for all urban consumers for the month 12 ending eight months prior to the beginning of the applicable 13 budget year minus the published value of the consumer price 14 index for all urban consumers for the month ending twenty 15 months prior to the beginning of the applicable budget year 16 divided by the published value of the consumer price index for 17 all urban consumers for the month ending twenty months prior to 18 the beginning of the applicable budget year. 19 (3) Notwithstanding other provisions of this paragraph, 20 if a city’s actual levy rate for the current fiscal year is 21 zero dollars per one thousand dollars of assessed value, the 22 city’s levy rate under this subsection shall not exceed a levy 23 rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value equal to one 24 thousand multiplied by the quotient of one hundred two percent 25 of the city’s certified general fund budget for the current 26 fiscal year divided by the remainder of the total assessed 27 value used to calculate taxes for the budget year minus value 28 attributable to new valuation. 29 Sec. 13. Section 384.1, subsection 4, Code 2026, is amended 30 by adding the following new paragraph: 31 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. “New valuation” means the increase 32 from the current fiscal year to the budget year in taxable 33 valuation, as shown on the assessment roll due to the 34 following, the amount of each as reported under section 331.510 35 -10- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 10/ 108
S.F. 2472 by the county auditor to the department of management: 1 (1) New construction. 2 (2) Additions or improvements to existing structures that 3 are not normal and necessary repairs under section 441.21, 4 subsection 8. 5 (3) Net boundary adjustments, including annexation, 6 severance, incorporation, consolidation, or discontinuance as 7 those terms are defined in section 368.1. 8 Sec. 14. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes 9 effect January 1, 2027. 10 Sec. 15. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies 11 to property taxes and budgets for fiscal years beginning on or 12 after July 1, 2027. 13 DIVISION III 14 SCHOOL TAXES AND BUDGETS 15 Sec. 16. Section 257.1, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 16 2026, is amended to read as follows: 17 b. (1) (a) For the budget year commencing July 1, 1999, 18 and for each succeeding budget year beginning before July 19 1, 2022, the regular program foundation base per pupil is 20 eighty-seven and five-tenths percent of the regular program 21 state cost per pupil. 22 (b) For the budget year commencing July 1, 2022, and for 23 each succeeding budget year beginning before July 1, 2027 , 24 the regular program foundation base per pupil is eighty-eight 25 and four-tenths percent of the regular program state cost per 26 pupil. 27 (c) For the budget year commencing July 1, 2027, and each 28 succeeding budget year, the regular program foundation base per 29 pupil is one hundred percent of the regular program state cost 30 per pupil. 31 (2) For the budget year commencing July 1, 1991, and for 32 each succeeding budget year the special education support 33 services foundation base is seventy-nine percent of the special 34 education support services state cost per pupil. 35 -11- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 11/ 108
S.F. 2472 (3) The combined foundation base is the sum of the regular 1 program foundation base, the special education support services 2 foundation base, the total teacher salary supplement district 3 cost, the total professional development supplement district 4 cost, the total early intervention supplement district cost, 5 the total teacher leadership supplement district cost, and the 6 total area education agency teacher salary supplement district 7 cost. 8 Sec. 17. Section 257.4, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 9 2026, is amended to read as follows: 10 b. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2008, and 11 succeeding budget years beginning before July 1, 2027 , the 12 department of management shall annually determine an adjusted 13 additional property tax levy and a statewide maximum adjusted 14 additional property tax levy rate, not to exceed the statewide 15 average additional property tax levy rate, calculated by 16 dividing the total adjusted additional property tax levy 17 dollars statewide by the statewide total net taxable valuation. 18 For purposes of this paragraph, the adjusted additional 19 property tax levy shall be that portion of the additional 20 property tax levy corresponding to the state cost per pupil 21 multiplied by a school district’s weighted enrollment, and then 22 multiplied by one hundred percent less the regular program 23 foundation base per pupil percentage pursuant to section 24 257.1 , and then reduced by the amount of the property tax 25 replacement payment to be received under section 257.16B and 26 the amount of the foundation base supplement payment to be 27 received under section 257.16D . The district shall receive 28 adjusted additional property tax levy aid in an amount equal 29 to the difference between the adjusted additional property 30 tax levy rate and the statewide maximum adjusted additional 31 property tax levy rate, as applied per thousand dollars of 32 assessed valuation on all taxable property in the district. 33 The statewide maximum adjusted additional property tax levy 34 rate shall be annually determined by the department taking 35 -12- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 12/ 108
S.F. 2472 into account amounts allocated pursuant to section 257.15, 1 subsection 4 , and the balance of the property tax equity and 2 relief fund created in section 257.16A at the end of the 3 calendar year. 4 Sec. 18. Section 257.4, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended 5 by adding the following new paragraph: 6 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. This subsection applies to budget years 7 beginning before July 1, 2027. 8 Sec. 19. Section 257.15, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2026, are 9 amended to read as follows: 10 2. Property tax adjustment aid for 1992-1993 and succeeding 11 years beginning before 2027-2028 . For the budget year beginning 12 July 1, 1992, and succeeding budget years beginning before July 13 1, 2027 , the department of education shall pay property tax 14 adjustment aid to a school district equal to the amount paid 15 to the district for the base year less an amount equal to the 16 product of the percent by which the taxable valuation in the 17 district increased, if the taxable valuation increased, from 18 January 1 of the year prior to the base year to January 1 of the 19 base year and the property tax adjustment aid. The department 20 of management shall adjust the rate of the additional property 21 tax accordingly and notify the department of education of 22 the amount of aid to be paid to each district from moneys 23 appropriated for property tax adjustment aid. 24 3. Property tax adjustment aid appropriation. There 25 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 26 department of education, for each fiscal year beginning 27 before July 1, 2027 , an amount necessary to pay property 28 tax adjustment aid to school districts under this section . 29 Property tax adjustment aid shall be paid to school districts 30 in the manner provided in section 257.16 . 31 Sec. 20. Section 257.15, subsection 4, paragraph a, 32 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (d), Code 2026, is 33 amended to read as follows: 34 (d) For the budget year beginning July 1, 2009, and 35 -13- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 13/ 108
S.F. 2472 succeeding budget years beginning before July 1, 2027 , 1 twenty-four million dollars. 2 Sec. 21. Section 257.15, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code 3 2026, is amended to read as follows: 4 b. After For fiscal years beginning before July 1, 2026, 5 after lowering all school district adjusted additional property 6 tax levy rates to the statewide maximum adjusted additional 7 property tax levy rate under paragraph “a” , the department of 8 management shall use any remaining funds at the end of the 9 calendar year to further lower additional property taxes by 10 increasing for the budget year beginning the following July 11 1, the regular program foundation base per pupil percentage 12 under section 257.1 . Moneys used pursuant to this paragraph 13 shall supplant an equal amount of the appropriation made from 14 the general fund of the state pursuant to section 257.16 that 15 represents the increase in state foundation aid. Any moneys 16 remaining at the conclusion of the fiscal year beginning July 17 1, 2025, shall be transferred by the department of management 18 for deposit in the general fund of the state. 19 Sec. 22. Section 257.16A, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2026, 20 are amended to read as follows: 21 2. There For each fiscal year beginning before July 1, 22 2027, there is appropriated annually all moneys in the fund to 23 the department of management for purposes of section 257.15, 24 subsection 4 . 25 3. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , any moneys remaining in 26 the property tax equity and relief fund at the end of a fiscal 27 year shall not revert to any other fund but shall remain in the 28 property tax equity and relief fund for use as provided in this 29 section for the following fiscal year. However, at the end of 30 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, any moneys remaining in 31 the property tax equity and relief fund shall be transferred 32 for deposit into either the secure an advanced vision for 33 education fund or the general fund of the state based on the 34 fund from which the moneys were received. 35 -14- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 14/ 108
S.F. 2472 Sec. 23. Section 257.16B, subsection 1, Code 2026, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2023, 3 but before July 1, 2027, there is appropriated from the general 4 fund of the state to the department of education an amount 5 necessary to make all school district property tax replacement 6 payments under this section , as calculated in subsection 2 . 7 Sec. 24. Section 257.16D, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 8 2026, is amended to read as follows: 9 a. There For fiscal years beginning before July 1, 2027, 10 there is appropriated annually from the fund to the department 11 of management an amount necessary to make all foundation base 12 supplement payments under this section . The department of 13 management shall calculate each school district’s foundation 14 base supplement payment based on the distribution methodology 15 under paragraph “b” . 16 Sec. 25. Section 257.16D, subsection 3, Code 2026, is 17 amended to read as follows: 18 3. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , any moneys remaining in 19 the foundation base supplement fund at the end of a fiscal year 20 shall not revert to any other fund but shall remain in the 21 foundation base supplement fund for use as provided in this 22 section for the following fiscal year. However, at the end of 23 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, any moneys remaining in 24 the foundation base supplement fund shall be transferred for 25 deposit in the secure an advanced vision for education fund. 26 Sec. 26. Section 257.31, Code 2026, is amended by adding the 27 following new subsection: 28 NEW SUBSECTION . 19. a. The board of directors of each 29 school district with an unexpended fund balance in the 30 district’s management levy fund under section 298A.3 at the 31 conclusion of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, that 32 exceeds an amount equal to the total expenditures from the 33 district’s management levy fund for the fiscal year beginning 34 July 1, 2025, shall certify such unexpended fund balance and 35 -15- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 15/ 108
S.F. 2472 expenditure amounts, including any reserved or designated 1 amounts in the fund and the purposes therefor, to the school 2 budget review committee by November 15, 2026. The committee 3 shall prescribe the form for such certifications. 4 b. The committee shall conduct a review of the unexpended 5 fund balances and expenditures of school district management 6 levy funds certified under paragraph “a” . The committee 7 shall consult with boards of directors of school districts 8 and other relevant persons to determine the appropriateness 9 of establishing district management levy fund unexpended fund 10 balance limitations. By February 1, 2027, the committee 11 shall make recommendations to the general assembly for 12 establishing district management levy fund unexpended fund 13 balance limitations for fiscal years beginning on or after July 14 1, 2028, including recommendations for limitations based on a 15 percentage of the district’s management levy fund expenditures 16 and recommendations for management levy limitations and 17 expenditure requirements for excess funds. 18 Sec. 27. Section 298.2, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended 19 to read as follows: 20 1. a. A physical plant and equipment levy of not exceeding 21 one dollar and sixty-seven eighteen cents per thousand dollars 22 of assessed valuation in the district is established except 23 as otherwise provided in this subsection . The physical plant 24 and equipment levy consists of the regular physical plant and 25 equipment levy of not exceeding thirty-three twenty-four cents 26 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation in the district 27 and a voter-approved physical plant and equipment levy of 28 not exceeding one dollar and thirty-four ninety-four cents 29 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation in the district. 30 However, the voter-approved physical plant and equipment levy 31 may consist of a combination of a physical plant and equipment 32 property tax levy and a physical plant and equipment income 33 surtax as provided in subsection 4 with the maximum amount 34 levied and imposed limited to an amount that could be raised 35 -16- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 16/ 108
S.F. 2472 by a one dollar and thirty-four ninety-four cent property tax 1 levy. A voter-approved physical plant and equipment levy 2 approved prior to the effective date of this division of this 3 Act shall not exceed a rate that is seventy percent of the rate 4 approved at election. 5 b. For school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 6 2015 2027 , a school district may by resolution of the board of 7 directors adopted prior to April 30 preceding the budget year 8 impose a physical plant and equipment levy at a rate in excess 9 of the levy rate limitations under paragraph “a” if the board 10 has refunded or refinanced a loan agreement entered into under 11 section 297.36 and such refunding or refinancing complies with 12 the maturity period authorized under section 297.36, subsection 13 1 , paragraph “c” , and results in a lower amount of interest on 14 the amount of the loan agreement. However, the rate imposed 15 by a school district under this paragraph shall not exceed the 16 rate imposed during the budget year in which the loan agreement 17 was refunded or refinanced or seventy percent of such levy 18 rate if the refunding or refinancing occurred in the budget 19 year beginning July 1, 2026 . Authorization to exceed the levy 20 rate limitations of paragraph “a” shall terminate upon the 21 maturity of the loan agreement after refunding or refinancing. 22 Upon adoption of the resolution under this paragraph “b” , the 23 board shall comply with the requirements of section 297.36, 24 subsection 1 , paragraph “b” . 25 Sec. 28. Section 298.2, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended 26 by striking the subsection. 27 Sec. 29. Section 298.4, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 28 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 29 The Unless prohibited by subsection 1A, paragraph “a” , the 30 board of directors of a school district may certify for levy by 31 April 30 of a school year, a tax on all taxable property in the 32 school district for a district management levy , subject to the 33 limitations in subsection 1A, paragraph “b” . The revenue from 34 the tax levied in this section shall be placed in the district 35 -17- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 17/ 108
S.F. 2472 management levy fund of the school district. The district 1 management levy shall be expended only for the following 2 purposes: 3 Sec. 30. Section 298.4, Code 2026, is amended by adding the 4 following new subsection: 5 NEW SUBSECTION . 1A. a. (1) For the fiscal year beginning 6 July 1, 2028, if a school district’s unexpended fund balance, 7 as defined in section 257.2, of the district’s management levy 8 fund is equal to or exceeds one hundred eighty percent of the 9 average annual expenditures from the district’s management 10 levy fund for the three consecutive fiscal years immediately 11 preceding the base year, the board of directors shall not 12 certify a levy under this section for the fiscal year. 13 (2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2029, if a school 14 district’s unexpended fund balance, as defined in section 15 257.2, of the district’s management levy fund is equal to or 16 exceeds one hundred seventy-five percent of the average annual 17 expenditures from the district’s management levy fund for the 18 three consecutive fiscal years immediately preceding the base 19 year, the board of directors shall not certify a levy under 20 this section for the fiscal year. 21 (3) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2030, if a school 22 district’s unexpended fund balance, as defined in section 23 257.2, of the district’s management levy fund is equal to or 24 exceeds one hundred seventy percent of the average annual 25 expenditures from the district’s management levy fund for the 26 three consecutive fiscal years immediately preceding the base 27 year, the board of directors shall not certify a levy under 28 this section for the fiscal year. 29 (4) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2031, if a school 30 district’s unexpended fund balance, as defined in section 31 257.2, of the district’s management levy fund is equal to or 32 exceeds one hundred sixty-five percent of the average annual 33 expenditures from the district’s management levy fund for the 34 three consecutive fiscal years immediately preceding the base 35 -18- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 18/ 108
S.F. 2472 year, the board of directors shall not certify a levy under 1 this section for the fiscal year. 2 (5) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2032, and each 3 succeeding fiscal year, if a school district’s unexpended 4 fund balance, as defined in section 257.2, of the district’s 5 management levy fund is equal to or exceeds one hundred sixty 6 percent of the average annual expenditures from the district’s 7 management levy fund for the three consecutive fiscal years 8 immediately preceding the base year, the board of directors 9 shall not certify a levy under this section for the fiscal 10 year. 11 b. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2028, if 12 a school district is not prohibited from certifying a levy 13 pursuant to paragraph “a” , the maximum amount that the board of 14 directors may certify for levy under this section shall be an 15 amount equal to the remainder of one hundred eighty percent of 16 the average annual expenditures from the district’s management 17 levy fund for the three consecutive fiscal years immediately 18 preceding the base year minus the district’s management levy 19 fund unexpended fund balance for the fiscal year preceding the 20 base year. 21 (2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2029, if a school 22 district is not prohibited from certifying a levy pursuant to 23 paragraph “a” , the maximum amount that the board of directors 24 may certify for levy under this section shall be an amount 25 equal to the remainder of one hundred seventy-five percent of 26 the average annual expenditures from the district’s management 27 levy fund for the three consecutive fiscal years immediately 28 preceding the base year minus the district’s management levy 29 fund unexpended fund balance for the fiscal year preceding the 30 base year. 31 (3) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2030, if a school 32 district is not prohibited from certifying a levy pursuant to 33 paragraph “a” , the maximum amount that the board of directors 34 may certify for levy under this section shall be an amount 35 -19- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 19/ 108
S.F. 2472 equal to the remainder of one hundred seventy percent of the 1 average annual expenditures from the district’s management 2 levy fund for the three consecutive fiscal years immediately 3 preceding the base year minus the district’s management levy 4 fund unexpended fund balance for the fiscal year preceding the 5 base year. 6 (4) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2031, if a school 7 district is not prohibited from certifying a levy pursuant to 8 paragraph “a” , the maximum amount that the board of directors 9 may certify for levy under this section shall be an amount 10 equal to the remainder of one hundred sixty-five percent of 11 the average annual expenditures from the district’s management 12 levy fund for the three consecutive fiscal years immediately 13 preceding the base year minus the district’s management levy 14 fund unexpended fund balance for the fiscal year preceding the 15 base year. 16 (5) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2032, and each 17 succeeding fiscal year, if a school district is not prohibited 18 from certifying a levy pursuant to paragraph “a” , the maximum 19 amount that the board of directors may certify for levy under 20 this section shall be an amount equal to the remainder of one 21 hundred sixty percent of the average annual expenditures from 22 the district’s management levy fund for the three consecutive 23 fiscal years immediately preceding the base year minus the 24 district’s management levy fund unexpended fund balance for the 25 fiscal year preceding the base year. 26 Sec. 31. Section 298.18, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 27 2026, is amended to read as follows: 28 d. (1) The amount estimated and certified to apply on 29 principal and interest for any one year may exceed two dollars 30 and seventy one dollar and eighty-nine cents per thousand 31 dollars of assessed value by the amount approved by the voters 32 of the school corporation, but not exceeding four two dollars 33 and five eighty-four cents per thousand dollars of the assessed 34 value of the taxable property within any school corporation, 35 -20- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 20/ 108
S.F. 2472 provided that the registered voters of such school corporation 1 have first approved such increased amount at an election held 2 on a date specified in section 39.2, subsection 4 , paragraph 3 “c” . Amounts approved at election before the effective date 4 of this division of this Act shall not exceed a rate that is 5 seventy percent of the rate approved at election. 6 (2) The levy rate limitations under this paragraph shall 7 not apply to the payment of general obligation bonds approved 8 for issuance at an election held on or before November 4, 2025, 9 that are sold on or after May 1, 2026, and the payment of such 10 bonds shall be subject to the levy rate limitations under 11 section 298.18, subsection 1, paragraph “d” , Code 2026. 12 Sec. 32. Section 423F.2, subsection 3, paragraph b, 13 subparagraph (1), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 14 (1) Prior to distribution of moneys in the secure an 15 advanced vision for education fund to school districts, an 16 amount equal to the equity transfer amount for the fiscal year 17 minus the foundation base transfer amount for the fiscal year 18 shall be distributed and credited to the property tax equity 19 and relief fund created in section 257.16A , an amount equal 20 to the foundation base transfer amount shall be distributed 21 and credited to the foundation base supplement fund created 22 in section 257.16D , general fund of the state to be used for 23 foundation aid resulting from the increase in the regular 24 program foundation base per pupil to one hundred percent of the 25 regular program state cost per pupil and an amount equal to 26 the career academy transfer amount for the fiscal year shall 27 be distributed and credited to the career academy fund created 28 in section 257.51 . 29 Sec. 33. Section 423F.2, subsection 3, paragraph b, 30 subparagraph (3), Code 2026, is amended by striking the 31 subparagraph. 32 Sec. 34. Section 423F.3, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 33 2026, is amended to read as follows: 34 a. Reduction of the bond levies levy under sections section 35 -21- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 21/ 108
S.F. 2472 298.18 and 298.18A and all other debt levies. 1 Sec. 35. Section 425A.3, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended 2 to read as follows: 3 1. The family farm tax credit fund shall be apportioned 4 each year in the manner provided in this chapter so as to give 5 a credit against the tax on each eligible tract of agricultural 6 land within the several school districts of the state in which 7 the levy for the general school fund exceeds five dollars and 8 forty cents per thousand dollars of assessed value the levy 9 rate under section 257.3, subsection 1, paragraph “a” . The 10 amount of the credit on each eligible tract of agricultural 11 land shall be the amount the tax levied for the general school 12 fund exceeds the amount of tax which would be levied on each 13 eligible tract of agricultural land were the levy for the 14 general school fund five dollars and forty cents per thousand 15 dollars of assessed value the levy rate under section 257.3, 16 subsection 1, paragraph “a” , for the previous year. However, 17 in the case of a deficiency in the family farm tax credit fund 18 to pay the credits in full, the credit on each eligible tract 19 of agricultural land in the state shall be proportionate and 20 applied as provided in this chapter . 21 Sec. 36. Section 425A.5, Code 2026, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 425A.5 Computation by county auditor. 24 The family farm tax credit allowed each year shall be 25 computed as follows: On or before April 1, the county auditor 26 shall list by school districts all tracts of agricultural 27 land which are entitled to credit, the taxable value for the 28 previous year, the budget from each school district for the 29 previous year, and the tax rate determined for the general 30 fund of the school district in the manner prescribed in 31 section 444.3 for the previous year, and if the tax rate is in 32 excess of five dollars and forty cents per thousand dollars of 33 assessed value the levy rate under section 257.3, subsection 34 1, paragraph “a” , the auditor shall multiply the tax levy which 35 -22- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 22/ 108
S.F. 2472 is in excess of five dollars and forty cents per thousand 1 dollars of assessed value the levy rate under section 257.3, 2 subsection 1, paragraph “a” , by the total taxable value of the 3 agricultural land entitled to credit in the school district, 4 and on or before April 1, certify the total amount of credit 5 and the total number of acres entitled to the credit to the 6 department of revenue. 7 Sec. 37. Section 426.3, Code 2026, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 426.3 Where credit given. 10 The agricultural land credit fund shall be apportioned each 11 year in the manner hereinafter provided so as to give a credit 12 against the tax on each tract of agricultural lands within the 13 several school districts of the state in which the levy for 14 the general school fund exceeds five dollars and forty cents 15 per thousand dollars of assessed value the levy rate under 16 section 257.3, subsection 1, paragraph “a” ; the amount of such 17 credit on each tract of such lands shall be the amount the tax 18 levied for the general school fund exceeds the amount of tax 19 which would be levied on said tract of such lands were the 20 levy for the general school fund five dollars and forty cents 21 per thousand dollars of assessed value the levy rate under 22 section 257.3, subsection 1, paragraph “a” , for the previous 23 year, except in the case of a deficiency in the agricultural 24 land credit fund to pay said credits in full, in which case the 25 credit on each eligible tract of such lands in the state shall 26 be proportionate and shall be applied as hereinafter provided. 27 Sec. 38. Section 426.6, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended 28 to read as follows: 29 1. The agricultural land tax credit allowed each year 30 shall be computed as follows: On or before April 1, the 31 county auditor shall list by school districts all tracts of 32 agricultural lands which are entitled to credit, together with 33 the taxable value for the previous year, together with the 34 budget from each school district for the previous year, and the 35 -23- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 23/ 108
S.F. 2472 tax rate determined for the general fund of the district in 1 the manner prescribed in section 444.3 for the previous year, 2 and if such tax rate is in excess of five dollars and forty 3 cents per thousand dollars of assessed value the levy rate 4 under section 257.3, subsection 1, paragraph “a” , the auditor 5 shall multiply the tax levy which is in excess of five dollars 6 and forty cents per thousand dollars of assessed value the 7 levy rate under section 257.3, subsection 1, paragraph “a” , by 8 the total taxable value of the agricultural lands entitled to 9 credit in the district, and on or before April 1, certify the 10 amount to the department of revenue. 11 Sec. 39. REPEAL. Section 298.18A, Code 2026, is repealed. 12 Sec. 40. EFFECTIVE DATE. Except for the section of this 13 division of this Act amending section 257.31, this division of 14 this Act takes effect January 1, 2027. 15 Sec. 41. APPLICABILITY. Except for the section of this 16 division of this Act amending section 257.31, this division 17 of this Act applies to fiscal years and school budget years 18 beginning on or after July 1, 2027. 19 DIVISION IV 20 PROPERTY CLASSIFICATIONS, VALUATIONS, AND ASSESSMENT 21 LIMITATIONS 22 Sec. 42. Section 386.8, Code 2026, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 386.8 Operation tax. 25 A city may establish a self-supported improvement district 26 operation fund, and may certify taxes not to exceed the 27 rate limitation as established in the ordinance creating the 28 district, or any amendment thereto, each year to be levied 29 for the fund against all of the property in the district, 30 for the purpose of paying the administrative expenses of 31 the district, which may include but are not limited to 32 administrative personnel salaries, a separate administrative 33 office, planning costs including consultation fees, engineering 34 fees, architectural fees, and legal fees and all other expenses 35 -24- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 24/ 108
S.F. 2472 reasonably associated with the administration of the district 1 and the fulfilling of the purposes of the district. The taxes 2 levied for this fund may also be used for the purpose of paying 3 maintenance expenses of improvements or self-liquidating 4 improvements for a specified length of time with one or more 5 options to renew if such is clearly stated in the petition 6 which requests the council to authorize construction of the 7 improvement or self-liquidating improvement, whether or not 8 such petition is combined with the petition requesting creation 9 of a district. Parcels of property which are assessed as 10 residential property for property tax purposes are exempt from 11 the tax levied under this section except residential properties 12 within a duly designated historic district or property 13 classified as residential multiresidential property under 14 section 441.21, subsection 14 13 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph 15 (6) (5) . A tax levied under this section is not subject to the 16 levy limitation in section 384.1 . 17 Sec. 43. Section 386.9, Code 2026, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 386.9 Capital improvement tax. 20 A city may establish a capital improvement fund for a 21 district and may certify taxes, not to exceed the rate 22 established by the ordinance creating the district, or any 23 subsequent amendment thereto, each year to be levied for 24 the fund against all of the property in the district, for 25 the purpose of accumulating moneys for the financing or 26 payment of a part or all of the costs of any improvement or 27 self-liquidating improvement. However, parcels of property 28 which are assessed as residential property for property tax 29 purposes are exempt from the tax levied under this section 30 except residential properties within a duly designated historic 31 district or property classified as residential multiresidential 32 property under section 441.21, subsection 14 13 , paragraph “a” , 33 subparagraph (6) (5) . A tax levied under this section is not 34 subject to the levy limitations in section 384.1 or 384.7 . 35 -25- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 25/ 108
S.F. 2472 Sec. 44. Section 386.10, Code 2026, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 386.10 Debt service tax. 3 A city shall establish a self-supported municipal 4 improvement district debt service fund whenever any 5 self-supported municipal improvement district bonds are issued 6 and outstanding, other than revenue bonds, and shall certify 7 taxes to be levied against all of the property in the district 8 for the debt service fund in the amount necessary to pay 9 interest as it becomes due and the amount necessary to pay, 10 or to create a sinking fund to pay, the principal at maturity 11 of all self-supported municipal improvement district bonds as 12 authorized in section 386.11 , issued by the city. However, 13 parcels of property which are assessed as residential property 14 for property tax purposes at the time of the issuance of the 15 bonds are exempt from the tax levied under this section until 16 the parcels are no longer assessed as residential property 17 or until the residential properties are designated as a part 18 of a historic district or property classified as residential 19 multiresidential property under section 441.21, subsection 14 20 13 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph (6) (5) . 21 Sec. 45. Section 404.2, subsection 2, paragraph f, Code 22 2026, is amended to read as follows: 23 f. A statement specifying whether the revitalization is 24 applicable to none, some, or all of the property assessed as 25 residential, multiresidential, agricultural, commercial, or 26 industrial property within the designated area or a combination 27 thereof and whether the revitalization is for rehabilitation 28 and additions to existing buildings or new construction or 29 both. If revitalization is made applicable only to some 30 property within an assessment classification, the definition of 31 that subset of eligible property must be by uniform criteria 32 which further some planning objective identified in the plan. 33 The city shall state how long it is estimated that the area 34 shall remain a designated revitalization area which time 35 -26- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 26/ 108
S.F. 2472 shall be longer than one year from the date of designation 1 and shall state any plan by the city to issue revenue bonds 2 for revitalization projects within the area. For a county, 3 a revitalization area shall include only property which 4 will be used as industrial property, commercial property, 5 multiresidential property, or residential property. However, a 6 county shall not provide a tax exemption under this chapter to 7 commercial property , multiresidential property, or residential 8 property which is located within the limits of a city. 9 Sec. 46. Section 404.3, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 10 2026, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting in 11 lieu thereof the following: 12 a. All qualified real estate assessed as any of the 13 following is eligible to receive a one hundred percent 14 exemption from taxation on the actual value added by the 15 improvements: 16 (1) Residential property. 17 (2) Commercial property if the commercial property 18 consists of three or more separate living quarters with at 19 least seventy-five percent of the space used for residential 20 purposes. 21 (3) Multiresidential property if the multiresidential 22 property consists of three or more separate living quarters 23 with at least seventy-five percent of the space used for 24 residential purposes. 25 Sec. 47. Section 404.3A, Code 2026, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 404.3A Residential development area exemption. 28 Notwithstanding the schedules provided for in section 404.3 , 29 all qualified real estate assessed as residential property or 30 multiresidential property , excluding property classified as 31 residential multiresidential property under section 441.21, 32 subsection 14 13 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph (6) (5) , in an 33 area designated under section 404.1, subsection 5 , is eligible 34 to receive an exemption from taxation on the first seventy-five 35 -27- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 27/ 108
S.F. 2472 thousand dollars of actual value added by the improvements. 1 The exemption is for a period of five years. 2 Sec. 48. Section 404.3D, Code 2026, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 404.3D Exemptions for residential and multiresidential 5 property. 6 For revitalization areas established under this chapter 7 on or after July 1, 2024, and for first-year exemption 8 applications for property located in a revitalization area in 9 existence on July 1, 2024, filed on or after July 1, 2024, an 10 exemption authorized under this chapter for property that is 11 residential property or multiresidential property shall not 12 apply to property tax levies imposed by a school district. 13 Sec. 49. Section 441.21, subsection 1, paragraph b, 14 subparagraph (1), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 15 (1) The actual value of all property subject to assessment 16 and taxation shall be the fair and reasonable market value of 17 such property except as otherwise provided in this section . 18 “Market value” is defined as the fair and reasonable exchange 19 in the year in which the property is listed and valued between 20 a willing buyer and a willing seller, neither being under any 21 compulsion to buy or sell and each being familiar with all 22 the facts relating to the particular property. Sale prices 23 of the property or comparable property in normal transactions 24 reflecting market value, and the probable availability 25 or unavailability of persons interested in purchasing the 26 property, shall be taken into consideration in arriving at 27 its market value. In arriving at market value, sale prices 28 of property in abnormal transactions not reflecting market 29 value shall not be taken into account, or shall be adjusted to 30 eliminate the effect of factors which distort market value, 31 including but not limited to built-to-suit construction, 32 sale-leaseback transactions, leased fee sales, sales to 33 immediate family of the seller between related parties , 34 foreclosure or other forced sales, contract sales, discounted 35 -28- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 28/ 108
S.F. 2472 purchase transactions or purchase of adjoining land or other 1 land to be operated as a unit. 2 Sec. 50. Section 441.21, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 3 2026, is amended to read as follows: 4 e. The actual value of agricultural property shall be 5 determined on the basis of productivity and net earning 6 capacity of the property determined on the basis of its use for 7 agricultural purposes capitalized at a rate of seven percent 8 and applied uniformly among counties and among classes of 9 property. However, for assessment years beginning on or after 10 January 1, 2027, structures on agricultural land constructed on 11 or after January 1, 2027, that are not agricultural dwellings 12 shall not be included in determination of productivity and 13 net earning capacity of agricultural property and shall not 14 be allocated any portion of the total county productivity 15 value so determined. However, such structures shall be 16 treated similarly to agricultural structures constructed 17 before January 1, 2027, when applying any equalization 18 order of the department. Such agricultural structures shall 19 instead be valued according to the structure’s replacement 20 cost less depreciation and obsolescence and the structure’s 21 assessed value subject to taxation prior to application of any 22 assessment limitation under subsection 4 shall be equal to the 23 product of the structure’s value multiplied by the agricultural 24 factor, as determined in 701 IAC 102.3(2) or succeeding rule of 25 the department. Any formula or method employed to determine 26 productivity and net earning capacity of property shall be 27 adopted in full by rule. 28 Sec. 51. Section 441.21, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended 29 to read as follows: 30 2. In the event market value of the property being assessed 31 cannot be readily established in the foregoing manner, then 32 the assessor may determine the value of the property using the 33 other uniform and recognized appraisal methods including its 34 productive and earning capacity, if any, industrial conditions, 35 -29- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 29/ 108
S.F. 2472 its cost, physical and functional depreciation and obsolescence 1 and replacement cost, and all other factors which would assist 2 in determining the fair and reasonable market value of the 3 property but the actual value shall not be determined by use 4 of only one such factor. The following shall not be taken into 5 consideration: Special value or use value of the property to 6 its present owner, and the goodwill or value of a business 7 which uses the property as distinguished from the value of 8 the property as property. In addition, for assessment years 9 beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and unless otherwise 10 required for property valued by the department of revenue 11 pursuant to chapters 428 , 437 , and 438 , the assessor shall not 12 take into consideration and shall not request from any person 13 sales or receipts data, expense data, balance sheets, bank 14 account information, or other data related to the financial 15 condition of a business operating in whole or in part on the 16 property if the property is both classified as commercial or 17 industrial property and owned and used by the owner of the 18 business. However, in assessing property that is rented or 19 leased to low-income individuals and families as authorized by 20 section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and which 21 section limits the amount that the individual or family pays 22 for the rental or lease of units in the property, the assessor 23 shall, unless the owner elects to withdraw the property from 24 the assessment procedures for section 42 property, use the 25 productive and earning capacity from the actual rents received 26 as a method of appraisal and shall take into account the extent 27 to which that use and limitation reduces the market value of 28 the property. The assessor shall not consider any tax credit 29 equity or other subsidized financing as income provided to 30 the property in determining the assessed value. The property 31 owner shall notify the assessor when property is withdrawn 32 from section 42 eligibility under the Internal Revenue Code 33 or if the owner elects to withdraw the property from the 34 assessment procedures for section 42 property under this 35 -30- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 30/ 108
S.F. 2472 subsection . The property shall not be subject to section 42 1 assessment procedures for the assessment year for which section 2 42 eligibility is withdrawn or an election is made. This 3 notification must be provided to the assessor no later than 4 March 1 of the assessment year or the owner will be subject to a 5 penalty of five hundred dollars for that assessment year. The 6 penalty shall be collected at the same time and in the same 7 manner as regular property taxes. An election to withdraw 8 from the assessment procedures for section 42 property is 9 irrevocable. Property that is withdrawn from the assessment 10 procedures for section 42 property shall be classified and 11 assessed as residential multiresidential property unless the 12 property otherwise fails to meet the requirements of subsection 13 14 13 . Upon adoption of uniform rules by the department of 14 revenue or succeeding authority covering assessments and 15 valuations of such properties, the valuation on such properties 16 shall be determined in accordance with such rules and in 17 accordance with forms and guidelines contained in the real 18 property appraisal manual prepared by the department as updated 19 from time to time for assessment purposes to assure uniformity, 20 but such rules, forms, and guidelines shall not be inconsistent 21 with or change the foregoing means of determining the actual, 22 market, taxable, and assessed values. 23 Sec. 52. Section 441.21, subsections 4 and 5, Code 2026, are 24 amended to read as follows: 25 4. For valuations established as of January 1, 1979 2026 , 26 the percentage of actual value at which agricultural and 27 residential property shall be assessed shall be the quotient of 28 the dividend and divisor as defined in this section determined 29 under this subsection . 30 a. (1) The percentage of actual value at which agricultural 31 property shall be assessed shall be the quotient of the 32 dividend and divisor as defined in this paragraph. The 33 dividend for each class of property shall be the dividend 34 as determined for each class of agricultural property 35 -31- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 31/ 108
S.F. 2472 for valuations established as of January 1, 1978 2025 , as 1 determined under the applicable law for that assessment year, 2 adjusted by the product obtained by multiplying the percentage 3 determined for that year by the amount of any additions or 4 deletions to actual value, excluding those resulting from 5 the revaluation of existing properties, as reported by the 6 assessors on the abstracts of assessment for 1978 2025 , plus 7 six three percent of the amount so determined. 8 (2) However, if the difference between the dividend so 9 determined for either class of property and the dividend for 10 that class of property for valuations established as of January 11 1, 1978, adjusted by the product obtained by multiplying 12 the percentage determined for that year by the amount of 13 any additions or deletions to actual value, excluding those 14 resulting from the revaluation of existing properties, as 15 reported by the assessors on the abstracts of assessment for 16 1978, is less than six percent, the 1979 dividend for the other 17 class of property shall be the dividend as determined for that 18 class of property for valuations established as of January 19 1, 1978, adjusted by the product obtained by multiplying 20 the percentage determined for that year by the amount of 21 any additions or deletions to actual value, excluding those 22 resulting from the revaluation of existing properties, as 23 reported by the assessors on the abstracts of assessment for 24 1978, plus a percentage of the amount so determined which is 25 equal to the percentage by which the dividend as determined 26 for the other class of property for valuations established 27 as of January 1, 1978, adjusted by the product obtained by 28 multiplying the percentage determined for that year by the 29 amount of any additions or deletions to actual value, excluding 30 those resulting from the revaluation of existing properties, as 31 reported by the assessors on the abstracts of assessment for 32 1978, is increased in arriving at the 1979 dividend for the 33 other class of property. 34 (3) For valuations established for assessment years 35 -32- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 32/ 108
S.F. 2472 beginning on or after January 1, 2022, the calculation of the 1 dividend for residential property under this subsection shall 2 exclude the value of all property described in subsection 14 , 3 paragraph “a” , subparagraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), 4 and the property described in subsection 14 , paragraph “a” , 5 subparagraph (7), that contains three or more separate dwelling 6 units. 7 b. (1) The divisor for each class of property shall be 8 the total actual value of all such agricultural property in 9 the state in the preceding year, as reported by the assessors 10 on the abstracts of assessment submitted for 1978 2025 , as 11 determined under the applicable law for that assessment year, 12 plus the amount of value added to said total actual value 13 by the revaluation of existing properties in 1979 2026 as 14 equalized by the director of revenue pursuant to section 15 441.49 . The director shall utilize information reported on 16 abstracts of assessment submitted pursuant to section 441.45 17 in determining such percentage. For valuations established as 18 of January 1, 2027, and each assessment year thereafter, the 19 percentage of actual value as equalized by the department of 20 revenue as provided in section 441.49 at which agricultural 21 property shall be assessed shall be calculated in accordance 22 with the methods provided in this paragraph. 23 (2) For valuations established for assessment years 24 beginning on or after January 1, 2022, the calculation of the 25 divisor for residential property under this subsection shall 26 exclude the value of all property described in subsection 14 , 27 paragraph “a” , subparagraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), 28 and the property described in subsection 14 , paragraph “a” , 29 subparagraph (7), that contains three or more separate dwelling 30 units. 31 c. (1) For valuations established as of January 1, 1980, 32 and each assessment year thereafter beginning before January 33 1, 2013, the percentage of actual value as equalized by the 34 director of revenue as provided in section 441.49 at which 35 -33- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 33/ 108
S.F. 2472 agricultural and residential property shall be assessed shall 1 be calculated in accordance with the methods provided in 2 this subsection , including the limitation of increases in 3 agricultural and residential assessed values to the percentage 4 increase of the other class of property if the other class 5 increases less than the allowable limit adjusted to include 6 the applicable and current values as equalized by the director 7 of revenue, except that any references to six percent in this 8 subsection shall be four percent. 9 (2) For valuations established as of January 1, 2013, and 10 each assessment year thereafter, the percentage of actual 11 value as equalized by the department of revenue as provided in 12 section 441.49 at which agricultural and residential property 13 shall be assessed shall be calculated in accordance with the 14 methods provided in this subsection , including the limitation 15 of increases in agricultural and residential assessed values to 16 the percentage increase of the other class of property if the 17 other class increases less than the allowable limit adjusted 18 to include the applicable and current values as equalized by 19 the department of revenue, except that any references to six 20 percent in this subsection shall be three percent. 21 b. (1) For valuations established for the assessment year 22 beginning January 1, 2025, the percentage of actual value as 23 equalized by the department of revenue as provided in section 24 441.49 at which residential property shall be assessed shall 25 be forty-four and five thousand three hundred forty-five 26 ten-thousandths percent. 27 (2) For valuations established for the assessment year 28 beginning January 1, 2026, the percentage of actual value as 29 equalized by the department of revenue as provided in section 30 441.49 at which residential property shall be assessed shall 31 be fifty-five percent. 32 (3) For valuations established for the assessment year 33 beginning January 1, 2027, and each assessment year thereafter, 34 the percentage of actual value as equalized by the department 35 -34- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 34/ 108
S.F. 2472 of revenue as provided in section 441.49 at which residential 1 property shall be assessed shall be sixty-five percent. 2 5. a. (1) For valuations established as of January 1, 3 1979, property valued by the department of revenue pursuant to 4 chapter 437 shall be considered as one class of property and 5 shall be assessed as a percentage of its actual value. The 6 percentage shall be determined by the director of revenue in 7 accordance with the provisions of this section . For valuations 8 established as of January 1, 1979, the percentage shall be 9 the quotient of the dividend and divisor as defined in this 10 section . The dividend shall be the total actual valuation 11 established for 1978 by the department of revenue, plus ten 12 percent of the amount so determined. The divisor for property 13 valued by the department of revenue pursuant to chapter 437 14 shall be the valuation established for 1978, plus the amount of 15 value added to the total actual value by the revaluation of the 16 property by the department of revenue as of January 1, 1979. 17 For valuations established as of January 1, 1980, property 18 valued by the department of revenue pursuant to chapter 437 19 shall be assessed at a percentage of its actual value. The 20 percentage shall be determined by the director of revenue in 21 accordance with the provisions of this section . For valuations 22 established as of January 1, 1980, the percentage shall be 23 the quotient of the dividend and divisor as defined in this 24 section . The dividend shall be the total actual valuation 25 established for 1979 by the department of revenue, plus eight 26 percent of the amount so determined. The divisor for property 27 valued by the department of revenue pursuant to chapter 437 28 shall be the valuation established for 1979, plus the amount of 29 value added to the total actual value by the revaluation of the 30 property by the department of revenue as of January 1, 1980. 31 For valuations established as of January 1, 1981, and each year 32 thereafter, the percentage of actual value at which property 33 valued by the department of revenue pursuant to chapter 437 34 shall be assessed shall be calculated in accordance with the 35 -35- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 35/ 108
S.F. 2472 methods provided herein, except that any references to ten 1 percent in this subsection shall be eight percent. 2 (2) (1) For valuations established on or after January 1, 3 2013, property valued by the department of revenue pursuant to 4 chapter 434 shall be assessed at a portion of its actual value 5 determined in the same manner at which property assessed as 6 commercial property is assessed under paragraph “b” for the same 7 assessment year. 8 (3) (2) For valuations established for the assessment year 9 beginning January 1, 2025, the percentage of actual value at 10 which property valued by the department of revenue pursuant to 11 chapters 428 and 438 shall be assessed shall be ninety-eight 12 percent. 13 (4) (3) For valuations established for the assessment year 14 beginning January 1, 2026, and each assessment year thereafter, 15 the percentage of actual value at which property valued by the 16 department of revenue pursuant to chapters 428 , 437, and 438 17 shall be assessed shall be ninety-six one hundred percent. 18 (5) For valuations established for the assessment year 19 beginning January 1, 2027, the percentage of actual value at 20 which property valued by the department of revenue pursuant to 21 chapters 428 and 438 shall be assessed shall be ninety-four 22 percent. 23 (6) For valuations established for the assessment year 24 beginning January 1, 2028, the percentage of actual value at 25 which property valued by the department of revenue pursuant 26 to chapters 428 and 438 shall be assessed shall be ninety-two 27 percent. 28 (7) For valuations established on or after January 1, 2029, 29 the percentage of actual value at which property valued by the 30 department of revenue pursuant to chapters 428 and 438 shall be 31 assessed shall be ninety percent. 32 b. For valuations established on or after January 1, 2013, 33 commercial Commercial property, excluding properties referred 34 to in section 427A.1, subsection 9, shall be assessed at a 35 -36- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 36/ 108
S.F. 2472 portion of its actual value, as determined in this paragraph 1 “b” . 2 (1) For valuations established for the assessment year 3 beginning January 1, 2013, the percentage of actual value 4 as equalized by the department of revenue as provided in 5 section 441.49 at which commercial property shall be assessed 6 shall be ninety-five percent. For valuations established 7 for the assessment year beginning January 1, 2014, and each 8 assessment year thereafter beginning before January 1, 2022, 9 the percentage of actual value as equalized by the department 10 of revenue as provided in section 441.49 at which commercial 11 property shall be assessed shall be ninety percent. 12 (2) (1) For valuations established for the assessment year 13 beginning January 1, 2022, and each assessment year thereafter 14 beginning before January 1, 2026 , the portion of actual value 15 at which each property unit of commercial property shall be 16 assessed shall be the sum of the following: 17 (a) An amount equal to the product of the assessment 18 limitation percentage applicable to residential property under 19 subsection 4 for that assessment year multiplied by the actual 20 value of the property that exceeds zero dollars but does not 21 exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars. 22 (b) An amount equal to ninety percent of the actual value of 23 the property for that assessment year that exceeds one hundred 24 fifty thousand dollars. 25 (2) For valuations established for the assessment year 26 beginning January 1, 2026, the portion of actual value at which 27 each property unit of commercial property shall be assessed 28 shall be the sum of the following: 29 (a) An amount equal to the product of the assessment 30 limitation percentage applicable to residential property under 31 subsection 4 for that assessment year multiplied by the actual 32 value of the property that exceeds zero dollars but does not 33 exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars. 34 (b) An amount equal to ninety-three percent of the actual 35 -37- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 37/ 108
S.F. 2472 value of the property for that assessment year that exceeds one 1 hundred fifty thousand dollars. 2 (3) For valuations established for the assessment year 3 beginning January 1, 2027, and each assessment year thereafter, 4 the portion of actual value at which each property unit of 5 commercial property shall be assessed shall be the sum of the 6 following: 7 (a) An amount equal to the product of the assessment 8 limitation percentage applicable to residential property under 9 subsection 4 for that assessment year multiplied by the actual 10 value of the property that exceeds zero dollars but does not 11 exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars. 12 (b) An amount equal to one hundred percent of the actual 13 value of the property for that assessment year that exceeds one 14 hundred fifty thousand dollars. 15 c. For valuations established on or after January 1, 2013, 16 industrial Industrial property, excluding properties referred 17 to in section 427A.1, subsection 9, shall be assessed at a 18 portion of its actual value, as determined in this paragraph 19 “c” . 20 (1) For valuations established for the assessment year 21 beginning January 1, 2013, the percentage of actual value 22 as equalized by the department of revenue as provided in 23 section 441.49 at which industrial property shall be assessed 24 shall be ninety-five percent. For valuations established 25 for the assessment year beginning January 1, 2014, and each 26 assessment year thereafter beginning before January 1, 2022, 27 the percentage of actual value as equalized by the department 28 of revenue as provided in section 441.49 at which industrial 29 property shall be assessed shall be ninety percent. 30 (2) (1) For valuations established for the assessment year 31 beginning January 1, 2022, and each assessment year thereafter 32 beginning before January 1, 2026 , the portion of actual value 33 at which each property unit of industrial property shall be 34 assessed shall be the sum of the following: 35 -38- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 38/ 108
S.F. 2472 (a) An amount equal to the product of the assessment 1 limitation percentage applicable to residential property under 2 subsection 4 for that assessment year multiplied by the actual 3 value of the property that exceeds zero dollars but does not 4 exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars. 5 (b) An amount equal to ninety percent of the actual value of 6 the property for that assessment year that exceeds one hundred 7 fifty thousand dollars. 8 (2) For valuations established for the assessment year 9 beginning January 1, 2026, the portion of actual value at which 10 each property unit of industrial property shall be assessed 11 shall be the sum of the following: 12 (a) An amount equal to the product of the assessment 13 limitation percentage applicable to residential property under 14 subsection 4 for that assessment year multiplied by the actual 15 value of the property that exceeds zero dollars but does not 16 exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars. 17 (b) An amount equal to ninety-three percent of the actual 18 value of the property for that assessment year that exceeds one 19 hundred fifty thousand dollars. 20 (3) For valuations established for the assessment year 21 beginning January 1, 2027, and each assessment year thereafter, 22 the portion of actual value at which each property unit of 23 industrial property shall be assessed shall be the sum of the 24 following: 25 (a) An amount equal to the product of the assessment 26 limitation percentage applicable to residential property under 27 subsection 4 for that assessment year multiplied by the actual 28 value of the property that exceeds zero dollars but does not 29 exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars. 30 (b) An amount equal to one hundred percent of the actual 31 value of the property for that assessment year that exceeds one 32 hundred fifty thousand dollars. 33 d. For valuations established for the assessment year 34 beginning January 1, 2019, and each assessment year thereafter, 35 -39- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 39/ 108
S.F. 2472 the percentages or portions of actual value at which property 1 is assessed, as determined under this subsection, shall not be 2 applied to the value of wind energy conversion property valued 3 under section 427B.26 the construction of which is approved by 4 the Iowa utilities commission on or after July 1, 2018. 5 e. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, 6 there is appropriated from the general fund of the state to 7 the department of revenue the sum of one hundred twenty-two 8 million three hundred fifty thousand dollars to be used 9 for payments under this paragraph calculated as a result 10 of the assessment limitations imposed under paragraph “b” , 11 subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (a), and paragraph 12 “c” , subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (a). For each 13 fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2024, but before 14 July 1, 2027, there is appropriated from the general fund of 15 the state to the department of revenue the sum of one hundred 16 twenty-five million dollars to be used for payments under this 17 paragraph calculated as a result of the assessment limitations 18 imposed under paragraph “b” , subparagraph (2), subparagraph 19 division (a), Code 2026, and paragraph “c” , subparagraph (2), 20 subparagraph division (a) , Code 2026 . 21 (2) For fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2023, but 22 before July 1, 2027, each county treasurer shall be paid by the 23 department of revenue an amount calculated under subparagraph 24 (4) for the applicable fiscal year . If an amount appropriated 25 for the fiscal year is insufficient to make all payments as 26 calculated under subparagraph (4), the director of revenue 27 shall prorate the payments to the county treasurers and shall 28 notify the county auditors of the pro rata percentage on or 29 before September 30. 30 (3) On or before July 1 of each applicable fiscal year, the 31 assessor shall report to the county auditor that portion of the 32 total actual value of all commercial property and industrial 33 property in the county that is subject to the assessment 34 limitations imposed under paragraph “b” , subparagraph (2), 35 -40- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 40/ 108
S.F. 2472 subparagraph division (a), Code 2026, and paragraph “c” , 1 subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (a), Code 2026, for the 2 assessment year used to calculate the taxes due and payable in 3 that fiscal year. 4 (4) On or before September 1 of each applicable fiscal year, 5 the county auditor shall prepare a statement, based on the 6 report received in subparagraph (3) and information transmitted 7 to the county auditor under chapter 434 , listing for each 8 taxing district in the county: 9 (a) The product of the portion of the total actual value 10 of all commercial property, industrial property, and property 11 valued by the department under chapter 434 in the county 12 that is subject to the assessment limitations imposed under 13 paragraph “b” , subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (a), 14 Code 2026, and paragraph “c” , subparagraph (2), subparagraph 15 division (a), Code 2026, for the applicable assessment year 16 used to calculate taxes which are due and payable in the 17 applicable fiscal year multiplied by the difference, stated 18 as a percentage, between ninety percent and the assessment 19 limitation percentage applicable to residential property under 20 subsection 4 for the applicable assessment year. 21 (b) The tax levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed 22 value for each taxing district for the applicable fiscal year. 23 (c) The amount of the payment for each county is equal to 24 the amount determined pursuant to subparagraph division (a), 25 multiplied by the tax rate specified in subparagraph division 26 (b), and then divided by one thousand dollars. 27 (5) The county auditor shall certify and forward one copy of 28 the statement described in subparagraph (4) to the department 29 of revenue not later than September 1 of each fiscal year. 30 (6) The amounts determined under this paragraph shall 31 be paid by the department to the county treasurers in equal 32 installments in September and March of each year. The county 33 treasurer shall apportion the payments among the eligible 34 taxing districts in the county and the amounts received by each 35 -41- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 41/ 108
S.F. 2472 taxing authority shall be treated the same as property taxes 1 paid. 2 f. For the purposes of this subsection , unless the context 3 otherwise requires: 4 (1) “Contiguous parcels” means any of the following: 5 (a) Parcels that share a common boundary. 6 (b) Parcels within the same building or structure 7 regardless of whether the parcels share a common boundary. 8 (c) Permanent improvements to the land that are situated 9 on one or more parcels of land that are assessed and taxed 10 separately from the permanent improvements if the parcels of 11 land upon which the permanent improvements are situated share 12 a common boundary. 13 (2) “Parcel” means the same as defined in section 445.1 . 14 “Parcel” also means that portion of a parcel assigned a 15 classification of commercial property or industrial property 16 pursuant to section 441.21, subsection 14, paragraph “b” , Code 17 2026 . 18 (3) “Property unit” means a parcel or contiguous parcels 19 all of which are located within the same county, with the same 20 property tax classification, are owned by the same person, and 21 are operated by that person for a common use and purpose. 22 Sec. 53. Section 441.21, subsection 8, paragraph b, Code 23 2026, is amended to read as follows: 24 b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a” , any construction or 25 installation of a solar energy system on property classified 26 as agricultural, residential, multiresidential, commercial, or 27 industrial property shall not increase the actual, assessed, 28 and taxable values of the property for five full assessment 29 years. 30 Sec. 54. Section 441.21, subsections 9 and 10, Code 2026, 31 are amended to read as follows: 32 9. Not later than November 1, 1979 2026 , and November 33 1 of each subsequent year, the director shall certify to 34 the county auditor of each county the percentages of actual 35 -42- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 42/ 108
S.F. 2472 value at which residential property, agricultural property, 1 commercial property, industrial property, property valued by 2 the department of revenue pursuant to chapters 428 and 438, 3 property valued by the department of revenue pursuant to 4 chapter 434, and property valued by the department of revenue 5 pursuant to chapter 437 in each assessing jurisdiction in 6 the county each classification of property shall be assessed 7 for taxation , including for assessment years beginning on 8 or after January 1, 2022, the percentages used to apply the 9 assessment limitations under subsection 5, paragraphs “b” 10 and “c” . The county auditor shall proceed to determine the 11 assessed values of agricultural property, residential property, 12 commercial property, industrial property, property valued by 13 the department of revenue pursuant to chapters 428 and 438, 14 property valued by the department of revenue pursuant to 15 chapter 434, and property valued by the department of revenue 16 pursuant to chapter 437 by applying such percentages to the 17 current actual value of such property, as reported to the 18 county auditor by the assessor, and the assessed values so 19 determined shall be the taxable values of such properties upon 20 which the levy shall be made. 21 10. The percentages percentage of actual value computed by 22 the department of revenue under subsection 4 for agricultural 23 property , residential property, commercial property, industrial 24 property, property valued by the department of revenue pursuant 25 to chapters 428 and 438 , property valued by the department of 26 revenue pursuant to chapter 434 , and property valued by the 27 department of revenue pursuant to chapter 437 , including for 28 assessment years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, the 29 percentages used to apply the assessment limitations under 30 subsection 5 , paragraphs “b” and “c” , and used to determine 31 assessed values of those classes of agricultural property 32 do does not constitute a rule as defined in section 17A.2, 33 subsection 11 . 34 Sec. 55. Section 441.21, subsection 13, paragraph a, 35 -43- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 43/ 108
S.F. 2472 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 Beginning with valuations established on or after January 3 1, 2016 2027 , but before January 1, 2022, all of the following 4 shall be valued as a separate class of property known as 5 multiresidential property and, excluding properties referred 6 to in section 427A.1, subsection 9 , shall be assessed at 7 a percentage of its actual value, as determined in this 8 subsection : 9 Sec. 56. Section 441.21, subsection 13, paragraph b, Code 10 2026, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting in 11 lieu thereof the following: 12 b. For valuations established for the assessment 13 year beginning January 1, 2027, and each assessment year 14 thereafter, the percentage of actual value as equalized by the 15 department of revenue as provided in section 441.49 at which 16 multiresidential property shall be assessed shall be eighty 17 percent. 18 Sec. 57. Section 441.21, subsection 13, paragraph c, Code 19 2026, is amended to read as follows: 20 c. Beginning with valuations established on or after 21 January 1, 2016 2027 , but before January 1, 2022, for parcels 22 for which a portion of the parcel satisfies the requirements 23 for classification as multiresidential property pursuant to 24 paragraph “a” , subparagraph (5) or (6), the assessor shall 25 assign to that portion of the parcel the classification 26 of multiresidential property and to such other portions of 27 the parcel the property classification for which such other 28 portions qualify. 29 Sec. 58. Section 441.21, subsection 13, Code 2026, is 30 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 31 NEW PARAGRAPH . f. For purposes of equalization under 32 sections 441.47 through 441.49, multiresidential property shall 33 be considered residential property. 34 Sec. 59. Section 441.21, subsection 14, Code 2026, is 35 -44- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 44/ 108
S.F. 2472 amended to read as follows: 1 14. a. Beginning with valuations established on or after 2 January 1, 2022 2027 , all of the following property primarily 3 used or intended for human habitation containing two or fewer 4 dwelling units shall be classified and valued as residential 5 property : . 6 (1) Property primarily used or intended for human 7 habitation containing two or fewer dwelling units. 8 (2) Mobile home parks. 9 (3) Manufactured home communities. 10 (4) Land-leased communities. 11 (5) Assisted living facilities. 12 (6) A parcel primarily used or intended for human habitation 13 containing three or more separate dwelling units. If a 14 portion of such a parcel is used or intended for a purpose 15 that, if the primary use, would be classified as commercial 16 property or industrial property, each such portion, including 17 a proportionate share of the land included in the parcel, if 18 applicable, shall be assigned the appropriate classification 19 pursuant to paragraph “b” . 20 (7) For a parcel that is primarily used or intended for use 21 as commercial property or industrial property, that portion 22 of the parcel that is used or intended for human habitation, 23 regardless of the number of dwelling units contained on the 24 parcel, including a proportionate share of the land included 25 in the parcel, if applicable. The portion of such a parcel 26 used or intended for use as commercial property or industrial 27 property, including a proportionate share of the land included 28 in the parcel, if applicable, shall be assigned the appropriate 29 classification pursuant to paragraph “b” . 30 b. Beginning with valuations established on or after 31 January 1, 2022, for parcels for which a portion of the parcel 32 satisfies the requirements for classification as residential 33 property pursuant to paragraph “a” , subparagraph (6) or (7), 34 the assessor shall assign to that portion of the parcel the 35 -45- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 45/ 108
S.F. 2472 classification of residential property and to such other 1 portions of the parcel the property classification for which 2 such other portions qualify. 3 c. Property that is rented or leased to low-income 4 individuals and families as authorized by section 42 of the 5 Internal Revenue Code , and that has not been withdrawn from 6 section 42 assessment procedures under subsection 2 of this 7 section , or a hotel, motel, inn, or other building where rooms 8 or dwelling units are usually rented for less than one month 9 shall not be classified as residential property under this 10 subsection . 11 d. As used in this subsection : 12 (1) “Assisted living facility” means property for providing 13 assisted living as defined in section 231C.2 . “Assisted living 14 facility” also includes a health care facility, as defined in 15 section 135C.1 , an elder group home, as defined in section 16 231B.1 , a child foster care facility under chapter 237 , or 17 property used for a hospice program as defined in section 18 135J.1 . 19 (2) “Dwelling unit” means an apartment, group of rooms, 20 or single room which is occupied as separate living quarters 21 or, if vacant, is intended for occupancy as separate living 22 quarters, in which a tenant can live and sleep separately from 23 any other persons in the building. 24 (3) “Land-leased community” means the same as defined in 25 sections 335.30A and 414.28A . 26 (4) “Manufactured home community” means the same as a 27 land-leased community. 28 (5) “Mobile home park” means the same as defined in section 29 435.1 . 30 Sec. 60. Section 441.33, Code 2026, is amended by adding the 31 following new subsection: 32 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. Ex parte communications with board of 33 review members are prohibited in protests before the board. 34 Sec. 61. Section 558.46, Code 2026, is amended by adding the 35 -46- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 46/ 108
S.F. 2472 following new subsection: 1 NEW SUBSECTION . 4A. For the purposes of this section, 2 “residential property” includes multiresidential property. 3 Sec. 62. SAVINGS PROVISION. This division of this Act, 4 pursuant to section 4.13, does not affect the operation of, 5 or prohibit the application of, prior provisions of section 6 441.21, or rules adopted under chapter 17A to administer prior 7 provisions of section 441.21, for assessment years beginning 8 before January 1, 2026, or for duties, powers, protests, 9 appeals, proceedings, actions, or remedies attributable to an 10 assessment year beginning before January 1, 2026, including 11 property taxes due and payable in a fiscal year as the result 12 of an assessment year beginning before January 1, 2026. 13 Sec. 63. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following take effect January 14 1, 2027: 15 1. The section of this division of this Act amending section 16 386.8. 17 2. The section of this division of this Act amending section 18 386.9. 19 3. The section of this division of this Act amending section 20 386.10. 21 4. The section of this division of this Act amending section 22 404.2, subsection 2, paragraph “f”. 23 5. The section of this division of this Act amending section 24 404.3, subsection 4, paragraph “a”. 25 6. The section of this division of this Act amending section 26 404.3A. 27 7. The section of this division of this Act amending section 28 404.3D. 29 8. The section of this division of this Act amending section 30 441.21, subsection 2. 31 9. The section of this division of this Act amending section 32 441.21, subsection 8, paragraph “b”. 33 10. The sections of this division of this Act amending 34 section 441.21, subsection 13. 35 -47- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 47/ 108
S.F. 2472 11. The section of this division of this Act amending 1 section 441.21, subsection 14. 2 12. The section of this division of this Act amending 3 section 558.46. 4 Sec. 64. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. Except as otherwise 5 provided in this division of this Act, this division of this 6 Act applies retroactively to assessment years beginning on or 7 after January 1, 2026. 8 Sec. 65. APPLICABILITY. The following apply to assessment 9 years beginning on or after January 1, 2027: 10 1. The section of this division of this Act amending section 11 386.8. 12 2. The section of this division of this Act amending section 13 386.9. 14 3. The section of this division of this Act amending section 15 386.10. 16 4. The section of this division of this Act amending section 17 404.2, subsection 2, paragraph “f”. 18 5. The section of this division of this Act amending section 19 404.3, subsection 4, paragraph “a”. 20 6. The section of this division of this Act amending section 21 404.3A. 22 7. The section of this division of this Act amending section 23 404.3D. 24 8. The section of this division of this Act amending section 25 441.21, subsection 2. 26 9. The section of this division of this Act amending section 27 441.21, subsection 8, paragraph “b”. 28 10. The sections of this division of this Act amending 29 section 441.21, subsection 13. 30 11. The section of this division of this Act amending 31 section 441.21, subsection 14. 32 12. The section of this division of this Act amending 33 section 558.46. 34 DIVISION V 35 -48- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 48/ 108
S.F. 2472 DISABLED VETERAN AND HOMESTEAD CREDITS AND EXEMPTIONS 1 Sec. 66. Section 25B.7, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 2 2026, is amended to read as follows: 3 a. Homestead tax credit pursuant to section 425.1 , and 4 sections 425.2 through 425.13 , and section 425.15 . 5 Sec. 67. Section 425.1, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended 6 by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the 7 following: 8 2. a. The homestead credit fund shall be apportioned each 9 year so as to give a credit against the tax on each eligible 10 homestead in the state equal to the amounts specified pursuant 11 to paragraph “b” or “c” , as applicable. 12 b. (1) If the owner of a homestead allowed a credit under 13 this subchapter is any of the following, the homestead credit 14 allowed on the homestead shall be the entire amount of tax 15 levied on the homestead: 16 (a) A veteran of any of the military forces of the United 17 States who acquired the homestead under 38 U.S.C. §21.801, 18 21.802 prior to August 6, 1991, or under 38 U.S.C. §2101, 2102. 19 (b) A veteran as defined in section 35.1 with a permanent 20 service-connected disability rating of one hundred percent, as 21 certified by the United States department of veterans affairs, 22 or a permanent and total disability rating based on individual 23 unemployability that is compensated at the one hundred percent 24 disability rate, as certified by the United States department 25 of veterans affairs. 26 (c) A former member of the national guard of any state 27 who otherwise meets the service requirements of section 35.1, 28 subsection 2, paragraph “b” , subparagraph (2) or (7), with a 29 permanent service-connected disability rating of one hundred 30 percent, as certified by the United States department of 31 veterans affairs, or a permanent and total disability rating 32 based on individual unemployability that is compensated at the 33 one hundred percent disability rate, as certified by the United 34 States department of veterans affairs. 35 -49- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 49/ 108
S.F. 2472 (d) An individual who is a surviving spouse or a child and 1 who is receiving dependency and indemnity compensation pursuant 2 to 38 U.S.C. §1301 et seq., as certified by the United States 3 department of veterans affairs. 4 (2) (a) For an owner described in subparagraph (1), 5 subparagraph division (a), (b), or (c), the credit allowed 6 shall be continued to the estate of an owner who is deceased 7 or the surviving spouse and any child, as defined in section 8 234.1, who are the beneficiaries of a deceased owner, so long 9 as the surviving spouse remains unmarried. 10 (b) An individual described in subparagraph (1), 11 subparagraph division (d), is no longer eligible for the credit 12 upon termination of dependency and indemnity compensation under 13 38 U.S.C. §1301 et seq. 14 (3) An owner or a beneficiary of an owner who elects to 15 secure the credit provided in this paragraph is not eligible 16 for the credit provided in paragraph “c” or any other real 17 property tax credit or exemption provided by law for veterans 18 of military service. 19 (4) If an owner acquires a different homestead, the 20 credit allowed under this paragraph may be claimed on the new 21 homestead unless the owner fails to meet the other requirements 22 of this paragraph. 23 (5) (a) Except as provided in subparagraph division (b), 24 the list of the names and addresses of individuals allowed 25 a credit under this paragraph and maintained by the county 26 recorder, county treasurer, county assessor, city assessor, or 27 other government body is confidential information and shall 28 not be disseminated to any person unless otherwise ordered by 29 a court or released by the lawful custodian of the records 30 pursuant to state or federal law. The county recorder, county 31 treasurer, county assessor, city assessor, or other government 32 body responsible for maintaining the names and addresses 33 of individuals allowed a credit under this paragraph may 34 display such credit on individual paper records and individual 35 -50- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 50/ 108
S.F. 2472 electronic records, including display on an internet site. 1 (b) Upon request, a county recorder, county assessor, city 2 assessor, or other entity may share information as described in 3 subparagraph division (a) to a county veterans service officer 4 for purposes of providing information on benefits and services 5 available to veterans and their families. 6 (6) (a) For an owner who makes an application to secure 7 the credit provided in this paragraph before July 1, 2026, 8 and for the beneficiary of such an owner, “homestead” shall 9 mean the same as defined in section 425.11 for each succeeding 10 assessment year. 11 (b) For an owner who makes an application to secure the 12 credit provided in this paragraph on or after July 1, 2026, and 13 for the beneficiary of such an owner, “homestead” shall mean the 14 same as provided in section 425.11, except the homestead shall 15 not include appurtenances and shall not exceed one-half acre. 16 (7) For purposes of this paragraph, “permanent and total 17 disability rating based on individual unemployability” means 18 a condition under which a person has either a permanent 19 service-connected disability rating of sixty percent or two or 20 more permanent service-connected disability conditions in which 21 one of the conditions has at least a forty percent rating and 22 the combined rating for all the conditions is at least seventy 23 percent, and the person has an administrative adjustment added 24 to the service-connected disability rating, due to individual 25 unemployability, such that the United States department of 26 veterans affairs rates the veteran permanently and totally 27 disabled for purposes of disability compensation. 28 c. (1) For assessment years beginning prior to January 29 1, 2026, unless eligible under section 425.15, Code 2026, an 30 amount equal to the actual levy on the first four thousand 31 eight hundred fifty dollars of actual value for each homestead. 32 (2) For the assessment year beginning January 1, 2026, 33 and each assessment year thereafter, unless eligible under 34 paragraph “b” , zero. 35 -51- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 51/ 108
S.F. 2472 Sec. 68. Section 425.1A, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended 1 to read as follows: 2 1. The following exemptions from taxation shall be 3 allowed in addition to following application of the homestead 4 credit exemption under subsection 1A for an owner that has 5 attained the age of sixty-five years by January 1 of the 6 assessment year: 7 a. For the assessment year beginning January 1, 2023, the 8 eligible homestead, not to exceed three thousand two hundred 9 fifty dollars in taxable value. 10 b. For the assessment year years beginning on or after 11 January 1, 2024, and each succeeding assessment year, the 12 eligible homestead, not to exceed six thousand five hundred 13 dollars in taxable value. 14 Sec. 69. Section 425.1A, Code 2026, is amended by adding the 15 following new subsection: 16 NEW SUBSECTION . 1A. a. (1) Except as provided in 17 subparagraph (2), for the assessment year beginning January 1, 18 2026, an exemption from taxation of five percent of taxable 19 value, but not less than four thousand eight hundred fifty 20 dollars in taxable value and not to exceed an exemption of 21 thirty-five thousand dollars in taxable value, shall be allowed 22 on each eligible homestead. 23 (2) (a) For an owner that has attained the age of sixty 24 years but has not yet attained the age of seventy by January 1 25 of the assessment year, the amount of the exemption shall be 26 sixty percent of taxable value, not to exceed an exemption of 27 three hundred fifty thousand dollars in taxable value. 28 (b) For an owner that has attained the age of seventy years 29 but has not yet attained the age of eighty by January 1 of the 30 assessment year, the amount of the exemption shall be seventy 31 percent of taxable value, not to exceed an exemption of three 32 hundred fifty thousand dollars in taxable value. 33 (c) For an owner that has attained the age of eighty years 34 but has not yet attained the age of ninety by January 1 of the 35 -52- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 52/ 108
S.F. 2472 assessment year, the amount of the exemption shall be eighty 1 percent of taxable value, not to exceed an exemption of three 2 hundred fifty thousand dollars in taxable value. 3 (d) For an owner that has attained the age of ninety years 4 but has not yet attained the age of one hundred by January 1 5 of the assessment year, the amount of the exemption shall be 6 ninety percent of taxable value, not to exceed an exemption of 7 three hundred fifty thousand dollars in taxable value. 8 (e) For an owner that has attained the age of one hundred 9 years by January 1 of the assessment year, the amount of the 10 exemption shall be one hundred percent of taxable value, not 11 to exceed an exemption of three hundred fifty thousand dollars 12 in taxable value. 13 b. (1) Except as provided in subparagraph (2), for each 14 assessment year beginning on or after January 1, 2027, an 15 exemption from taxation of fifteen percent of taxable value, 16 but not less than four thousand eight hundred fifty dollars in 17 taxable value and not to exceed an exemption of one hundred 18 fifty thousand dollars in taxable value, shall be allowed on 19 each eligible homestead. 20 (2) (a) For an owner that has attained the age of sixty 21 years but has not yet attained the age of seventy by January 1 22 of the assessment year, the amount of the exemption shall be 23 sixty percent of taxable value, not to exceed an exemption of 24 three hundred fifty thousand dollars in taxable value. 25 (b) For an owner that has attained the age of seventy years 26 but has not yet attained the age of eighty by January 1 of the 27 assessment year, the amount of the exemption shall be seventy 28 percent of taxable value, not to exceed an exemption of three 29 hundred fifty thousand dollars in taxable value. 30 (c) For an owner that has attained the age of eighty years 31 but has not yet attained the age of ninety by January 1 of the 32 assessment year, the amount of the exemption shall be eighty 33 percent of taxable value, not to exceed an exemption of three 34 hundred fifty thousand dollars in taxable value. 35 -53- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 53/ 108
S.F. 2472 (d) For an owner that has attained the age of ninety years 1 but has not yet attained the age of one hundred by January 1 2 of the assessment year, the amount of the exemption shall be 3 ninety percent of taxable value, not to exceed an exemption of 4 three hundred fifty thousand dollars in taxable value. 5 (e) For an owner that has attained the age of one hundred 6 years by January 1 of the assessment year, the amount of the 7 exemption shall be one hundred percent of taxable value, not 8 to exceed an exemption of three hundred fifty thousand dollars 9 in taxable value. 10 c. (1) For the assessment year beginning January 1, 11 2028, and for each subsequent assessment year, the maximum 12 exemption amounts under paragraph “b” shall be multiplied by 13 the cumulative adjustment factor for that assessment year. 14 “Cumulative adjustment factor” means the product of the annual 15 adjustment factor for the assessment year beginning January 16 1, 2027, and all annual adjustment factors for subsequent 17 assessment years. The cumulative adjustment factor applies to 18 the assessment year beginning in the calendar year for which 19 the latest annual adjustment factor has been determined. 20 (2) The annual adjustment factor for the assessment year 21 beginning January 1, 2027, is one hundred percent. For each 22 subsequent assessment year, the annual adjustment factor equals 23 the annual inflation factor for the calendar year, in which 24 the assessment year begins, as computed in section 422.4 for 25 purposes of the individual income tax. 26 (3) The cumulative adjustment factor shall be determined 27 annually by the department of revenue. 28 Sec. 70. Section 425.1A, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended 29 to read as follows: 30 2. Section 25B.7, subsection 1 , shall not apply to the 31 property tax exemption exemptions provided in this section . 32 Sec. 71. Section 425.2, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2026, are 33 amended to read as follows: 34 1. A person who wishes to qualify for the homestead credit 35 -54- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 54/ 108
S.F. 2472 or exemptions allowed under this subchapter shall obtain the 1 appropriate forms for filing for the credit from the assessor. 2 The forms shall include the ability to claim the credit under 3 section 425.1 and the exemptions under section 425.1A. 4 However, a separate form shall be required for claiming a 5 credit under section 425.1, subsection 2, paragraph “b” . The 6 person claiming the credit or exemption shall file a verified 7 statement and designation of homestead with the assessor for 8 the year for which the person is first claiming the credit 9 or exemption . The claim shall be filed not later than July 10 1 of the year for which the person is claiming the credit or 11 exemption . A claim filed after July 1 of the year for which the 12 person is claiming the credit or exemption shall be considered 13 as a claim filed for the following year. 14 2. Upon the filing and allowance of the claim, the claim 15 shall be allowed on that homestead for successive years without 16 further filing as long as the property is legally or equitably 17 owned and used as a homestead by that person or that person’s 18 spouse on July 1 of each of those successive years, and the 19 owner of the property being claimed as a homestead declares 20 residency in Iowa for purposes of income taxation, and the 21 property is occupied by that person or that person’s spouse 22 for at least six months in each of those calendar years in 23 which the fiscal year begins. When the property is sold or 24 transferred, the buyer or transferee who wishes to qualify 25 shall refile for the credit or exemption . However, when the 26 property is transferred as part of a distribution made pursuant 27 to chapter 598 , the transferee who is the spouse retaining 28 ownership of the property is not required to refile for the 29 credit or exemption . Property divided pursuant to chapter 598 30 shall not be modified following the division of the property. 31 An owner who ceases to use a property for a homestead or 32 intends not to use it as a homestead for at least six months in 33 a calendar year shall provide written notice to the assessor 34 by July 1 following the date on which the use is changed. A 35 -55- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 55/ 108
S.F. 2472 person who sells or transfers a homestead or the personal 1 representative of a deceased person who had a homestead at the 2 time of death, shall provide written notice to the assessor 3 that the property is no longer the homestead of the former 4 claimant. 5 Sec. 72. Section 425.2, subsection 4, Code 2026, is amended 6 by striking the subsection. 7 Sec. 73. Section 425.2, subsections 5 and 6, Code 2026, are 8 amended to read as follows: 9 5. Any person sixty-five years of age or older or any person 10 who is disabled may request, in writing, from the appropriate 11 assessor forms for filing for homestead tax credit . Any 12 person sixty-five years of age or older or who is disabled 13 may complete the form, which shall include a statement of 14 homestead, and mail or return it to the appropriate assessor. 15 The signature of the claimant on the statement shall be 16 considered the claimant’s acknowledgment that all statements 17 and facts entered on the form are correct to the best of the 18 claimant’s knowledge. 19 6. Upon adoption of a resolution by the county board 20 of supervisors, any person may request, in writing, from 21 the appropriate assessor forms for the filing for homestead 22 tax credit . The person may complete the form, which shall 23 include a statement of homestead, and mail or return it to 24 the appropriate assessor. The signature of the claimant on 25 the statement of homestead shall be considered the claimant’s 26 acknowledgment that all statements and facts entered on the 27 form are correct to the best of the claimant’s knowledge. 28 Sec. 74. Section 425.8, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended 29 to read as follows: 30 1. The director of revenue shall prescribe the form 31 for the making of a verified statement and designation of 32 homestead, the form for the supporting affidavits required 33 herein, and such other forms as may be necessary for the proper 34 administration of this subchapter . Whenever necessary, the 35 -56- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 56/ 108
S.F. 2472 department of revenue shall forward to the county auditors of 1 the several counties in the state the prescribed sample forms, 2 and the county auditors shall furnish blank forms prepared in 3 accordance therewith with the assessment rolls, books, and 4 supplies delivered to the assessors. The department of revenue 5 shall prescribe and the county auditors shall provide on the 6 forms for claiming the homestead credit a statement to the 7 effect that the owner realizes that the owner must give written 8 notice to the assessor when the owner changes the use of the 9 property. 10 Sec. 75. Section 425.11, subsection 1, paragraph d, 11 subparagraph (1), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2026, is amended 12 to read as follows: 13 The homestead includes the dwelling house which the owner, 14 in good faith, is occupying as a home on July 1 of the year for 15 which the credit or exemption is claimed and occupies as a home 16 for at least six months during the calendar year in which the 17 fiscal year begins, except as otherwise provided. 18 Sec. 76. Section 425.11, subsection 1, paragraph d, 19 subparagraph (3), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 20 (3) It must not embrace more than one dwelling house, but 21 where a homestead has more than one dwelling house situated 22 thereon, the exemption and or credit provided for in this 23 subchapter shall apply to the home and buildings used by the 24 owner, but shall not apply to any other dwelling house and 25 buildings appurtenant. 26 Sec. 77. Section 425.11, subsection 1, paragraph e, 27 subparagraph (2), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 28 (2) For the purpose of this subchapter , the word “owner” 29 shall be construed to mean a bona fide owner and not one for 30 the purpose only of availing the person of the benefits of this 31 subchapter . In order to qualify for the homestead tax credit 32 and or exemption, evidence of ownership shall be on file in the 33 office of the clerk of the district court or recorded in the 34 office of the county recorder at the time the owner files with 35 -57- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 57/ 108
S.F. 2472 the assessor a verified statement of the homestead claimed by 1 the owner as provided in section 425.2 . 2 Sec. 78. Section 425.17, subsection 4, Code 2026, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 4. “Homestead” means the dwelling owned or rented and 5 actually used as a home by the claimant during the period 6 specified in subsection 2 , and so much of the land surrounding 7 it including one or more contiguous lots or tracts of land, 8 as is reasonably necessary for use of the dwelling as a home, 9 but not exceeding one-half acre, and may consist of a part of 10 a multidwelling or multipurpose building and a part of the 11 land upon which it is built. It does not include personal 12 property except that a manufactured or mobile home may be 13 a homestead. Any dwelling or a part of a multidwelling or 14 multipurpose building which is exempt from taxation, except 15 for an exemption under section 425.1A , does not qualify as a 16 homestead under this subchapter . However, solely for purposes 17 of claimants living in a property and receiving reimbursement 18 for rent constituting property taxes paid immediately before 19 the property becomes tax exempt, and continuing to live in it 20 after it becomes tax exempt, the property shall continue to 21 be classified as a homestead. A homestead must be located 22 in this state. When a person is confined in a nursing home, 23 extended-care facility, or hospital, the person shall be 24 considered as occupying or living in the person’s homestead 25 if the person is the owner of the homestead and the person 26 maintains the homestead and does not lease, rent, or otherwise 27 receive profits from other persons for the use of the 28 homestead. 29 Sec. 79. Section 483A.24, subsection 20, Code 2026, is 30 amended to read as follows: 31 20. Upon payment of a fee established by rules adopted 32 pursuant to section 483A.1 for a lifetime trout fishing 33 license, the department shall issue a lifetime trout fishing 34 license to a person who is at least sixty-five years of age or 35 -58- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 58/ 108
S.F. 2472 to a person who qualifies for the disabled veteran homestead 1 credit under section 425.15 425.1, subsection 2, paragraph “b” . 2 The department shall prepare an application to be used by a 3 person requesting a lifetime trout fishing license under this 4 subsection . 5 Sec. 80. REPEAL. Section 425.15, Code 2026, is repealed. 6 Sec. 81. IMPLEMENTATION. Homestead owners who have filed 7 for or that are receiving homestead credits or exemptions under 8 chapter 425, subchapter I, before the effective date of this 9 division of this Act shall continue to receive such credits and 10 exemptions for which the owner is eligible for assessment years 11 beginning on or after January 1, 2026, without refiling, and, 12 if the owner is eligible, shall receive the exemption under 13 section 425.1A, subsection 1A, as enacted in this division of 14 this Act, without filing for such exemption. 15 Sec. 82. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This division of this 16 Act applies retroactively to assessment years beginning on or 17 after January 1, 2026. 18 DIVISION VI 19 MILITARY SERVICE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION 20 Sec. 83. Section 426A.11, subsection 2, Code 2026, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 2. a. The property, not to exceed one thousand eight 23 hundred fifty-two dollars in taxable value for assessment years 24 beginning before January 1, 2023, of an honorably separated, 25 retired, furloughed to a reserve, placed on inactive status, 26 or discharged veteran, as defined in section 35.1, subsection 27 2 , paragraph “a” or “b” . 28 b. The property, not to exceed four thousand dollars in 29 taxable value for the assessment years beginning on or after 30 January 1, 2023, but before January 1, 2026, of an honorably 31 separated, retired, furloughed to a reserve, placed on inactive 32 status, or discharged veteran, as defined in section 35.1, 33 subsection 2 , paragraph “a” or “b” . 34 c. For assessment years beginning on or after January 35 -59- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 59/ 108
S.F. 2472 1, 2026, the property of an honorably separated, retired, 1 furloughed to a reserve, placed on inactive status, or 2 discharged veteran, as defined in section 35.1, subsection 2, 3 paragraph “a” or “b” not to exceed the lesser of two percent of 4 the taxable value of the property or fourteen thousand dollars, 5 but not less than five thousand dollars. 6 Sec. 84. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This division of this 7 Act applies retroactively to January 1, 2026, for assessment 8 years beginning on or after that date. 9 DIVISION VII 10 HOSPITAL AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROPERTY TAX LEVIES 11 Sec. 85. Section 347.7, Code 2026, is amended by adding the 12 following new subsection: 13 NEW SUBSECTION . 3A. a. (1) For the fiscal year beginning 14 July 1, 2027, and the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2028, any 15 property tax levy imposed for a county hospital under this 16 chapter that is limited by law to a specific property tax 17 levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value shall 18 not exceed a levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed 19 value that is equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient 20 obtained by dividing one hundred one and three-fourths percent 21 of the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars 22 certified for such levy by the remainder of the total assessed 23 value used to calculate such taxes for the budget year minus 24 value attributable to new valuation. 25 (2) For fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2029, 26 any property tax levy imposed for a county hospital under 27 this chapter that is limited by law to a specific property 28 tax levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value 29 shall not exceed a levy rate per one thousand dollars of 30 assessed value that is equal to one thousand multiplied by the 31 quotient obtained by dividing one hundred five percent of the 32 current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified 33 for such levy by the remainder of the total assessed value 34 used to calculate such taxes for the budget year minus value 35 -60- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 60/ 108
S.F. 2472 attributable to new valuation. 1 b. For purposes of this subsection, “budget year” , “current 2 fiscal year” , and “new valuation” mean the same as defined in 3 section 331.423. 4 Sec. 86. Section 347A.3, Code 2026, is amended by adding the 5 following new subsection: 6 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. a. (1) For the fiscal year beginning 7 July 1, 2027, and the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2028, any 8 property tax levy imposed for a county hospital under this 9 chapter that is limited by law to a specific property tax 10 levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value shall 11 not exceed a levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed 12 value that is equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient 13 obtained by dividing one hundred one and three-fourths percent 14 of the current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars 15 certified for such levy by the remainder of the total assessed 16 value used to calculate such taxes for the budget year minus 17 value attributable to new valuation. 18 (2) For fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2029, 19 any property tax levy imposed for a county hospital under 20 this chapter that is limited by law to a specific property 21 tax levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value 22 shall not exceed a levy rate per one thousand dollars of 23 assessed value that is equal to one thousand multiplied by the 24 quotient obtained by dividing one hundred five percent of the 25 current fiscal year’s actual property tax dollars certified 26 for such levy by the remainder of the total assessed value 27 used to calculate such taxes for the budget year minus value 28 attributable to new valuation. 29 b. For purposes of this subsection, “budget year” , “current 30 fiscal year” , and “new valuation” mean the same as defined in 31 section 331.423. 32 Sec. 87. Section 357F.8, Code 2026, is amended by adding the 33 following new subsection: 34 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. a. (1) For the fiscal year beginning 35 -61- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 61/ 108
S.F. 2472 July 1, 2027, and the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2028, any 1 property tax levy imposed for the district under this chapter 2 that is limited by law to a specific property tax levy rate per 3 one thousand dollars of assessed value shall not exceed a levy 4 rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value that is equal 5 to one thousand multiplied by the quotient obtained by dividing 6 one hundred one and three-fourths percent of the current fiscal 7 year’s actual property tax dollars certified for such levy by 8 the remainder of the total assessed value used to calculate 9 such taxes for the budget year minus value attributable to new 10 valuation. 11 (2) For fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2029, any 12 property tax levy imposed for the district under this chapter 13 that is limited by law to a specific property tax levy rate per 14 one thousand dollars of assessed value shall not exceed a levy 15 rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value that is equal 16 to one thousand multiplied by the quotient obtained by dividing 17 one hundred five percent of the current fiscal year’s actual 18 property tax dollars certified for such levy by the remainder 19 of the total assessed value used to calculate such taxes for 20 the budget year minus value attributable to new valuation. 21 b. For purposes of this subsection, “budget year” , “current 22 fiscal year” , and “new valuation” mean the same as defined in 23 section 331.423. 24 Sec. 88. Section 357G.8, Code 2026, is amended by adding the 25 following new subsection: 26 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. a. (1) For the fiscal year beginning 27 July 1, 2027, and the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2028, any 28 property tax levy imposed for the district under this chapter 29 that is limited by law to a specific property tax levy rate per 30 one thousand dollars of assessed value shall not exceed a levy 31 rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value that is equal 32 to one thousand multiplied by the quotient obtained by dividing 33 one hundred one and three-fourths percent of the current fiscal 34 year’s actual property tax dollars certified for such levy by 35 -62- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 62/ 108
S.F. 2472 the remainder of the total assessed value used to calculate 1 such taxes for the budget year minus value attributable to new 2 valuation. 3 (2) For fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2029, any 4 property tax levy imposed for the district under this chapter 5 that is limited by law to a specific property tax levy rate per 6 one thousand dollars of assessed value shall not exceed a levy 7 rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value that is equal 8 to one thousand multiplied by the quotient obtained by dividing 9 one hundred five percent of the current fiscal year’s actual 10 property tax dollars certified for such levy by the remainder 11 of the total assessed value used to calculate such taxes for 12 the budget year minus value attributable to new valuation. 13 b. For purposes of this subsection, “budget year” , “current 14 fiscal year” , and “new valuation” mean the same as defined in 15 section 384.1. 16 Sec. 89. NEW SECTION . 422D.5A Levy limitation. 17 1. a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027, and 18 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2028, any property tax levy 19 imposed under this chapter that is limited by law to a specific 20 property tax levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed 21 value shall not exceed a levy rate per one thousand dollars of 22 assessed value that is equal to one thousand multiplied by the 23 quotient obtained by dividing one hundred one and three-fourths 24 percent of the current fiscal year’s actual property tax 25 dollars certified for such levy by the remainder of the total 26 assessed value used to calculate such taxes for the budget year 27 minus value attributable to new valuation. 28 b. For fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2029, 29 any property tax levy imposed under this chapter that is 30 limited by law to a specific property tax levy rate per one 31 thousand dollars of assessed value shall not exceed a levy rate 32 per one thousand dollars of assessed value that is equal to 33 one thousand multiplied by the quotient obtained by dividing 34 one hundred five percent of the current fiscal year’s actual 35 -63- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 63/ 108
S.F. 2472 property tax dollars certified for such levy by the remainder 1 of the total assessed value used to calculate such taxes for 2 the budget year minus value attributable to new valuation. 3 2. For purposes of this section, “budget year” , “current 4 fiscal year” , and “new valuation” mean the same as defined in 5 section 331.423. 6 DIVISION VIII 7 PROPERTY TAX LEVY RATES 8 Sec. 90. Section 176A.10, subsection 2, Code 2026, is 9 amended by striking the subsection. 10 Sec. 91. Section 312.2, subsection 5, paragraph a, Code 11 2026, is amended to read as follows: 12 a. The treasurer of state, before making any allotments 13 to counties under this section , shall reduce the allotment to 14 a county for the secondary road fund by the amount by which 15 the total funds that the county transferred or provided during 16 the prior fiscal year under section 331.429, subsection 1 , 17 paragraphs “a” , “b” , “d” , and “e” , are less than seventy-five 18 fifty-one percent of the sum of the following: 19 (1) From the general fund of the county, the dollar 20 equivalent of a tax of sixteen and seven-eighths eleven and 21 thirteen-sixteenths cents per thousand dollars of assessed 22 value on all taxable property in the county. 23 (2) From the rural services fund of the county, the dollar 24 equivalent of a tax of three two dollars and three-eighths of a 25 cent ten and twenty-one eightieths cents per thousand dollars 26 of assessed value on all taxable property not located within 27 the corporate limits of a city in the county. 28 Sec. 92. NEW SECTION . 444.25 Maximum property tax levy 29 rates —— adjustments. 30 1. For purposes of this section: 31 a. “Budget year” is the fiscal year beginning during the 32 calendar year in which a budget is certified. 33 b. “Current fiscal year” is the fiscal year ending during 34 the calendar year in which a budget for the budget year is 35 -64- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 64/ 108
S.F. 2472 certified. 1 c. “Rate-limited property tax levy” includes any ad valorem 2 property tax levy limited by law to a specific property tax 3 levy rate for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 4 2027, expressed in statute as a specific amount of money due 5 other than a calculated amount, per one thousand dollars of 6 assessed value used to calculate taxes. This paragraph shall 7 not be construed to include the school district foundation levy 8 under section 257.3, the county general services levy under 9 section 331.423, subsection 1, the county rural services levy 10 under section 331.423, subsection 2, the city general fund 11 levy under section 384.1, subsection 3, the physical plant and 12 equipment levies under section 298.2, the school district bond 13 tax under section 298.18, any levy under chapter 28M, a levy 14 under section 384.12, subsection 1, paragraph “a” , levied for 15 operation and maintenance of a municipal transit system, a levy 16 under section 384.12, subsection 1, paragraph “b” , levied for 17 operation and maintenance of a regional transit district, a 18 levy for the office of the assessor under section 441.16, a 19 levy for a county agricultural extension under section 176A.10, 20 any levy under chapter 347 or 347A, any levy under chapter 386, 21 and any levy under chapter 357F, 357G, or 422D. In addition, 22 “rate-limited property tax levy” does not include levy rates 23 used in the calculations under section 312.2, subsection 5, 24 paragraph “a” . 25 2. a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027, and the 26 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2028, each rate-limited property 27 tax levy may only be imposed if the governmental entity imposed 28 such levy for the immediately preceding fiscal year, and shall, 29 by operation of this section, be limited to a levy rate per 30 one thousand dollars of assessed value that is equal to one 31 thousand multiplied by the quotient of one hundred one and 32 three-fourths percent of the current fiscal year’s actual 33 property tax dollars certified for such levy divided by the 34 total assessed value used to calculate such taxes for the 35 -65- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 65/ 108
S.F. 2472 budget year, but not less than a levy rate per one thousand 1 dollars of assessed value that results in an amount of actual 2 property tax dollars certified for levy for such levy equal to 3 one hundred and one-half percent of the actual property tax 4 dollars certified for such levy for the immediately preceding 5 fiscal year. 6 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2029, each 7 rate-limited property tax levy may only be imposed if the 8 governmental entity imposed such levy for the immediately 9 preceding fiscal year, and shall, by operation of this section, 10 be limited to a levy rate per one thousand dollars of assessed 11 value that is equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient 12 of one hundred two percent of the current fiscal year’s actual 13 property tax dollars certified for such levy divided by the 14 total assessed value used to calculate such taxes for the 15 budget year, but not less than a levy rate per one thousand 16 dollars of assessed value that results in an amount of actual 17 property tax dollars certified for levy for such levy equal to 18 one hundred and one-half percent of the actual property tax 19 dollars certified for such levy for the immediately preceding 20 fiscal year. 21 3. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2030, and each 22 fiscal year thereafter, rate-limited property tax levies may 23 be imposed by any governmental entity otherwise authorized by 24 law, regardless of whether the governmental entity imposed the 25 levy for the immediately preceding fiscal year, at rates not 26 to exceed those established by the general assembly by statute 27 following receipt and consideration of the report submitted by 28 the legislative interim committee requested to be established 29 by the legislative council in this division of this Act. 30 Sec. 93. NEW SECTION . 444.26 Use of bonds and indebtedness 31 for general operations —— prohibition. 32 1. For purposes of this section: 33 a. “Exempt finance lease” means a finance lease of the 34 governmental entity if the aggregate principal amount of all 35 -66- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 66/ 108
S.F. 2472 finance leases of the governmental entity is less than one and 1 one-fourth percent of the governmental entity’s general fund 2 budget for the most recently completed fiscal year. 3 b. “General operations” means services or activities 4 generally funded from the governmental entity’s general fund, 5 which are necessary for the operation of the governmental 6 entity, including salaries and benefits, or which are for the 7 health and welfare of the governmental entity’s citizens or 8 primarily intended to benefit all residents of the governmental 9 entity, but excluding services financed by statutory funds 10 other than a debt service fund. 11 c. “Indebtedness” includes but is not limited to leases and 12 finance leases, excluding exempt finance leases, for public 13 safety vehicles, maintenance vehicles and equipment, sanitation 14 vehicles and equipment, transit vehicles, public works vehicles 15 and machinery, recreation equipment and facilities, and 16 information technology and office equipment, but does not 17 include subscription-based information technology arrangements 18 for software. 19 2. On or after July 1, 2026, a city or county shall not 20 issue bonds or other indebtedness payable from an ad valorem 21 property tax levy for the purpose of funding the general 22 operations of the city or general operations of the county, as 23 applicable, or otherwise use proceeds from the sale of bonds or 24 issuance of other indebtedness to fund general operations. 25 3. The department of management shall adopt rules under 26 chapter 17A to implement this section. 27 Sec. 94. PROPERTY TAXATION RATES —— STUDY COMMITTEE. 28 1. a. The legislative council is requested to establish a 29 legislative study committee during the 2026 legislative interim 30 and the 2027 legislative interim to examine appropriate rates 31 of property taxation imposed by governmental entities. 32 b. The study committee shall consist of the following voting 33 members of the general assembly: 34 (1) Two members of the senate appointed by the majority 35 -67- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 67/ 108
S.F. 2472 leader of the senate. 1 (2) One member of the senate appointed by the minority 2 leader of the senate. 3 (3) Two members of the house of representatives appointed by 4 the speaker of the house of representatives. 5 (4) One member of the house of representatives appointed by 6 the minority leader of the house of representatives. 7 2. The committee shall make recommendations to and file a 8 report with the general assembly relating to the appropriate 9 rates of property taxation imposed by governmental entities, 10 no later than January 15, 2028. 11 Sec. 95. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following take effect January 12 1, 2027: 13 1. The section of this division of this Act amending section 14 176A.10. 15 2. The section of this division of this Act amending section 16 312.2. 17 Sec. 96. APPLICABILITY. The following apply to fiscal years 18 beginning on or after July 1, 2027: 19 1. The section of this division of this Act amending section 20 176A.10. 21 2. The section of this division of this Act amending section 22 312.2. 23 DIVISION IX 24 LOCAL SALES AND SERVICES TAX 25 Sec. 97. Section 423B.1, subsection 5, paragraph d, Code 26 2026, is amended to read as follows: 27 d. The rate of a local sales and services tax shall be 28 either one percent or one and one-fourth percent. 29 Sec. 98. Section 423B.1, subsection 6, paragraph a, 30 subparagraph (1), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 31 (1) (a) A local option tax may be repealed or the rate of 32 the local vehicle tax increased or decreased or the use of a 33 local option tax revenue changed after an election at which a 34 majority of those voting on the question of repeal or rate or 35 -68- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 68/ 108
S.F. 2472 use change favors the repeal or rate or use change. 1 (b) The date on which the repeal, rate change , or use 2 change is to take effect shall not be earlier than ninety days 3 following the election. The election at which the question 4 of repeal , or rate change, or use change is offered shall 5 be called and held in the same manner and under the same 6 conditions as provided in subsections 4 and 5 for the election 7 on the imposition of the local option tax. However, in the 8 case of a local sales and services tax where the tax has not 9 been imposed countywide, the question of repeal or imposition , 10 rate change, or use change shall be voted on only by the 11 registered voters of the areas of the county where the tax has 12 been imposed or has not been imposed, as appropriate. 13 (c) The governing body of the city or unincorporated area 14 where the local sales and services tax is imposed may, upon its 15 own motion, request the county commissioner of elections to 16 hold an election in the city, or portion thereof located in the 17 county, or unincorporated area, as appropriate, on the question 18 of the change in use of local sales and services tax revenues. 19 The election may be held at any time but not sooner than sixty 20 days following publication of the ballot proposition. If 21 a majority of those voting in the city, or portion thereof 22 located in the county, or unincorporated area on the change 23 in use favors the change, the governing body of that area 24 shall change the use to which the revenues shall be used. The 25 Subject to paragraph “d” , and section 423B.7, subsection 7, 26 paragraph “b” , the ballot proposition shall list the present 27 use of the revenues, the proposed use, and the date after which 28 revenues received will be used for the new use. 29 Sec. 99. Section 423B.1, subsection 6, Code 2026, is amended 30 by adding the following new paragraph: 31 NEW PARAGRAPH . d. For amendments to local sales and 32 services tax revenue purpose statements approved at election 33 on or after the effective date of this division of this Act, 34 if the existing revenue purpose statement expressly provides 35 -69- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 69/ 108
S.F. 2472 for an amount or percentage of revenue for uses related to 1 road construction, repair, or maintenance, the amended revenue 2 purpose statement shall require amounts or percentages of 3 revenue equal to or greater than those in the existing revenue 4 purpose statement for such uses. 5 Sec. 100. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 6 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 7 DIVISION X 8 ADJUSTMENTS TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES AND FUEL TAXES 9 Sec. 101. Section 321.116, Code 2026, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 321.116 Battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric motor 12 vehicle fees. 13 1. For each battery electric motor vehicle subject to an 14 annual registration fee under section 321.109, subsection 1 , 15 paragraph “a” , and operated on the public highways of this 16 state, the owner shall pay an annual battery electric motor 17 vehicle registration fee, which shall be in addition to the 18 annual registration fee imposed for the vehicle under section 19 321.109, subsection 1 , paragraph “a” . For purposes of this 20 subsection , “battery electric motor vehicle” means a motor 21 vehicle equipped with electrical drivetrain components and not 22 equipped with an internal combustion engine, that is propelled 23 exclusively by one or more electrical motors using electrical 24 energy stored in a battery or other energy storage device 25 that can be recharged by plugging into an electrical outlet 26 or electric vehicle charging station. The amount of the fee 27 shall be is one hundred thirty dollars , subject to adjustment 28 pursuant to section 321.118 . 29 2. For each plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle subject to 30 an annual registration fee under section 321.109, subsection 31 1 , paragraph “a” , and operated on the public highways of this 32 state, the owner shall pay an annual plug-in hybrid electric 33 motor vehicle registration fee, which shall be in addition 34 to the annual registration fee imposed for the vehicle under 35 -70- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 70/ 108
S.F. 2472 section 321.109, subsection 1 , paragraph “a” . For purposes of 1 this subsection , “plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle” means a 2 motor vehicle equipped with electrical drivetrain components, 3 an internal combustion engine, and a battery or other energy 4 storage device that can be recharged by plugging into an 5 electrical outlet or electric vehicle charging station. The 6 amount of the fee shall be is sixty-five dollars , subject to 7 adjustment pursuant to section 321.118 . 8 Sec. 102. Section 321.117, subsection 2, Code 2026, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 2. In addition to the fee required for a motorcycle under 11 subsection 1 , the owner of a motorcycle that is a battery 12 electric motor vehicle or plug-in hybrid electric motor 13 vehicle, as those terms are defined in section 321.116 , shall 14 pay an annual electric motorcycle registration fee. The amount 15 of the fee shall be is nine dollars , subject to adjustment 16 pursuant to section 321.118 . 17 Sec. 103. NEW SECTION . 321.118 Electric motor vehicle 18 registration fee adjustments. 19 1. a. The electric motor vehicle registration fees imposed 20 under section 321.116 and section 321.117, subsection 2, shall 21 be adjusted annually beginning July 1 in accordance with this 22 section to reflect the increase, if any, in the consumer price 23 index for all urban consumers. 24 b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a” , a fee shall not be 25 adjusted if any of the following occur: 26 (1) The general assembly nullifies the adjustment by joint 27 resolution, signed by the governor on or before April 30 28 preceding the adjustment. 29 (2) The fee was adjusted under this section each of the 30 preceding three years. 31 (3) The change in the consumer price index for all urban 32 consumers for the calendar year ending on the most recent 33 December 31 was zero or less than zero. 34 2. a. On or before January 15 each year, the department 35 -71- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 71/ 108
S.F. 2472 shall calculate the adjusted fees in accordance with subsection 1 3 and submit a report with the adjusted fees in an electronic 2 format to all of the following: 3 (1) The general assembly. Copies of the report shall also 4 be sent by electronic mail to the co-chairpersons of the joint 5 appropriations subcommittee on transportation, infrastructure, 6 and capitals, the chairpersons of the senate and house standing 7 committees on transportation, and the chairpersons of the 8 senate and house standing committees on ways and means. 9 (2) The director of the department of management. 10 b. The report required by this subsection may be submitted 11 jointly with the department of revenue’s report required under 12 section 452A.3A. 13 3. a. The department shall calculate the adjusted fees 14 by multiplying the applicable fee in effect with one of the 15 following, as applicable: 16 (1) The sum of one plus the percentage change, expressed as 17 a decimal, in the consumer price index for all urban consumers 18 for the calendar year ending on the most recent December 31, 19 as published in the federal register by the United States 20 department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, if the change 21 is more than zero percent but less than three percent. 22 (2) One and three one-hundredths, if the percentage 23 change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers 24 for the calendar year ending on the most recent December 31, 25 as published in the federal register by the United States 26 department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, is three 27 percent or more. 28 b. (1) The adjusted fees shall be rounded to the nearest 29 whole dollar. 30 (2) When rounded to the nearest whole dollar, if the 31 adjusted annual electric motorcycle registration fee under 32 section 321.117, subsection 2, does not result in an increase, 33 the department shall use the unrounded adjusted fee as the fee 34 in effect when the department calculates the next adjusted fee. 35 -72- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 72/ 108
S.F. 2472 4. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 1 to administer this section. 2 Sec. 104. Section 452A.3, Code 2026, is amended by adding 3 the following new subsection: 4 NEW SUBSECTION . 01. The excise taxes imposed in this 5 section are subject to adjustment pursuant to section 452A.3A. 6 Sec. 105. NEW SECTION . 452A.3A Excise tax adjustments. 7 1. a. The excise taxes imposed under sections 452A.3 8 and 452A.41 shall be adjusted annually in accordance with 9 this section to reflect the increase, if any, in the consumer 10 price index for all urban consumers. The adjusted excise 11 taxes shall be imposed for twelve months beginning each July 1 12 after the adjusted excise tax is calculated pursuant to this 13 section. 14 b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a” , an excise tax shall not be 15 adjusted if any of the following occur: 16 (1) The general assembly nullifies the adjustment by joint 17 resolution, signed by the governor on or before April 30 18 preceding the adjustment. 19 (2) The excise tax was adjusted under this section each of 20 the preceding three years. 21 (3) The change in the consumer price index for all urban 22 consumers for the calendar year ending on the most recent 23 December 31 was zero or less than zero. 24 2. a. On or before January 15 each year, the department 25 shall calculate the adjusted excise taxes in accordance with 26 subsection 3 and submit a report with the adjusted excise taxes 27 in an electronic format to all of the following: 28 (1) The general assembly. Copies of the report shall also 29 be sent by electronic mail to the co-chairpersons of the joint 30 appropriations subcommittee on transportation, infrastructure, 31 and capitals, the chairpersons of the senate and house standing 32 committees on transportation, and the chairpersons of the 33 senate and house standing committees on ways and means. 34 (2) The director of the department of management. 35 -73- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 73/ 108
S.F. 2472 b. The report required by this subsection may be submitted 1 jointly with the department of transportation’s report required 2 under section 321.118. 3 3. a. The department shall calculate the adjusted excise 4 taxes by multiplying the applicable excise tax in effect for 5 the twelve-month period ending on June 30 with one of the 6 following, as applicable: 7 (1) The sum of one plus the percentage change, expressed as 8 a decimal, in the consumer price index for all urban consumers 9 for the calendar year ending on the most recent December 31, 10 as published in the federal register by the United States 11 department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, if the change 12 is more than zero percent but less than three percent. 13 (2) One and three one-hundredths, if the percentage 14 change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers 15 for the calendar year ending on the most recent December 31, 16 as published in the federal register by the United States 17 department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, is three 18 percent or more. 19 b. The adjusted excise taxes imposed shall be rounded to the 20 nearest one-tenth of one cent. 21 Sec. 106. Section 452A.41, subsection 1, Code 2026, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 1. An excise tax of two and six-tenths cents is imposed on 24 each kilowatt hour of electric fuel delivered or placed into 25 the battery or other energy storage device of an electric motor 26 vehicle at a location in this state other than a residence. 27 This excise tax is subject to adjustment pursuant to section 28 452A.3A. 29 Sec. 107. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes 30 effect January 1, 2027. 31 DIVISION XI 32 OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR —— BUDGET AND LEVY 33 Sec. 108. Section 441.16, subsection 2, Code 2026, is 34 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 35 -74- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 74/ 108
S.F. 2472 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. For fiscal years beginning on or after 1 July 1, 2027, expenses of the office of the assessor, the 2 examining board, and the board of review related to duties 3 or expenses authorized to be paid using funds levied under 4 sections 96.31, 97B.9, and 97C.10 shall not be paid from the 5 levy under subsection 5. 6 Sec. 109. Section 441.16, subsection 5, paragraph a, Code 7 2026, is amended to read as follows: 8 a. (1) (a) Any For fiscal years beginning before July 1, 9 2027, any tax for the maintenance of the office of assessor 10 and other assessment procedure shall be levied only upon the 11 property in the area assessed by the assessor, and such tax 12 levy shall not exceed sixty-seven and one-half cents per 13 thousand dollars of assessed value in the assessing area. 14 (b) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027, and the 15 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2028, any tax for the maintenance 16 of the office of assessor and other assessment procedure shall 17 be levied only upon the property in the area assessed by the 18 assessor, and such tax levy shall not exceed a rate per one 19 thousand dollars of assessed value in the assessing area that 20 is equal to one thousand multiplied by the quotient of one 21 hundred one and three-fourths percent of the current fiscal 22 year’s actual property tax dollars certified for such levy, 23 excluding the amounts attributable to the types of expenses 24 described in subsection 2, paragraph “c” , divided by the total 25 assessed value used to calculate such taxes for the budget 26 year. 27 (c) For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2029, 28 any tax for the maintenance of the office of assessor and other 29 assessment procedure shall be levied only upon the property in 30 the area assessed by the assessor, and such tax levy shall not 31 exceed a rate per one thousand dollars of assessed value in 32 the assessing area that is equal to one thousand multiplied by 33 the quotient of one hundred two percent of the current fiscal 34 year’s actual property tax dollars certified for such levy 35 -75- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 75/ 108
S.F. 2472 divided by the total assessed value used to calculate such 1 taxes for the budget year. 2 (d) For purposes of this subparagraph, “budget year” and 3 “current fiscal year” mean the same as defined in section 4 331.423. 5 (2) The county treasurer shall credit the sums received 6 from such levy to a separate fund to be known as the assessment 7 expense fund and from which fund all expenses incurred under 8 this chapter shall be paid. In the case of a county where there 9 is more than one assessor the treasurer shall maintain separate 10 assessment expense funds for each assessor. 11 Sec. 110. Section 441.16, subsection 6, Code 2026, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 6. The assessor shall not issue requisitions so as to 14 increase the total expenditures budgeted for the operation of 15 the assessor’s office. However, for purposes of promoting 16 operational efficiency, the assessor shall , except as provided 17 in subsection 2, paragraph “c” , have authority to transfer 18 funds budgeted for specific items for the operation of the 19 assessor’s office from one unexpended balance to another; such 20 transfer shall not be made so as to increase the total amount 21 budgeted for the operation of the office of assessor, and no 22 funds shall be used to increase the salary of the assessor or 23 the salaries of permanent deputy assessors. The assessor shall 24 issue requisitions for the examining board and for the board of 25 review on order of the chairperson of each board and for costs 26 and expenses incident to assessment appeals, only on order of 27 the city legal department, in the case of cities and of the 28 county attorney in the case of counties. 29 Sec. 111. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes 30 effect January 1, 2027. 31 Sec. 112. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies 32 to property taxes due and payable in fiscal years beginning on 33 or after July 1, 2027. 34 DIVISION XII 35 -76- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 76/ 108
S.F. 2472 REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT LEVY 1 Sec. 113. Section 28M.5, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended 2 to read as follows: 3 1. a. The commission, with the approval of the board of 4 supervisors of participating counties and the city council 5 of participating cities in the chapter 28E agreement, may , 6 subject to paragraph “b” , levy annually a tax not to exceed 7 ninety-five eighty-eight cents per thousand dollars of the 8 assessed value of all taxable property in a regional transit 9 district to the extent provided in this section . The chapter 10 28E agreement may authorize the commission to levy the tax at 11 different rates within the participating cities and counties 12 in amounts sufficient to meet the revenue responsibilities of 13 such cities and counties as allocated in the budget adopted 14 by the commission. However, for a city participating in a 15 regional transit district, the total of all the tax levies 16 imposed in the city pursuant to section 384.12, subsection 1 , 17 paragraph “b” , and this section shall not exceed the aggregate 18 of ninety-five eighty-eight cents per thousand dollars of the 19 assessed value of all taxable property in the participating 20 city. 21 b. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027, and the 22 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2028, the sum of property tax 23 dollars levied for the regional transit district under this 24 subsection and property tax dollars received by the regional 25 transit district from participating cities and counties shall 26 not exceed an amount equal to one hundred one and three-fourths 27 percent of the sum of property tax dollars levied for the 28 regional transit district under this subsection for the 29 immediately preceding fiscal year and property tax dollars 30 received by the regional transit district from participating 31 cities and counties for the immediately preceding fiscal year. 32 (2) For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 33 2029, the sum of property tax dollars levied for the regional 34 transit district under this subsection and property tax dollars 35 -77- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 77/ 108
S.F. 2472 received by the regional transit district from participating 1 cities and counties shall not exceed an amount equal to one 2 hundred five percent of the sum of property tax dollars levied 3 for the regional transit district under this subsection for 4 the immediately preceding fiscal year and property tax dollars 5 received by the regional transit district from participating 6 cities and counties for the immediately preceding fiscal year. 7 Sec. 114. Section 384.12, subsection 1, Code 2026, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 1. a. A tax for the operation and maintenance of a 10 municipal transit system or for operation and maintenance of a 11 regional transit district, and for the creation of a reserve 12 fund for the system or district, in an amount not to exceed 13 ninety-five eighty-eight cents per thousand dollars of assessed 14 value each year, when the revenues from the transit system 15 or district are insufficient for such purposes. In addition 16 to the levy rate limitation, for the fiscal year beginning 17 July 1, 2027, and the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2028, the 18 sum of property tax dollars levied for the municipal transit 19 system under this paragraph shall not exceed an amount equal 20 to one hundred one and three-fourths percent of the sum of 21 property tax dollars levied for the municipal transit system 22 under this paragraph for the immediately preceding fiscal 23 year. In addition to the levy rate limitation, for each 24 fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2029, the sum of 25 property tax dollars levied for the municipal transit system 26 under this paragraph shall not exceed an amount equal to one 27 hundred five percent of the sum of property tax dollars levied 28 for the municipal transit system under this paragraph for the 29 immediately preceding fiscal year. 30 b. A tax for the operation and maintenance of a regional 31 transit district, and for the creation of a reserve fund for 32 the district under chapter 28M, in an amount not to exceed 33 eighty-eight cents per thousand dollars of assessed value each 34 year, when the revenues from the district are insufficient for 35 -78- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 78/ 108
S.F. 2472 such purposes. 1 Sec. 115. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes 2 effect January 1, 2027. 3 Sec. 116. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies 4 to property taxes due and payable in fiscal years beginning on 5 or after July 1, 2027. 6 DIVISION XIII 7 UTILITY REPLACEMENT TAX TASK FORCE 8 Sec. 117. Section 437A.15, subsection 7, paragraph b, Code 9 2026, is amended to read as follows: 10 b. The task force shall study the accuracy of the taxes 11 imposed under this chapter and chapter 437B, ways to modernize 12 the administration of such taxes, methods of simplifying 13 administration of the replacement taxes, elimination of 14 property taxes imposed under this chapter or chapter 437B, 15 simplification of thresholds for replacement tax rate 16 adjustments while retaining tax stability, the effects of 17 the replacement such taxes under this chapter and chapter 18 437B on local taxing authorities, local taxing districts, 19 consumers, and taxpayers through January 1, 2024 December 31, 20 2026, including ways to maintain continuity for local taxing 21 districts and consumers and ways to provide a competitive 22 and equitable tax environment for taxpayers . If the task 23 force recommends modifications to the replacement tax that 24 will further the purposes of tax neutrality for local taxing 25 authorities, local taxing districts, taxpayers, and consumers, 26 consistent with the stated purposes of this chapter taxes , the 27 department of management shall transmit those recommendations 28 to the general assembly. 29 Sec. 118. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 30 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 31 DIVISION XIV 32 LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET STATEMENTS 33 Sec. 119. Section 24.2A, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 34 2026, is amended to read as follows: 35 -79- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 79/ 108
S.F. 2472 a. On or before 4:00 p.m. on March 5 of each year, each 1 political subdivision shall file with the department of 2 management a report containing all necessary information 3 for the department of management to compile and calculate 4 amounts required to be included in the statements mailed under 5 paragraph “b” or provided under paragraph “c” . If a county 6 or city fails to file all necessary information with the 7 department of management by 4:00 p.m. on March 5, taxes levied 8 by the county or city shall be limited to the prior year’s 9 budget amount. 10 Sec. 120. Section 24.2A, subsection 2, paragraph b, 11 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 Not later than March 15, the county auditor, using 14 information compiled and calculated by the department of 15 management under paragraph “a” , shall send to each property 16 owner or taxpayer within the county by regular mail an 17 individual or post under paragraph “c” a statement containing 18 all of the following for each of the political subdivisions 19 comprising the owner’s or taxpayer’s taxing district: 20 Sec. 121. Section 24.2A, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended 21 by adding the following new paragraph: 22 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. For budgets for fiscal years beginning 23 on or after July 1, 2027, statements under paragraph “b” , in 24 lieu of regular mail, may be provided by posting the statement 25 not later than March 15 on the political subdivision’s 26 internet site for public viewing and shall be maintained on 27 the political subdivision’s internet site with all such prior 28 year statements. Additionally, if the political subdivision 29 maintains a social media account on one or more social media 30 applications, the statement or an electronic link to the 31 statement shall be posted on each such account on a date no 32 later than March 15. 33 Sec. 122. Section 24.2A, subsection 3, Code 2026, is amended 34 to read as follows: 35 -80- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 80/ 108
S.F. 2472 3. The department of management shall prescribe the form 1 for the report required under subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , the 2 statements required to be mailed under subsection 2 , paragraph 3 “b” , or provided under subsection 2, paragraph “c” , and the 4 public hearing notice required under subsection 4 , paragraph 5 “b” . 6 Sec. 123. Section 24.2A, subsection 4, paragraph b, 7 subparagraph (4), subparagraph division (a), Code 2026, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 (a) Notice of the public hearing was provided to each 10 property owner and each taxpayer within the political 11 subdivision in statements required under subsection 2 , 12 paragraph “b” . 13 Sec. 124. Section 24.3, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2026, 14 is amended to read as follows: 15 A municipality shall not certify or levy in any fiscal year 16 any tax on property subject to taxation unless and until the 17 following estimates have been made, filed, and considered, 18 and for school districts, the individual statements have been 19 mailed or posted, as applicable, and public hearings held, as 20 provided in this chapter : 21 Sec. 125. Section 331.434, subsection 3, Code 2026, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 3. Following, and not until, the requirements of section 24 24.2A are completed, the board shall set a time and place for 25 a public hearing on the budget before the final certification 26 date and shall publish notice of the hearing not less than 27 ten nor more than twenty days prior to the hearing in the 28 county newspapers selected under chapter 349 . A summary of 29 the proposed budget and a description of the procedure for 30 protesting the county budget under section 331.436 , in the form 31 prescribed by the director of the department of management, 32 shall be included in the notice. Proof of publication of 33 the notice under this subsection 3 shall be filed with and 34 preserved by the county auditor. A levy is not valid unless 35 -81- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 81/ 108
S.F. 2472 and until the notice is published and individual statements 1 under section 24.2A are mailed or posted . The department of 2 management shall prescribe the form for the public hearing 3 notice for use by counties. 4 Sec. 126. Section 331.435, subsection 2, Code 2026, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 2. The board shall prepare and adopt a budget amendment in 7 the same manner as the original budget as provided in section 8 331.434 , but excluding the requirements for mailing individual 9 statements under section 24.2A , and the amendment is subject 10 to protest as provided in section 331.436 , except that the 11 director of the department of management may by rule provide 12 that amendments of certain types or up to certain amounts may 13 be made without public hearing and without being subject to 14 protest. A county budget for the ensuing fiscal year shall be 15 amended by May 31 to allow time for a protest hearing to be 16 held and a decision rendered before June 30. An amendment of 17 a budget after May 31 which is properly appealed but without 18 adequate time for hearing and decision before June 30 is void. 19 Sec. 127. Section 384.17, Code 2026, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 384.17 Levy by county. 22 At the time required by law, the county board of supervisors 23 shall levy the taxes necessary for each city fund for the 24 following fiscal year. The levy must be as shown in the 25 adopted city budget and as certified by the clerk, subject to 26 any changes made after a protest hearing, and any additional 27 tax rates approved at a city election. A city levy is not valid 28 until proof of publication or posting of notice of a budget 29 hearing under section 384.16, subsection 3 , is filed with the 30 county auditor and individual statements are mailed or posted 31 under section 24.2A . 32 Sec. 128. Section 384.18, subsection 2, Code 2026, is 33 amended to read as follows: 34 2. A budget amendment must be prepared and adopted in the 35 -82- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 82/ 108
S.F. 2472 same manner as the original budget, as provided in section 1 384.16 , excluding the requirement for the mailing of individual 2 statements under section 24.2A , and is subject to protest as 3 provided in section 384.19 , except that the committee may by 4 rule provide that amendments of certain types or up to certain 5 amounts may be made without public hearing and without being 6 subject to protest. A city budget shall be amended by May 7 31 of the current fiscal year to allow time for a protest 8 hearing to be held and a decision rendered before June 30. The 9 amendment of a budget after May 31, which is properly appealed 10 but without adequate time for hearing and decision before June 11 30 is void. 12 Sec. 129. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies 13 to taxpayer statements under section 24.2A for budgets for 14 fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2027. 15 DIVISION XV 16 REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX FORMS 17 Sec. 130. Section 428A.7, Code 2026, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 428A.7 Forms provided by director of revenue. 20 The director of revenue shall prescribe the form of the 21 declaration of value and shall include an appropriate place 22 for the inclusion of special facts and circumstances relating 23 to the actual sales price in real estate transfers including 24 but not limited to factors that distort market value such as 25 built-to-suit sales, sale-leaseback sales, leased fee sales, 26 and the abnormal transactions identified in section 441.21, 27 subsection 1, paragraph “b” , subparagraph (1) . The director 28 shall provide an adequate number of the declaration of value 29 forms to each county recorder in the state. If the declaration 30 of value form requires or provides for the inclusion of the 31 social security number or federal tax identification number of 32 a seller or buyer, the department shall provide that the social 33 security number or federal tax identification number remains 34 confidential and cannot be obtained by public examination. 35 -83- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 83/ 108
S.F. 2472 DIVISION XVI 1 DIVISION OF REVENUE —— DATA CENTERS AND WEB SEARCH PORTAL 2 BUSINESSES 3 Sec. 131. Section 403.19, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 4 2026, is amended to read as follows: 5 a. That portion of the taxes each year in excess of such 6 amount shall be allocated to and when collected be paid into a 7 special fund of the municipality to pay the principal of and 8 interest on loans, moneys advanced to, or indebtedness, whether 9 funded, refunded, assumed, or otherwise, including bonds 10 issued under the authority of section 403.9, subsection 1 , 11 incurred by the municipality to finance or refinance, in whole 12 or in part, an urban renewal project within the area, and to 13 provide assistance for low and moderate income family housing 14 as provided in section 403.22 . However, except as provided 15 in paragraph “b” , taxes for the regular and voter-approved 16 physical plant and equipment levy of a school district imposed 17 pursuant to section 298.2 , foundation property taxes of a 18 school district imposed under section 257.3 levied against 19 property that is a qualified data center or a qualified web 20 search portal business or upon which a qualified data center or 21 a qualified web search portal business is operated, and taxes 22 for the instructional support program of a school district 23 imposed pursuant to section 257.19 , taxes for the payment 24 of bonds and interest of each taxing district, and taxes 25 imposed under section 346.27, subsection 22 , related to joint 26 county-city buildings shall be collected against all taxable 27 property within the taxing district without limitation by the 28 provisions of this subsection . For purposes of this paragraph, 29 “qualified data center” means a data center, as defined in 30 section 423.3, subsection 95, for which site preparation 31 activities, as defined in section 423.3, subsection 95, began 32 on or after the effective date of this division of this Act. 33 For purposes of this paragraph, “qualified web search portal 34 business” means a web search portal business, as defined in 35 -84- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 84/ 108
S.F. 2472 section 423.3, subsection 92 or 93, for which site preparation 1 activities, as defined in section 423.3, subsection 95, began 2 on or after the effective date of this division of this Act. 3 Sec. 132. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 4 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 5 Sec. 133. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies 6 to property taxes due and payable in fiscal years beginning on 7 or after July 1, 2027. 8 DIVISION XVII 9 FIRSTHOME IOWA ACCOUNTS 10 Sec. 134. Section 12G.2, Code 2026, is amended by adding the 11 following new subsection: 12 NEW SUBSECTION . 6. Create strategies for coordination of 13 the program with the FirstHome Iowa program trust established 14 in chapter 12L. 15 Sec. 135. NEW SECTION . 12L.1 FirstHome Iowa program —— 16 purpose and definitions. 17 1. The general assembly finds that the general welfare and 18 well-being of the state are directly related to homeownership 19 of the citizens of the state, and that a vital and valid 20 public purpose is served by the creation and implementation 21 of programs which encourage and make possible the attainment 22 of homeownership by the greatest number of citizens of the 23 state. The general welfare of the citizens of the state will 24 be enhanced by establishing a FirstHome Iowa program which 25 allows citizens of the state to invest money in a public trust 26 for future application to the payment of qualified homebuyer 27 expenses. The creation of the means of encouragement for 28 citizens to invest in such a program represents the carrying 29 out of a vital and valid public purpose. In order to make 30 available to the citizens of the state an opportunity to fund 31 future first-time homeownership, it is necessary that a public 32 trust be established in which moneys may be invested for future 33 use. 34 2. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise 35 -85- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 85/ 108
S.F. 2472 requires: 1 a. “Administrative fund” means the administrative fund 2 established under section 12L.4. 3 b. “Beneficiary” means the individual designated by a 4 participation agreement to benefit from advance payments of 5 qualified homebuyer expenses on behalf of the beneficiary. 6 c. “First-time homebuyer” means an individual who is a 7 resident of Iowa and who does not own, either individually or 8 jointly, a single-family or multifamily residence, and who 9 has not previously owned or purchased, either individually or 10 jointly, a single-family or multifamily residence prior to the 11 date of the qualified purchase for which the eligible home 12 costs are paid or reimbursed from an account. 13 d. “FirstHome Iowa program trust” or “trust” means the trust 14 created under section 12L.2. 15 e. “FirstHome Iowa program trust account” or “account” 16 means an account within the trust that was established for 17 the purpose of paying or reimbursing a beneficiary’s eligible 18 qualified homebuyer expenses in connection with a qualified 19 purchase. 20 f. “Individual” means a natural person. 21 g. “Participant” means an individual, individual’s legal 22 representative, trust, or estate that has entered into a 23 participation agreement under this chapter, either individually 24 or jointly with the individual’s spouse, for the advance 25 payment of qualified homebuyer expenses on behalf of a 26 beneficiary. 27 h. “Participation agreement” means an agreement between a 28 participant and the trust entered into under this chapter. 29 i. “Program fund” means the program fund established under 30 section 12L.4. 31 j. “Qualified homebuyer expenses” means any of the 32 following: 33 (1) A down payment or closing costs for the qualified 34 purchase of a single-family residence in Iowa that is to be the 35 -86- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 86/ 108
S.F. 2472 homestead, as defined in section 425.11, of the beneficiary if 1 such beneficiary is a first-time homebuyer with respect to such 2 purchase. 3 (2) A cost, fee, tax, or payment incurred by, or charged 4 or assigned to, a beneficiary as part of the purchase under 5 subparagraph (1) and listed on the statement of receipts and 6 disbursements for the sale, including any statement prescribed 7 by 12 C.F.R. §1026.38, as amended. 8 (3) Any United States veterans administration funding 9 fee incurred by, or charged or assigned to, a beneficiary in 10 connection with a veterans administration home loan guaranty 11 program. 12 k. “Qualified purchase” means the purchase of a 13 single-family residence in Iowa by the account’s beneficiary 14 for which the account’s beneficiary will use as a homestead, as 15 defined in section 425.11, one year or more after the date the 16 participant first opened the account. 17 l. “Resident” means the same as defined in section 422.4. 18 m. “Single-family residence” means a single-family residence 19 owned and occupied by a beneficiary as the beneficiary’s 20 homestead within the meaning of section 425.1, including but 21 not limited to a manufactured home, mobile home, condominium 22 unit, or cooperative. 23 Sec. 136. NEW SECTION . 12L.2 Creation of FirstHome Iowa 24 program trust. 25 A FirstHome Iowa program trust is created. The treasurer of 26 state is the trustee of the trust, and has all powers necessary 27 to carry out and effectuate the purposes, objectives, and 28 provisions of this chapter pertaining to the trust, including 29 the power to do all of the following: 30 1. Make and enter into contracts necessary for the 31 administration of the trust created under this chapter. 32 2. Enter into agreements with any financial institution, 33 the state, or any federal or other state agency, or other 34 entity as required to implement this chapter. 35 -87- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 87/ 108
S.F. 2472 3. Carry out the duties and obligations of the trust 1 pursuant to this chapter. 2 4. Accept any grants, gifts, legislative appropriations, 3 and other moneys from the state, any unit of federal, state, or 4 local government, or any other person, firm, partnership, or 5 corporation which the treasurer of state shall deposit into the 6 administrative fund or the program fund. 7 5. Carry out studies and projections so the treasurer of 8 state may advise participants regarding present and estimated 9 future qualified homebuyer expenses and levels of financial 10 participation in the trust required in order to enable 11 participants to achieve their qualifying purchase objectives. 12 6. Participate in any federal, state, or local governmental 13 program for the benefit of the trust. 14 7. Procure insurance against any loss in connection with the 15 property, assets, or activities of the trust. 16 8. Enter into participation agreements with participants. 17 9. Make payments to or on behalf of beneficiaries for 18 qualified homebuyer expenses pursuant to participation 19 agreements. 20 10. Make refunds to participants upon the termination 21 of participation agreements, and partial nonqualified 22 distributions to participants, pursuant to the provisions, 23 limitations, and restrictions set forth in this chapter. 24 11. Invest moneys from the program fund in any investments 25 which are determined by the treasurer of state to be 26 appropriate. 27 12. Engage investment advisors, if necessary, to assist in 28 the investment of trust assets. 29 13. Contract for goods and services and engage personnel 30 as necessary, including consultants, actuaries, managers, 31 legal counsel, and auditors for the purpose of rendering 32 professional, managerial, and technical assistance and advice 33 to the treasurer of state regarding trust administration and 34 operation. 35 -88- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 88/ 108
S.F. 2472 14. Establish, impose, and collect administrative fees 1 and charges in connection with transactions of the trust for 2 deposit in the administrative fund and provide for reasonable 3 service charges. 4 15. Administer the funds of the trust. 5 16. Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A for the 6 administration of the trust. 7 Sec. 137. NEW SECTION . 12L.3 Participation agreements for 8 trust. 9 The trust may enter into participation agreements with 10 participants on behalf of beneficiaries pursuant to the 11 following terms and agreements: 12 1. Each participation agreement may require a participant 13 to agree to invest a specific amount of money in the trust 14 for a specific period of time for the benefit of a specific 15 beneficiary. A participant shall not be required to make an 16 annual contribution on behalf of a beneficiary. The maximum 17 contribution that may be deducted for Iowa income tax purposes 18 shall be the amount contributed by the participant during the 19 applicable tax year, not to exceed five thousand five hundred 20 dollars per beneficiary per year adjusted annually to reflect 21 increases in the consumer price index. 22 2. The execution of a participation agreement by the 23 trust shall not guarantee in any way that qualified homebuyer 24 expenses will be equal to projections and estimates provided by 25 the trust or that the beneficiary named in any participation 26 agreement will qualify for a mortgage, home loan, or other 27 forms of credit for a qualified purchase. 28 3. a. A beneficiary under a participation agreement may be 29 changed as permitted under rules adopted by the treasurer of 30 state upon written request of the participant as long as the 31 substitute beneficiary is eligible for participation. 32 b. Participation agreements may otherwise be freely amended 33 throughout their terms in order to enable participants to 34 increase or decrease the level of participation, change the 35 -89- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 89/ 108
S.F. 2472 designation of beneficiaries, and carry out similar matters as 1 authorized by rule. 2 4. Each participation agreement shall provide that the 3 participation agreement may be canceled upon the terms and 4 conditions, and upon payment of applicable fees and costs set 5 forth and contained in the rules adopted by the treasurer of 6 state. 7 5. A participant may designate a successor in accordance 8 with rules adopted by the treasurer of state. The designated 9 successor shall succeed to the ownership of the account in 10 the event of the death of the participant. In the event a 11 participant dies and has not designated a successor to the 12 account, the following criteria shall apply: 13 a. The beneficiary of the account, if eighteen years of 14 age or older, shall become the owner of the account as well as 15 remain the beneficiary upon filing the appropriate forms in 16 accordance with rules adopted by the treasurer of state. 17 b. If the beneficiary of the account is under the age of 18 eighteen, account ownership shall be transferred to the first 19 surviving parent or other legal guardian of the beneficiary to 20 file the appropriate forms in accordance with rules adopted by 21 the treasurer of state. 22 Sec. 138. NEW SECTION . 12L.4 FirstHome Iowa program and 23 administrative funds —— investment and payments. 24 1. a. The treasurer of state shall segregate moneys 25 received by the trust into two funds: the FirstHome Iowa 26 program fund and the administrative fund to be used for 27 administration of the program. 28 b. All moneys paid by participants in connection with 29 participation agreements shall be deposited as received into 30 separate accounts within the program fund. 31 c. Contributions to the trust made by participants may only 32 be made in the form of cash. 33 d. A participant or beneficiary may, directly or indirectly, 34 direct the investment of any contributions to the trust or any 35 -90- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 90/ 108
S.F. 2472 earnings thereon no more than four times in a calendar year. 1 2. Moneys accrued by participants in the program fund of the 2 trust may be used for payments to or on behalf of a beneficiary 3 for qualified homebuyer expenses. 4 Sec. 139. NEW SECTION . 12L.5 Cancellation of agreements. 5 A participant may cancel a participation agreement at will. 6 Upon cancellation of a participation agreement, a participant 7 shall be entitled to the return of the participant’s account 8 balance. 9 Sec. 140. NEW SECTION . 12L.6 Ownership of payments and 10 investment income —— transfer of ownership rights. 11 1. a. A participant retains ownership of all payments 12 made under a participation agreement up to the date of 13 utilization for payment of qualified homebuyer expenses for the 14 beneficiary. 15 b. All income derived from the investment of the payments 16 made by the participant shall be considered to be held in trust 17 for the benefit of the beneficiary. 18 2. In the event the FirstHome Iowa program is terminated 19 prior to payment of qualified homebuyer expenses for the 20 beneficiary, the participant is entitled to a refund of the 21 participant’s account balance. 22 3. Any amounts which may be paid to any person or persons 23 pursuant to the FirstHome Iowa program trust but which are not 24 listed in this section are owned by the trust. 25 4. A participant may transfer ownership rights to another 26 participant or may transfer funds to another account under the 27 trust. The transfer shall be made and the property distributed 28 in accordance with rules adopted by the treasurer of state or 29 with the terms of the participation agreement. 30 5. A participant shall not be entitled to utilize any 31 interest in the trust as security for a loan. 32 Sec. 141. NEW SECTION . 12L.7 Annual audited financial 33 report to governor and general assembly. 34 1. a. The treasurer of state shall submit an annual 35 -91- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 91/ 108
S.F. 2472 audited financial report, prepared in accordance with generally 1 accepted accounting principles, on the operations of the trust 2 by November 1 to the governor and the general assembly. 3 b. The annual audit shall be made either by the auditor 4 of state or by an independent certified public accountant 5 designated by the auditor of state and shall include direct and 6 indirect costs attributable to the use of outside consultants, 7 independent contractors, and any other persons who are not 8 state employees. 9 2. The annual audit shall be supplemented by all of the 10 following information prepared by the treasurer of state: 11 a. Any related studies or evaluations prepared in the 12 preceding year. 13 b. A summary of the benefits provided by the trust including 14 the number of participants and beneficiaries in the trust. 15 c. Any other information which is relevant in order to make 16 a full, fair, and effective disclosure of the operations of the 17 trust. 18 Sec. 142. NEW SECTION . 12L.8 Tax considerations. 19 State income tax treatment of the FirstHome Iowa program 20 trust shall be as provided in section 422.7, subsections 46 and 21 47. 22 Sec. 143. NEW SECTION . 12L.9 Property rights to assets in 23 trust. 24 1. The assets of the trust shall at all times be preserved, 25 invested, and expended solely and only for the purposes of 26 the trust and shall be held in trust for the participants and 27 beneficiaries. 28 2. No property rights in the trust shall exist in favor of 29 the state. 30 3. The assets of the trust shall not be transferred or used 31 by the state for any purposes other than the purposes of the 32 trust. 33 Sec. 144. NEW SECTION . 12L.10 Construction. 34 This chapter shall be construed liberally in order to 35 -92- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 92/ 108
S.F. 2472 effectuate its purpose. 1 Sec. 145. Section 232D.503, subsection 6, Code 2026, is 2 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 3 NEW PARAGRAPH . g. A FirstHome Iowa program trust account 4 established for the minor pursuant to chapter 12L. 5 Sec. 146. Section 422.7, Code 2026, is amended by adding the 6 following new subsections: 7 NEW SUBSECTION . 46. a. Subtract the contribution that may 8 be deducted for Iowa income tax purposes as a participant in 9 the FirstHome Iowa program trust pursuant to section 12L.3, 10 subsection 1. For purposes of this paragraph, a participant 11 who makes a contribution on or before the date prescribed in 12 section 422.21 for making and filing an individual income tax 13 return, excluding extensions, or the date for making and filing 14 an individual income tax return determined by the director 15 pursuant to an order issued under section 421.17, subsection 16 30, may elect to be deemed to have made the contribution on the 17 last day of the preceding calendar year. The director, after 18 consultation with the treasurer of state, shall prescribe by 19 rule the manner and method by which a participant may make an 20 election authorized by the preceding sentence. 21 b. Add the amount resulting from the cancellation of 22 a participation agreement refunded to the taxpayer as a 23 participant in the FirstHome Iowa program trust to the extent 24 previously deducted as a contribution to the trust. 25 c. Add, to the extent previously deducted as a contribution 26 to the trust, the amount resulting from a withdrawal or 27 transfer made by the taxpayer from the FirstHome Iowa program 28 trust for purposes other than the payment of qualified 29 homebuyer expenses. 30 NEW SUBSECTION . 47. Subtract, to the extent included, 31 income from interest and earnings received from the FirstHome 32 Iowa program trust created in chapter 12L. 33 Sec. 147. Section 541B.4, Code 2026, is amended by adding 34 the following new subsections: 35 -93- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 93/ 108
S.F. 2472 NEW SUBSECTION . 5. Withdrawal for deposit into FirstHome 1 Iowa program trust account. First-time homebuyer account 2 balances under this chapter may be withdrawn without penalty or 3 taxation in this state if such withdrawal is deposited in an 4 account within the FirstHome Iowa program trust under chapter 5 12L within thirty days of the withdrawal. The treasurer of 6 state may by rule provide for the direct transfer of moneys 7 within an account under this chapter to a FirstHome Iowa 8 program trust account and such transfer shall not be subject to 9 penalty or taxation in this state. 10 NEW SUBSECTION . 6. No new accounts. New accounts shall not 11 be established under this chapter on or after July 1, 2026. 12 Sec. 148. Section 627.6, Code 2026, is amended by adding the 13 following new subsection: 14 NEW SUBSECTION . 18. The debtor’s interest, whether as 15 participant or beneficiary, in contributions and assets, 16 including the accumulated earnings and market increases in 17 value, held in an account in the FirstHome Iowa program trust 18 organized under chapter 12L. 19 Sec. 149. Section 633.108, subsection 2, Code 2026, is 20 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 21 NEW PARAGRAPH . e. A FirstHome Iowa program trust account 22 established for the minor pursuant to chapter 12L. 23 Sec. 150. Section 633.555, subsection 1, Code 2026, is 24 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 25 NEW PARAGRAPH . f. An account owner or participant under 26 a FirstHome Iowa program trust account established for the 27 protected person pursuant to chapter 12L. 28 Sec. 151. Section 633.678, subsection 1, Code 2026, is 29 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 30 NEW PARAGRAPH . f. An account owner or participant under 31 a FirstHome Iowa program trust account established for the 32 protected person pursuant to chapter 12L. 33 Sec. 152. Section 633.681, subsection 1, Code 2026, is 34 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 35 -94- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 94/ 108
S.F. 2472 NEW PARAGRAPH . e. An account owner or participant under 1 a FirstHome Iowa program trust account established for the 2 protected person pursuant to chapter 12L. 3 Sec. 153. APPLICABILITY. The following applies to 4 contributions made under chapter 12L on or after July 1, 2026, 5 for tax years ending on or after that date: 6 The section of this division of this Act enacting section 7 422.7, subsections 46 and 47. 8 DIVISION XVIII 9 ELDERLY AND DISABLED PROPERTY TAX CREDIT AND RENT REIMBURSEMENT 10 Sec. 154. Section 25B.7, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 11 2026, is amended to read as follows: 12 b. Low-income property tax credit and elderly and disabled 13 property tax credit pursuant to sections 425.16 through 425.40 , 14 subject to the limitation of section 425.39, subsection 1 , 15 paragraph “b” . 16 Sec. 155. Section 425.17, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 17 2026, is amended to read as follows: 18 a. “Claimant” means any of the following: 19 (1) A person filing a claim for credit under this subchapter 20 who has attained the age of sixty-five years but who has 21 not attained the age of seventy years on or before December 22 31 of the base year, a person filing a claim for credit or 23 reimbursement under this subchapter who is totally disabled 24 and was totally disabled on or before December 31 of the base 25 year, or a person filing a claim for reimbursement under this 26 subchapter who has attained the age of sixty-five years on or 27 before December 31 of the base year and who is domiciled in 28 this state at the time the claim is filed or at the time of the 29 person’s death in the case of a claim filed by the executor or 30 administrator of the claimant’s estate. 31 (2) A person filing a claim for credit or reimbursement 32 under this subchapter who has attained the age of twenty-three 33 years on or before December 31 of the base year or was a head 34 of household on December 31 of the base year, as defined in 35 -95- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 95/ 108
S.F. 2472 the Internal Revenue Code, but has not attained the age or 1 disability status described in subparagraph (1) or the age 2 status and eligibility criteria of subparagraph (3), and is 3 domiciled in this state at the time the claim is filed or at the 4 time of the person’s death in the case of a claim filed by the 5 executor or administrator of the claimant’s estate, and was not 6 claimed as a dependent on any other person’s tax return for the 7 base year. 8 (3) A person filing a claim for credit under this subchapter 9 who has attained the age of seventy years on or before December 10 31 of the base year, who has a household income of less than 11 two hundred fifty percent of the federal poverty level, as 12 defined by the most recently revised poverty income guidelines 13 published by the United States department of health and human 14 services, and is domiciled in this state at the time the claim 15 is filed or at the time of the person’s death in the case of a 16 claim filed by the executor or administrator of the claimant’s 17 estate. 18 Sec. 156. Section 425.23, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 19 2026, is amended by striking the paragraph. 20 Sec. 157. Section 425.23, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 21 2026, is amended to read as follows: 22 a. For the base year beginning in the 1999 calendar year and 23 for each subsequent base year, the dollar amounts set forth in 24 subsection 1 , paragraphs “a” and “b” , and subsection subsections 25 1 and 3 shall be multiplied by the cumulative adjustment factor 26 for that base year. “Cumulative adjustment factor” means the 27 product of the annual adjustment factor for the 1998 base year 28 and all annual adjustment factors for subsequent base years. 29 The cumulative adjustment factor applies to the base year 30 beginning in the calendar year for which the latest annual 31 adjustment factor has been determined. 32 Sec. 158. Section 425.24, Code 2026, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 425.24 Maximum property tax for purpose of credit or 35 -96- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 96/ 108
S.F. 2472 reimbursement. 1 For claimants under section 425.17, subsection 2 , paragraph 2 “a” , subparagraphs (1) and (2), and for the calculation under 3 section 425.23, subsection 1 , paragraph “c” , subparagraph (1), 4 in In any case in which property taxes due or rent constituting 5 property taxes paid for any household exceeds one thousand 6 five hundred dollars, the amount of property taxes due or 7 rent constituting property taxes paid shall be deemed to have 8 been one thousand five hundred dollars for purposes of this 9 subchapter . 10 Sec. 159. Section 425.39, subsection 1, Code 2026, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 1. a. The elderly and disabled property tax credit fund is 13 created. There is appropriated annually from the general fund 14 of the state to the department of revenue to be credited to the 15 elderly and disabled property tax credit fund, from funds not 16 otherwise appropriated, an amount sufficient to implement this 17 subchapter for credits for property taxes due for claimants 18 described in section 425.17, subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , 19 subparagraphs subparagraph (1) and (3), subject to paragraph 20 “b” . 21 b. Regardless of the amount of the credit determined under 22 section 425.23, subsection 1 , paragraph “c” , the amount paid by 23 the director of revenue to each county treasurer for credits 24 for claimants described under section 425.17, subsection 2 , 25 paragraph “a” , subparagraph (3), shall not exceed the amount 26 calculated for the claimant under section 425.23, subsection 1 , 27 paragraph “c” , subparagraph (1), and section 25B.7, subsection 28 1 , shall not apply to the amount of the credit in excess of the 29 amount paid by the director of revenue. 30 Sec. 160. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes 31 effect January 1, 2030. 32 Sec. 161. APPLICABILITY. 33 1. This division of this Act applies to claims under chapter 34 425, subchapter II, for credits against property taxes due and 35 -97- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 97/ 108
S.F. 2472 payable in fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2030. 1 2. This division of this Act applies to claims under chapter 2 425, subchapter II, for reimbursement for rent constituting 3 property taxes paid in base years beginning on or after January 4 1, 2029. 5 DIVISION XIX 6 PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS —— IMPOUNDMENT STRUCTURES AND 7 SPECULATIVE SHELL BUILDINGS 8 Sec. 162. Section 331.401, subsection 1, paragraph i, Code 9 2026, is amended by striking the paragraph. 10 Sec. 163. Section 427.1, subsections 20 and 27, Code 2026, 11 are amended by striking the subsections. 12 Sec. 164. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes 13 effect January 1, 2031. 14 Sec. 165. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies 15 to assessment years beginning on or after January 1, 2031. 16 DIVISION XX 17 SCHOOL DISTRICT UNSPENT BALANCES —— ON-TIME FUNDING AND 18 MODIFIED SUPPLEMENTAL AMOUNTS 19 Sec. 166. Section 257.7, Code 2026, is amended by adding the 20 following new subsection: 21 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. Unspent balances. For school budget 22 years beginning on or after July 1, 2026, a school district’s 23 actual unspent balance from the preceding year used to 24 calculate the authorized budget under subsection 1 shall 25 not exceed an amount equal to thirty-five percent of the 26 school district’s authorized expenditures for the budget year 27 immediately preceding the base year unless a greater amount 28 is authorized by the school budget review committee based on 29 one or more grounds authorized for the approval of a modified 30 supplemental amount under section 257.31. 31 Sec. 167. Section 257.13, Code 2026, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 257.13 On-time funding budget adjustment. 34 1. a. For the school budget year beginning July 1, 2001, 35 -98- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 98/ 108
S.F. 2472 and succeeding budget years beginning before July 1, 2026 , if a 1 district’s actual enrollment for the budget year, determined 2 under section 257.6 , is greater than its budget enrollment for 3 the budget year, the district shall be eligible to receive an 4 on-time funding budget adjustment. The adjustment shall be in 5 an amount equal to the difference between the actual enrollment 6 for the budget year and the budget enrollment for the budget 7 year, multiplied by the district cost per pupil. 8 2. b. The board of directors of a school district that 9 wishes to receive an on-time funding budget adjustment under 10 this subsection shall adopt a resolution to receive the 11 adjustment and notify the school budget review committee 12 annually, but not earlier than November 1, as determined by the 13 department of education. The school budget review committee 14 shall establish a modified supplemental amount pursuant to 15 subsection 1 paragraph “a” . 16 2. a. For the school budget years beginning on or after 17 July 1, 2026, if a district’s actual enrollment for the budget 18 year, determined under section 257.6, is greater than its 19 budget enrollment for the budget year, the district may request 20 an on-time budget adjustment. The adjustment shall not exceed 21 an amount equal to the difference between the actual enrollment 22 for the budget year and the budget enrollment for the budget 23 year, multiplied by the district cost per pupil. 24 b. To request an on-time budget adjustment under this 25 subsection, the board of directors of a school district shall 26 adopt a resolution to receive the adjustment and notify the 27 school budget review committee on or before a date established 28 by the committee. The school budget review committee may 29 establish a modified supplemental amount pursuant to paragraph 30 “a” . 31 3. If the board of directors of a school district determines 32 that a need exists for additional funds exceeding the on-time 33 funding budget adjustment pursuant to this section , a request 34 for a modified supplemental amount based upon increased 35 -99- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 99/ 108
S.F. 2472 enrollment may be submitted to the school budget review 1 committee as provided in section 257.31 . 2 Sec. 168. NEW SECTION . 279.63A Unspent balance —— policy. 3 1. The board of directors of each school district shall 4 establish a policy that defines a targeted range and maximum 5 amount of unspent balance of authorized expenditures, 6 determined by a percent of authorized expenditures under 7 section 257.7 or other methodology specified in the policy. 8 The policy shall also state the date the policy was adopted 9 and the date the policy was most recently reviewed or revised 10 under subsection 2. The targeted range and maximum amount 11 established in the policy shall be made with the intent to 12 equalize educational opportunity, provide a good education 13 for all the children of the school district, provide property 14 tax relief, decrease the percentage of school costs paid from 15 property taxes, and to provide reasonable control of school 16 costs. 17 2. Targeted ranges and maximum amounts defined in the policy 18 under subsection 1 shall be reviewed annually by the board of 19 directors and such review shall be entered in the minutes of 20 the board and approved revisions shall be made to the policy. 21 Sec. 169. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 22 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 23 DIVISION XXI 24 PROPERTY PARCEL INFORMATION 25 Sec. 170. Section 331.510, Code 2026, is amended by adding 26 the following new subsection: 27 NEW SUBSECTION . 5. a. An annual report not later 28 than January 1 to the department of management containing 29 parcel-level property data, including parcel identification 30 information, location, size, valuation, classification, types 31 of structures and improvements, exemptions, credits, historical 32 amounts of property taxes due and payable, and whether the 33 parcel is subject to a division of revenue. 34 b. In addition to the information required under paragraph 35 -100- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 100/ 108
S.F. 2472 “a” , the department of management may require additional 1 parcel-level data deemed necessary by the director of the 2 department of management. The department shall prescribe the 3 form and manner of submitting the annual report under this 4 subsection. 5 DIVISION XXII 6 URBAN RENEWAL 7 Sec. 171. NEW SECTION . 403.18A Division of revenue 8 ordinances duration —— limitations. 9 1. An ordinance providing for a division of revenue under 10 section 403.19 adopted before the effective date of this 11 division of this Act and that is not limited in duration under 12 section 403.17, subsection 10, or section 403.22, subsection 5, 13 shall be subject to the duration limitation in subsection 2. 14 2. a. A division of revenue ordinance described in 15 subsection 1 may continue in effect under this chapter until 16 such time that the urban renewal area is dissolved by the 17 municipality, the ordinance is repealed by the municipality, or 18 the ordinance terminates under the conditions of paragraph “c” , 19 whichever occurs first. 20 b. A municipality shall not incur additional indebtedness 21 including loans, advances, and bonds, payable from the special 22 fund created in section 403.19 using revenue resulting from 23 the ordinance described under subsection 1 on or after the 24 effective date of this division of this Act. For the purposes 25 of this paragraph “b” , the refinancing of indebtedness incurred 26 prior to the effective date of this division of this Act 27 shall not constitute an additional indebtedness, unless such 28 refinancing results in an increase in the amount of debt 29 service that qualifies for payment from the special fund or 30 extends the term for payment or retirement of the indebtedness. 31 c. An ordinance described in subsection 1 providing for a 32 division of revenue shall terminate and be of no further force 33 and effect at the conclusion of the fiscal year during which 34 the retirement or payment of all indebtedness payable from such 35 -101- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 101/ 108
S.F. 2472 division of revenue in existence on the effective date of this 1 division of this Act occurs or after twenty years following 2 the effective date of this division of this Act, whichever 3 occurs first. Upon request filed by the municipality, the 4 department of management may extend the termination date under 5 this paragraph if such an extension is necessary to retire and 6 pay all indebtedness incurred prior to the effective date of 7 this division of this Act. 8 d. An ordinance described in subsection 1 or any applicable 9 urban renewal area shall not be amended on or after the 10 effective date of this division of this Act to include 11 territory that is not subject to the ordinance on the effective 12 date of this division of this Act. 13 3. The duration limits under this section and the 14 limitations on the duration of ordinances providing for a 15 division of revenue under section 403.19, subsection 3A, shall 16 not apply to divisions of taxes established by community 17 colleges under chapter 260E or rural improvement zones under 18 chapter 357H. 19 4. The department of management may adopt rules pursuant to 20 chapter 17A necessary to implement and administer this section. 21 Sec. 172. Section 403.19, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 22 2026, is amended to read as follows: 23 a. That portion of the taxes each year in excess of such 24 amount shall be allocated to and when collected be paid into a 25 special fund of the municipality to pay the principal of and 26 interest on loans, moneys advanced to, or indebtedness, whether 27 funded, refunded, assumed, or otherwise, including bonds 28 issued under the authority of section 403.9, subsection 1 , 29 incurred by the municipality to finance or refinance, in whole 30 or in part, an urban renewal project within the area, and to 31 provide assistance for low and moderate income family housing 32 as provided in section 403.22 . However, except as provided 33 in paragraph “b” , taxes for the regular and voter-approved 34 physical plant and equipment levy of a school district imposed 35 -102- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 102/ 108
S.F. 2472 pursuant to section 298.2 ; and taxes for the instructional 1 support program of a school district imposed pursuant to 2 section 257.19 , ; taxes for the payment of bonds and interest 3 of each taxing district , ; taxes levied against wind energy 4 conversion property, as defined in section 427B.26, for which 5 construction begins on or after the effective date of this 6 division of this Act; foundation property taxes of a school 7 district imposed under section 257.3 levied against property 8 upon which new construction or renovations begin on or after 9 the effective date of this division of this Act, unless such 10 construction or renovations were approved and subject to an 11 agreement adopted before January 1, 2027; taxes for emergency 12 medical services imposed pursuant to chapter 357F, 357G, or 13 422D; and taxes imposed under section 346.27, subsection 22 , 14 related to joint county-city buildings shall be collected 15 against all taxable property within the taxing district without 16 limitation by the provisions of this subsection . 17 Sec. 173. Section 403.19, Code 2026, is amended by adding 18 the following new subsection: 19 NEW SUBSECTION . 3A. An ordinance providing for a division 20 of revenue under this section that is adopted on or after the 21 effective date of this division of this Act and that is not 22 limited in duration under section 403.17, subsection 10, or 23 section 403.22, subsection 5, shall be limited to twenty years 24 from the calendar year following the calendar year in which the 25 municipality first certifies to the county auditor the amount 26 of any loans, advances, indebtedness, or bonds that qualify 27 for payment from the division of revenue provided for in this 28 section. The ordinance shall terminate and be of no further 29 force and effect following the twenty-year period provided in 30 this subsection. 31 Sec. 174. Section 403.19, Code 2026, is amended by adding 32 the following new subsections: 33 NEW SUBSECTION . 9A. a. In addition to the limitations 34 and requirements for relocations under subsection 9, moneys 35 -103- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 103/ 108
S.F. 2472 from any source deposited into the special fund created in 1 this section shall not be expended for or otherwise used 2 in connection with an urban renewal project approved on 3 or after the effective date of this division of this Act 4 that includes the relocation of a commercial or industrial 5 enterprise receiving assistance or incentives from a different 6 municipality’s special fund under this section and not 7 presently located within the municipality, if the total amount 8 of assistance or incentives for such enterprise exceeds the 9 total amount of assistance or incentives received or agreed to 10 be received from the other municipality. 11 b. For the purposes of this subsection, “relocation” 12 means the closure or substantial reduction of an enterprise’s 13 existing operations in one area of the state and the initiation 14 of substantially the same operation in the same metropolitan 15 statistical area. This subsection does not prohibit an 16 enterprise from expanding its operations in another area of the 17 state provided that existing operations of a similar nature are 18 not closed or substantially reduced. 19 NEW SUBSECTION . 12. For any fiscal year beginning on 20 or after July 1, 2027, following written request filed with 21 the county auditor and the board of directors of the school 22 district, a school district may approve by resolution of the 23 board of directors the payment from the school district’s 24 general fund to the municipality for deposit in the special 25 fund under this section all or a portion of the school 26 district’s foundation property taxes under section 257.3 levied 27 against property upon which new construction or renovations 28 begin on or after the effective date of this division of this 29 Act, unless such construction or renovations were approved and 30 subject to an agreement adopted before January 1, 2027, for one 31 or more applicable fiscal years. If approved, the board of 32 directors shall file such resolution with the county auditor. 33 Payments approved under this subsection are voluntary and a 34 school district is not required to pay over the revenue to the 35 -104- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 104/ 108
S.F. 2472 municipality unless approved by resolution. Amounts paid by 1 a school district under this subsection shall continue to be 2 considered foundation property taxes levied under section 257.3 3 and such payment shall not result in the adjustment of state 4 foundation aid or other amounts under chapter 257. 5 Sec. 175. Section 403.19, subsection 10, Code 2026, is 6 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 7 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. For fiscal years beginning on or after 8 July 1, 2027, moneys from any source deposited into the special 9 fund created in this section shall not be expended for salaries 10 or benefits of a permanent staff member of a municipality or 11 local or regional economic development entity. 12 Sec. 176. URBAN RENEWAL REPORT —— TASK FORCE. 13 1. By January 1, 2027, the department of revenue shall 14 prepare and submit a report, including any recommended changes, 15 to the general assembly regarding statewide use of chapter 403 16 and divisions of revenue. 17 2. The department of revenue shall convene a task force of 18 local and state officials, state legislators, and technical 19 experts to assist in the review undertaken pursuant to 20 subsection 1. 21 Sec. 177. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 22 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 23 Sec. 178. APPLICABILITY. The following applies to property 24 taxes due and payable in fiscal years beginning on or after 25 July 1, 2027: 26 The section of this division of this Act amending section 27 403.19, subsection 2, paragraph “a”. 28 DIVISION XXIII 29 PROPERTY TAX DEFERRAL —— TASK FORCE 30 Sec. 179. PROPERTY TAX DEFERRAL TASK FORCE —— REPORT. 31 1. By January 10, 2027, the department of revenue shall 32 prepare and submit a report approved by the task force created 33 under subsection 2, including recommended legislative actions, 34 to the general assembly regarding the establishment of a 35 -105- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 105/ 108
S.F. 2472 program under which low-income elderly homestead owners may 1 apply to defer property taxes owed until the occurrence of a 2 qualifying event, including but not limited to death of the 3 owner, sale of the property, or transfer of the property to 4 someone other than a surviving spouse. 5 2. The department shall convene a task force consisting of 6 at least all of the following persons: 7 a. The director of revenue, or the director’s designee. 8 b. The director of the department of management, or the 9 director’s designee. 10 c. A representative of the Iowa league of cities. 11 d. A representative of the Iowa state association of 12 counties. 13 e. Three homestead owners from this state, selected by the 14 director of revenue. 15 f. Four ex officio, nonvoting legislative members 16 consisting of the following: 17 (1) Two state senators, one appointed by the president of 18 the senate after consultation with the majority leader of the 19 senate and one appointed by the minority leader of the senate 20 from their respective parties. 21 (2) Two state representatives, one appointed by the speaker 22 and one appointed by the minority leader of the house of 23 representatives from their respective parties. 24 3. Task force meetings shall be open to the public. 25 4. The task force shall compile and analyze at least all of 26 the following prior to preparation of the department’s report 27 under subsection 1: 28 a. An inventory of potentially eligible property in the 29 state. 30 b. Feasible program structures. 31 c. Possible methods for calculation and payment of deferred 32 amounts. 33 d. Implementation timelines and procedures. 34 DIVISION XXIV 35 -106- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 106/ 108
S.F. 2472 PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF PROPERTY TAXES —— TASK FORCE 1 Sec. 180. PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF PROPERTY TAXES TASK FORCE —— 2 REPORT. 3 1. By January 10, 2027, the department of revenue shall 4 prepare and submit a report approved by the task force created 5 under subsection 2, including recommended legislative actions, 6 to the general assembly regarding the establishment of a 7 program under which counties may implement a program for the 8 collection of payments in lieu of property taxes from owners of 9 property that is exempt, in whole or in part, from ad valorem 10 property taxes, but excluding government-owned property. 11 2. The department shall convene a task force consisting of 12 at least all of the following persons: 13 a. The director of revenue, or the director’s designee. 14 b. The director of the department of management, or the 15 director’s designee. 16 c. All members of the Polk county board of supervisors. 17 d. One mayor from a city located, in whole or in part, 18 within Polk county, selected by the director of revenue. 19 e. Three representatives from tax-exempt entities located 20 in Polk county of varying sizes, selected by the director of 21 revenue. 22 f. One private property owner, selected by the director of 23 revenue. 24 g. Four ex officio, nonvoting legislative members 25 consisting of the following: 26 (1) Two state senators, one appointed by the president of 27 the senate after consultation with the majority leader of the 28 senate and one appointed by the minority leader of the senate 29 from their respective parties. 30 (2) Two state representatives, one appointed by the speaker 31 and one appointed by the minority leader of the house of 32 representatives from their respective parties. 33 3. Task force meetings shall be open to the public. 34 4. The task force shall compile and analyze at least all of 35 -107- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 107/ 108
S.F. 2472 the following prior to preparation of the department’s report 1 under subsection 1: 2 a. An inventory of tax-exempt property. 3 b. Interest and feasibility of county participation in such 4 a program. 5 c. Feasible program structures. 6 d. Possible methods for calculation of program payment 7 amounts, not to exceed the proportionate amount of a county’s 8 budget for law enforcement, fire protection, and public works 9 services. 10 e. Implementation timelines and procedures. 11 -108- SF 2472 (3) 91 md/jh/mb 108/ 108