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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act providing for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities."
+description: "A bill for an act providing for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "HF 2491"
+citation: "Iowa HF 2491 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["colleges and universities", "disabilities", "regents board", "tuition", "veterans affairs"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2026-02-16"
+last_action: "2026-04-30"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a163c630-b71f-4d01-92ff-6e397ba1d678"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2491&ga=91"
+source_hash: "2f7c778c808c16db88fafe203c1ece6be7b29f2f96750dbe2bb8d85156aa2611"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
+---
+
+# Iowa HF 2491 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act providing for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF2491.html)
+2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2491.html)
+3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2491_GovLetter.pdf)
+4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2491.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-16** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2026-03-04** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2026-03-04** Immediate message.
+- **2026-03-05** Message from House.
+- **2026-03-05** Read first time, referred to Veterans Affairs. `reading-1`
+- **2026-03-09** Subcommittee: Salmon, Dotzler, and Pike.
+- **2026-03-16** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/17/2026 10:00AM Senate Lounge.
+- **2026-03-17** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-17** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2026-03-17** Placed on calendar.
+- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2026-03-30** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2026-03-30** Immediate message.
+- **2026-03-31** Message from Senate.
+- **2026-04-30** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2026-04-30** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a163c630-b71f-4d01-92ff-6e397ba1d678`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
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