---
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).