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Read. Follow. Verify.Iowa Senate Bill Expands School Infrastructure Fund Use to Cover Weapon-Carrier Insurance Costs
Last action · January 21, 2026: Subcommittee recommends passage.Sponsor: Dave Rowley
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What This Bill Would Do
A bill for an act authorizing the expenditure of funding from the secure an advanced vision for education fund for certain insurance costs.
School districts face new discretion in allocating local sales tax revenues collected for infrastructure, potentially shifting funds away from physical building repairs to cover rising liability or casualty insurance premiums.
- The Secure an Advanced Vision for Education (SAVE) fund is Iowa's statewide penny sales tax for school infrastructure. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
School districts
School districts gain the legal authority to spend SAVE fund revenues on specific insurance coverage costs.
School employees with professional permits to carry weapons
Their employment is linked to newly eligible district insurance expenditures covered by state infrastructure funds.
Key Facts
- The bill expands the definition of school infrastructure under Iowa Code section 423F.3(6)(a).
- School districts may use Secure an Advanced Vision for Education (SAVE) fund moneys to cover increased insurance costs.
- The eligible insurance costs are specifically those associated with employing individuals holding a professional permit to carry weapons under section 724.6(1)(a)(3).
Frequently Asked Questions
What fund can school districts use to pay for these insurance costs?
What specific insurance costs are covered under this change?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
5 actions- Jan 21, 2026Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
- Jan 21, 2026Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee Meeting: [].
- Jan 21, 2026SenateSubcommittee reassigned: Evans, Pike, and Quirmbach. S.J. 123 .
- Jan 13, 2026SenateSubcommittee: Evans, Pike, and Zimmer. S.J. 66 .
- Jan 12, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Education. S.J. 35 .
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance40How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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