Bills / 2025–2026 session / HF 175Other education HF 175
Extends in-state tuition to more military families at Iowa schools The bill expands which military personnel, veterans, spouses, dependent children and survivors can pay in-state tuition at Iowa's public universities and community colleges. It also lets a family keep resident status if a service member is moved while the student stays enrolled.
Official title A bill for an act relating to in-state residency for purposes of undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions and community colleges for certain military personnel and family members. (Formerly HSB 6.)
3 of 5 Where it stands Introduced Committee House Senate Governor Last action, Mar 26: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 658.
Votes Senate: Senate Veterans Affairs Report Feb 17 · 11–0, 1 not voting · Passed › Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): Yes Sen. Liz Bennett (D, District 39): Yes Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): Yes Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): Absent Sen. Charlie McClintock (R, District 42): Yes Sen. Dan Dawson (R, District 10): Yes Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Yes Sen. Kara Warme (R, District 26): Yes Sen. Kevin Alons (R, District 7): Yes Sen. Mark Costello (R, District 8): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes ← Democrats3 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting Republicans → 8 yes, 0 no House: Shall the bill pass? Feb 20, 2025 · 92–0, 7 not voting · Passed › Rep. Adam Zabner (D, District 90): Yes Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D, District 80): Yes Rep. Austin Baeth (D, District 36): Yes Rep. Bob Kressig (D, District 75): Yes Rep. Brian Meyer (D, District 29): Yes Rep. Dan Gosa (D, District 81): Yes Rep. Dave Jacoby (D, District 86): Yes Rep. Elinor Levin (D, District 89): Yes Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D, District 73): Yes Rep. Eric Gjerde (D, District 74): Yes Rep. Heather Matson (D, District 42): Yes Rep. J.D. Scholten (D, District 1): Yes Rep. Jeff Cooling (D, District 77): Yes Rep. Jennifer Konfrst (D, District 32): Yes Rep. Jerome Amos (D, District 62): Yes Rep. Josh Turek (D, District 20): Yes Rep. Ken Croken (D, District 97): Yes Rep. Kenan Judge (D, District 27): Yes Rep. Larry McBurney (D, District 44): Yes Rep. Mary Madison (D, District 31): Yes Rep. Megan Srinivas (D, District 30): Yes Rep. Monica Kurth (D, District 98): Yes Rep. Rick Olson (D, District 39): Yes Rep. Rob Johnson (D, District 34): Yes Rep. Ross Wilburn (D, District 50): Yes Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines (D, District 33): Yes Rep. Sami Scheetz (D, District 78): Yes Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D, District 35): Yes Rep. Timi Brown-Powers (D, District 61): Yes Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D, District 79): Yes Rep. Amy Nielsen (D, District 85): Absent Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D, District 49): Absent Rep. Lindsay James (D, District 71): Absent Rep. Ann Meyer (R, District 8): Yes Rep. Austin Harris (R, District 26): Yes Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R, District 37): Yes Rep. Bob Henderson (R, District 2): Yes Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R, District 82): Yes Rep. Brent Siegrist (R, District 19): Yes Rep. Brett Barker (R, District 51): Yes Rep. Brian Lohse (R, District 45): Yes Rep. Brooke Boden (R, District 21): Yes Rep. Bubba Sorensen (R, District 23): Yes Rep. Carter Nordman (R, District 47): Yes Rep. Chad Behn (R, District 48): Yes Rep. Chad Ingels (R, District 68): Yes Rep. Charley Thomson (R, District 58): Yes Rep. Christian Hermanson (R, District 59): Yes Rep. Cindy Golding (R, District 83): Yes Rep. Craig Johnson (R, District 67): Yes Rep. Craig Williams (R, District 11): Yes Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R, District 46): Yes Rep. David Blom (R, District 52): Yes Rep. David Sieck (R, District 16): Yes Rep. David Young (R, District 28): Yes Rep. Dean Fisher (R, District 53): Yes Rep. Derek Wulf (R, District 76): Yes Rep. Devon Wood (R, District 17): Yes Rep. Gary Mohr (R, District 93): Yes Rep. Hans Wilz (R, District 25): Yes Rep. Heather Hora (R, District 92): Yes Rep. Helena Hayes (R, District 88): Yes Rep. Henry Stone (R, District 9): Yes Rep. Jacob Bossman (R, District 14): Yes Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R, District 60): Yes Rep. Jason Gearhart (R, District 64): Yes Rep. Jeff Shipley (R, District 87): Yes Rep. Jennifer Smith (R, District 72): Yes Rep. John Wills (R, District 10): Yes Rep. Jon Dunwell (R, District 38): Yes Rep. Josh Meggers (R, District 54): Yes Rep. Judd Lawler (R, District 91): Yes Rep. Mark Cisneros (R, District 96): Yes Rep. Mark Thompson (R, District 56): Yes Rep. Matt Rinker (R, District 99): Yes Rep. Matt Windschitl (R, District 15): Yes Rep. Megan Jones (R, District 6): Yes Rep. Michael Bergan (R, District 63): Yes Rep. Michael Sexton (R, District 7): Yes Rep. Mike Vondran (R, District 94): Yes Rep. Pat Grassley (R, District 57): Yes Rep. Ryan Weldon (R, District 41): Yes Rep. Sam Wengryn (R, District 24): Yes Rep. Samantha Fett (R, District 22): Yes Rep. Shannon Latham (R, District 55): Yes Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R, District 65): Yes Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R, District 4): Yes Rep. Steve Bradley (R, District 66): Yes Rep. Steven Holt (R, District 12): Yes Rep. Taylor Collins (R, District 95): Yes Rep. Tom Gerhold (R, District 84): Yes Rep. Tom Jeneary (R, District 3): Yes Rep. Tom Moore (R, District 18): Yes Rep. Travis Sitzmann (R, District 13): Yes Rep. Zach Dieken (R, District 5): Yes Rep. Bill Gustoff (R, District 40): Absent Rep. Eddie Andrews (R, District 43): Absent Rep. Norlin Mommsen (R, District 70): Absent Rep. Tom Determann (R, District 69): Absent ← Democrats30 yes, 0 no, 3 not voting Republicans → 62 yes, 0 no, 4 not voting On these agendas Veterans Affairs Committee Feb 17 Call to Order. Call to Order. Rollcall. Approval of Minutes from last meeting. HF 175 Sen. Dawson: An Act relating to in-state residency for purposes of undergraduat
Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Mar 19, 2025 CANCELLED CANCELLED Topic: HF 175 - Dawson, McClintock and Dotzler Time: Mar 19, 2025 01:00 PM Central Time (US a
History Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 658. Senate · Mar 26 Placed on calendar. Senate · Feb 17 Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 307. Senate · Feb 17 Subcommittee reassigned: Dawson, Dotzler, and McClintock. S.J. 296. Senate · Feb 16 Subcommittee Meeting: 02/17/2026 8:30AM Lobbyist Lounge. Senate · Feb 12 Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. Senate · Mar 27, 2025 Subcommittee Meeting: 03/27/2025 11:00AM Room 217 Conference Room. Senate · Mar 26, 2025 Subcommittee: Dawson, Dotzler, and McClintock. S.J. 357. Senate · Feb 25, 2025 Read first time, referred to Veterans Affairs. S.J. 336. Senate · Feb 24, 2025 Message from House. S.J. 336. Senate · Feb 24, 2025 Immediate message. H.J. 401. House · Feb 20, 2025 Passed House, yeas 92, nays 0. H.J. 393. House · Feb 20, 2025 Amendment H-1017 adopted. H.J. 393. House · Feb 20, 2025 Amendment H-1017 filed. H.J. 372. House · Feb 19, 2025 Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 153. House · Jan 30, 2025