Bills / 2025–2026 session / HF 2799Other education HF 2799
Creates corporate headquarters tax credit and repeals new jobs tax credit Creates a tax credit for large out-of-state-competing companies that expand or keep corporate headquarters in Iowa, and ends the old new jobs tax credit and major growth program. It also changes how community colleges fund job training and requires a study of the new jobs training program.
Official title A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the economic development authority, the utilities commission, and the department of education, including creation of the headquarters expansion and development for growth and employment program, and the business incentives for growth program training fund; repeal of the new jobs tax credit program; the major economic growth attraction program; load forecasting and analysis of electric transmission system expansion plans; creation of the electric transmission system expansion planning and analysis and load forecasting fund; the industrial new jobs training program; and establishing the new jobs training program interim study committee; and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 755.) Effective date: 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026.
5 of 5 Where it stands Introduced Committee House Senate Governor Last action, Jun 2: Signed by Governor. H.J. 1170.
Votes Senate: Shall the bill pass? May 2 · 41–0, 9 not voting · Passed › Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): Yes Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): Yes Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): Yes Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): Yes Sen. Izaah Knox (D, District 17): Yes Sen. Janet Petersen (D, District 18): Yes Sen. Janice Weiner (D, District 45): Yes Sen. Liz Bennett (D, District 39): Yes Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): Yes Sen. Renee Hardman (D, District 16): Yes Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): Yes Sen. Tony Bisignano (D, District 15): Yes Sen. Catelin Drey (D, District 1): Absent Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): Absent Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): Absent Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): Absent Sen. Zach Wahls (D, District 43): Absent Sen. Adrian Dickey (R, District 44): Yes Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Annette Sweeney (R, District 27): Yes Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Yes Sen. Charlie McClintock (R, District 42): Yes Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R, District 13): Yes Sen. Dan Dawson (R, District 10): Yes Sen. Dan Zumbach (R, District 34): Yes Sen. Dave Sires (R, District 38): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Yes Sen. Doug Campbell (R, District 30): Yes Sen. Jack Whitver (R, District 23): Yes Sen. Jason Schultz (R, District 6): Yes Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Kara Warme (R, District 26): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Kevin Alons (R, District 7): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mark Costello (R, District 8): Yes Sen. Mark Lofgren (R, District 48): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Mike Klimesh (R, District 32): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Scott Webster (R, District 47): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Dave Rowley (R, District 5): Absent Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Absent Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Absent ← Democrats12 yes, 0 no, 5 not voting Republicans → 29 yes, 0 no, 4 not voting House: Shall the bill pass? May 2 · 78–7, 15 not voting · Passed › Rep. Adam Zabner (D, District 90): Yes Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D, District 80): Yes Rep. Amy Nielsen (D, District 85): Yes Rep. Austin Baeth (D, District 36): Yes Rep. Brian Meyer (D, District 29): Yes Rep. Dan Gosa (D, District 81): Yes Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D, District 73): Yes Rep. Heather Matson (D, District 42): Yes Rep. Jeff Cooling (D, District 77): Yes Rep. Jennifer Konfrst (D, District 32): Yes Rep. Ken Croken (D, District 97): Yes Rep. Kenan Judge (D, District 27): Yes Rep. Rob Johnson (D, District 34): Yes Rep. Ross Wilburn (D, District 50): Yes Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D, District 35): Yes Rep. Timi Brown-Powers (D, District 61): Yes Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D, District 79): Yes Rep. Angel Ramirez (D, District 78): No Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D, District 49): No Rep. Dave Jacoby (D, District 86): No Rep. Elinor Levin (D, District 89): No Rep. Larry McBurney (D, District 44): No Rep. Mary Madison (D, District 31): No Rep. Megan Srinivas (D, District 30): No Rep. Bob Kressig (D, District 75): Absent Rep. Eric Gjerde (D, District 74): Absent Rep. J.D. Scholten (D, District 1): Absent Rep. Jerome Amos (D, District 62): Absent Rep. Josh Turek (D, District 20): Absent Rep. Lindsay James (D, District 71): Absent Rep. Monica Kurth (D, District 98): Absent Rep. Rick Olson (D, District 39): Absent Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines (D, District 33): Absent Rep. Ann Meyer (R, District 8): Yes Rep. Austin Harris (R, District 26): Yes Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R, District 37): Yes Rep. Bill Gustoff (R, District 40): Yes Rep. Blaine Watkins (R, District 100): 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. Devon Wood (R, District 17): Yes Rep. Eddie Andrews (R, District 43): Yes Rep. Gary Mohr (R, District 93): 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. 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. Mike Vondran (R, District 94): Yes Rep. Norlin Mommsen (R, District 70): 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 Lundgren (R, District 65): Yes Rep. Steve Bradley (R, District 66): Yes Rep. Steven Holt (R, District 12): Yes Rep. Taylor Collins (R, District 95): Yes Rep. Tom Determann (R, District 69): 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. Wendy Larson (R, District 7): Yes Rep. Derek Wulf (R, District 76): Absent Rep. Hans Wilz (R, District 25): Absent Rep. Jeff Shipley (R, District 87): Absent Rep. Shannon Latham (R, District 55): Absent Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R, District 4): Absent Rep. Zach Dieken (R, District 5): Absent ← Democrats17 yes, 7 no, 9 not voting Republicans → 61 yes, 0 no, 6 not voting History Signed by Governor. H.J. 1170. House · Jun 2 Fiscal note. House · May 19 Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1164. House · May 13 Message from Senate. H.J. 1139. House · May 2 Immediate message. S.J. 1009. Senate · May 3 Passed Senate, yeas 41, nays 0. S.J. 1008. Senate · May 3 Substituted for SF 2506. S.J. 1008. Senate · May 3 Read first time, attached to SF 2506. S.J. 1002. Senate · May 3 Message from House. S.J. 1002. Senate · May 3 Immediate message. H.J. 1138. House · May 2 Passed House, yeas 78, nays 7. H.J. 1136. House · May 2 Amendment H-8480 filed, adopted. H.J. 1136. House · May 2 Fiscal note. House · May 2 Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. H.J. 1087. House · May 2