Bills / 2025–2026 session / HF 703Funding HF 703
Requires state student loan rate comparisons and disclosures to colleges The bill requires the Iowa student loan liquidity corporation to give the education department's college aid bureau rate estimates and loan information. If state loans may have lower rates than federal PLUS loans, the bureau must post a statement and colleges must include it in financial aid offers.
Official title A bill for an act concerning information regarding certain state and federal student loan programs. (Formerly HSB 152.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.
5 of 5 Where it stands Introduced Committee House Senate Governor Last action, May 6: Signed by Governor. H.J. 1165.
Votes House: Shall the bill pass? Mar 12 · 90–1, 9 not voting · Passed › Rep. Adam Zabner (D, District 90): Yes Rep. Amy Nielsen (D, District 85): Yes Rep. Angel Ramirez (D, District 78): Yes Rep. Austin Baeth (D, District 36): Yes Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D, District 49): Yes Rep. Bob Kressig (D, District 75): Yes Rep. Brian Meyer (D, District 29): Yes Rep. Dan Gosa (D, District 81): 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. 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. Lindsay James (D, District 71): Yes Rep. Mary Madison (D, District 31): Yes Rep. Monica Kurth (D, District 98): 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. Dave Jacoby (D, District 86): No Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D, District 80): Absent Rep. Jerome Amos (D, District 62): Absent Rep. Megan Srinivas (D, District 30): 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. 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. 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. 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 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 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. Zach Dieken (R, District 5): Yes Rep. Bubba Sorensen (R, District 23): Absent Rep. Craig Williams (R, District 11): Absent Rep. Eddie Andrews (R, District 43): Absent Rep. Matt Windschitl (R, District 15): Absent ← Democrats27 yes, 1 no, 5 not voting Republicans → 63 yes, 0 no, 4 not voting Senate: Shall the bill pass? Mar 10 · 43–2, 5 not voting · Passed › Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): Yes Sen. Catelin Drey (D, District 1): Yes Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): 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. Matt Blake (D, District 22): Yes Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): Yes Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): Yes Sen. Renee Hardman (D, District 16): Yes Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): Yes Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): Yes Sen. Tony Bisignano (D, District 15): Yes Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): No Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): No Sen. Zach Wahls (D, District 43): Absent Sen. Adrian Dickey (R, District 44): Yes Sen. Annette Sweeney (R, District 27): Yes Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): 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. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): 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. Mike Pike (R, District 20): 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. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Absent Sen. Charlie McClintock (R, District 42): Absent Sen. Dave Rowley (R, District 5): Absent Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent ← Democrats14 yes, 2 no, 1 not voting Republicans → 29 yes, 0 no, 4 not voting Senate: Senate Education Report Jan 29 · 13–2, 1 not voting · Passed › Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): Yes Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): Yes Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): Yes Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): No Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): No Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent ← Democrats3 yes, 2 no Republicans → 10 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting House: Shall the bill pass? Mar 10, 2025 · 87–1, 11 not voting · Passed › Rep. Adam Zabner (D, District 90): Yes Rep. Amy Nielsen (D, District 85): Yes Rep. Austin Baeth (D, District 36): Yes Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D, District 49): Yes Rep. Bob Kressig (D, District 75): Yes Rep. Brian Meyer (D, District 29): Yes Rep. Dan Gosa (D, District 81): Yes Rep. Elinor Levin (D, District 89): 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. Kenan Judge (D, District 27): Yes Rep. Larry McBurney (D, District 44): Yes Rep. Lindsay James (D, District 71): 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. Dave Jacoby (D, District 86): No Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D, District 80): Absent Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D, District 73): Absent Rep. Josh Turek (D, District 20): Absent Rep. Ken Croken (D, District 97): Absent Rep. Ann Meyer (R, District 8): Yes Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R, District 37): Yes Rep. Bill Gustoff (R, District 40): Yes Rep. Bob Henderson (R, District 2): Yes Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R, District 82): 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. 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. Eddie Andrews (R, District 43): 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. Jason Gearhart (R, District 64): Yes Rep. Jeff Shipley (R, District 87): Yes Rep. Jennifer Smith (R, District 72): 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. 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 Latham (R, District 55): Yes Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R, District 4): 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. Zach Dieken (R, District 5): Yes Rep. Austin Harris (R, District 26): Absent Rep. Brent Siegrist (R, District 19): Absent Rep. Carter Nordman (R, District 47): Absent Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R, District 60): Absent Rep. John Wills (R, District 10): Absent Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R, District 65): Absent Rep. Steve Bradley (R, District 66): Absent ← Democrats28 yes, 1 no, 4 not voting Republicans → 59 yes, 0 no, 7 not voting On these agendas Education Committee Jan 28 on: SF2005 - Evans SF2006 - Evans SF2007 - Evans SF2043 - Evans SF274 - Shipley HF703 - Taylor Any other bills for consideration Adjourn
Education Committee Mar 31, 2025 rom previous meeting Bills for consideration: HF117 - Salmon HF392 - Gruenhagen HF703 - Taylor HF393 - Campbell HF269 - Gruenhagen HF865 - Salmon HF870 - Pike HF189
Education Subcommittee Mar 25, 2025 Discuss HF 703 Discuss HF 703
History Signed by Governor. H.J. 1165. House · May 6 Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1164. House · May 6 Message from House. S.J. 573. Senate · Mar 16 Immediate message. H.J. 666. House · Mar 12 Passed House, yeas 90, nays 1. H.J. 642. House · Mar 12 House concurred in Senate amendment H-8197. H.J. 642. House · Mar 12 Senate amendment H-8197 filed. H.J. 637. House · Mar 11 Message from Senate. H.J. 634. House · Mar 11 Immediate message. S.J. 545. Senate · Mar 10 Passed Senate, yeas 43, nays 2. S.J. 545. Senate · Mar 10 Amendment S-5085 filed, adopted. S.J. 545. Senate · Mar 10 Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 174. Senate · Jan 29 Subcommittee recommends passage. Senate · Mar 25, 2025 Subcommittee Meeting: 03/25/2025 1:00PM Room 217 Conference Room. Senate · Mar 24, 2025 Subcommittee: Taylor, Campbell, and Quirmbach. S.J. 507. Senate · Mar 12, 2025 Read first time, referred to Education. S.J. 458. Senate · Mar 10, 2025 Message from House. S.J. 458. Senate · Mar 10, 2025 Immediate message. H.J. 590. House · Mar 10, 2025 Explanation of vote. H.J. 718. House · Mar 18, 2025 Passed House, yeas 87, nays 1. H.J. 577. House · Mar 10, 2025 Point of order raised on amendment H-1041, ruled not germane. H.J. 577. House · Mar 10, 2025 Amendment H-1041 filed. H.J. 569. House · Mar 7, 2025 Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 482. House · Feb 28, 2025