Bills / 2025–2026 session / SF 2491Funding SF 2491
Lets rural veterinarians exclude loan repayments from state income tax The bill changes the rural veterinarian loan repayment program so recipients can stay in the same rural area to finish their service, instead of needing a waiver to move. It also lets recipients subtract loan payments received through the program from their Iowa taxable income, up to $15,000 a year and $60,000 total.
Official title A bill for an act providing for the rural veterinarian loan repayment program, including by allowing a loan repayment recipient to exclude net income attributable to loan payments received under the program.(Formerly SF 2460.)
3 of 5 Where it stands Introduced Committee Senate House Governor Last action, May 1: Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 1077.
Votes Senate: Shall the bill pass? Apr 20 · 44–0, 6 not voting · Passed › Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): Yes Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): Yes Sen. Catelin Drey (D, District 1): 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. 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. 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. 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. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Absent Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Absent Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Absent ← Democrats16 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting Republicans → 28 yes, 0 no, 5 not voting Senate: Senate Ways And Means Report Apr 15 · 15–0, 3 not voting · Passed › Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): Yes Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): Yes Sen. Janet Petersen (D, District 18): Yes Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): Yes Sen. Tony Bisignano (D, District 15): Yes Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): Absent Sen. Adrian Dickey (R, District 44): Yes Sen. Annette Sweeney (R, District 27): Yes Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Yes Sen. Dan Dawson (R, District 10): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Jason Schultz (R, District 6): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Dave Rowley (R, District 5): Absent Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Absent ← Democrats5 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting Republicans → 10 yes, 0 no, 2 not voting History Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 1077. House · May 1 Message from Senate. H.J. 948. House · Apr 20 Immediate message. S.J. 835. Senate · Apr 20 Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. S.J. 834. Senate · Apr 20 Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 806. Senate · Apr 15 Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. S.J. 804. Senate · Apr 15