Legislation / HF 2791

HOUSE FILE 2791 Passed one chamber

Permitting an exchange of the cash reserve levy for another local levy within the school budget for certain school districts to correct for an extreme circumstance

Sponsor   House Ways and Means Committee Formerly   HSB 781 Last action   Passed House, yeas 85, nays 0. H.J. 1096. — May 2, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Passed one chamber
Passed both chambers
Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

4 declarations filed on this bill
● 4 For ● 0 Against ● 0 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 2 related bills
HSB 781 Permitting an increase in the cash reserve levy for certain school districts.(See HF 2791.)
Passed committee
Date Chamber Action
Apr 29, 2026 House Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. H.J. 1035.
May 2, 2026 House Passed House, yeas 85, nays 0. H.J. 1096.
May 2, 2026 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 1159.
May 2, 2026 House Immediate message. H.J. 1110.
May 2, 2026 Senate Message from House. S.J. 972.
May 2, 2026 Senate Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. S.J. 972.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
May 2, 2026 House Floor Passage Passed 85 0 15 27–0 58–0 Unanimous
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 85 to 0 · Democrats 27 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 58 yea, 0 nay · 15 not voting
How each representative voted (100)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Absent
2 Robert Henderson Republican Yea
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Yea
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Absent
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Absent
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Yea
7 Wendy Larson Republican Yea
8 Ann Meyer Republican Yea
9 Henry Stone Republican Yea
10 John Wills Republican Yea
11 Craig Williams Republican Yea
12 Steven Holt Republican Yea
13 Travis Sitzmann Republican Yea
14 Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
15 Matt Windschitl Republican Yea
16 David Sieck Republican Yea
17 Devon Wood Republican Yea
18 Tom Moore Republican Yea
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
20 Josh Turek Democrat Yea
21 Brooke Boden Republican Yea
22 Samantha Fett Republican Yea
23 Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
24 Sam Wengryn Republican Yea
25 Hans Wilz Republican Absent
26 Austin Harris Republican Yea
27 Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
28 David Young Republican Yea
29 Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
30 Megan Srinivas Democrat Yea
31 Mary Madison Democrat Yea
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Absent
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Yea
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Yea
36 Austin Baeth Democrat Yea
37 Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
39 Rick Olson Democrat Absent
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Yea
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Yea
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Absent
44 Larry McBurney Democrat Yea
45 Brian Lohse Republican Yea
46 Dan Gehlbach Republican Yea
47 Carter Nordman Republican Yea
48 Chad Behn Republican Yea
49 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Yea
50 Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
51 Brett Barker Republican Yea
52 David Blom Republican Yea
53 Dean Fisher Republican Yea
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
55 Shannon Latham Republican Absent
56 Mark Thompson Republican Yea
57 Pat Grassley Republican Yea
58 Charley Thomson Republican Yea
59 Christian Hermanson Republican Yea
60 Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
61 Timi Brown-powers Democrat Yea
62 Jerome Amos Democrat Absent
63 Michael Bergan Republican Yea
64 Jason Gearhart Republican Absent
65 Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
66 Steven Bradley Republican Yea
67 Craig Johnson Republican Yea
68 Chad Ingels Republican Yea
69 Tom Determann Republican Yea
70 Norlin Mommsen Republican Yea
71 Lindsay James Democrat Absent
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Yea
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Yea
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Absent
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
76 Derek Wulf Republican Absent
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Yea
78 Angel Ramirez Democrat Yea
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Yea
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Yea
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Yea
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
83 Cindy Golding Republican Yea
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Yea
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Yea
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Absent
88 Helena Hayes Republican Yea
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Yea
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Yea
91 Judd Lawler Republican Yea
92 Heather Hora Republican Yea
93 Gary Mohr Republican Yea
94 Mike Vondran Republican Yea
95 Taylor Collins Republican Yea
96 Mark Cisneros Republican Yea
97 Ken Croken Democrat Yea
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Absent
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Yea
Client Declaration Last updated
Iowa Association of School Boards For Apr 30, 2026
Rural School Advocates of Iowa For May 1, 2026
School Administrators of Iowa For Apr 30, 2026
Urban Education Network of Iowa For May 1, 2026
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