All Roll Calls
Yes: 177 • No: 68
IowaHF 11891st General Assembly (2025–2026)HouseWALLET
A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the national guard service scholarship program. (Formerly HSB 4.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.
Sponsored By: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Signed by Governor
veterans affairs
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
How awards are split when money is short
Beginning July 1, 2025, if the program does not have enough money to cover all eligible Guard applicants, leaders decide how to divide it. The adjutant general, with the commission, sets the distribution for that year. Some eligible members may get a smaller award or wait until funds are available.
New cap and floor for Guard scholarships
Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa sets new rules for how Guard scholarships are sized. Awards cannot be higher than the Iowa Board of Regents resident tuition rate. If you get federal help under 10 U.S.C. §2007, the state award cannot be more than your tuition minus that federal aid. Awards must be at least 50% of the lower of the Regents resident tuition or your school’s tuition.
Fair rules for Guard scholarship decisions
Beginning July 1, 2025, officials cannot base eligibility or award amounts on your unit, where you drill, or whether you are in the Army or Air National Guard. Decisions must ignore those factors.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/9/2025
Passed Senate
Yes: 47 • No: 0
House vote • 1/30/2025
Passed House
Yes: 99 • No: 0
legislature vote • 1/30/2025
Amendment H-1001
Yes: 31 • No: 68
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor.
5/2/2025GovernorReported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
5/2/2025SenateMessage from Senate.
4/10/2025SenateImmediate message.
4/9/2025legislaturePassed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
4/9/2025SenatePlaced on calendar.
2/24/2025legislatureCommittee report, recommending passage.
2/24/2025legislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
2/11/2025legislatureSubcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2025 2:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
2/6/2025legislatureSubcommittee: Salmon, Bennett, and Pike.
2/5/2025legislatureRead first time, referred to Veterans Affairs.
2/3/2025legislatureMessage from House.
2/3/2025HouseImmediate message.
1/30/2025legislaturePassed House, yeas 99, nays 0.
1/30/2025HouseAmendment H-1001, yeas 31, nays 68, lost.
1/30/2025legislatureAmendment H-1001 filed.
1/29/2025legislatureIntroduced, placed on calendar.
1/23/2025legislature
Bill Text
As Introduced
Enrolled
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