# Iowa HF 118: A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the national guard service scholarship program. (Formerly HSB 4.) Effective date: 07/01/2025. Iowa HF 118, A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the national guard service scholarship program. (Formerly HSB 4.) Effective date: 07/01/2025., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION; status signed, last action 2025-05-02 (Signed by Governor.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF118-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa HF 118 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the national guard service scholarship program. (Formerly HSB 4.) Effective date: 07/01/2025. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-23 - Last action: 2025-05-02, Signed by Governor. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: veterans affairs - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (177 yes, 68 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fairer scholarship decisions for Iowa Guard members: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, scholarship officials cannot base eligibility or awards on an Iowa National Guard member’s unit or drill location. They also cannot base decisions on whether the member serves in the Iowa Army or Air National Guard. These protections do not guarantee a scholarship. - Federal aid limits Iowa Guard scholarships: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa National Guard scholarships cannot exceed a member’s school tuition minus federal aid under 10 U.S.C. § 2007. Awards also cannot exceed the resident tuition rate at Iowa’s state Board of Regents universities. The existing minimum remains 50% of the lower of those two tu… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-01-30 | legislature | Amendment H-1001 | fail | 31 | 68 | | | 2025-01-30 | House | Passed House | pass | 99 | 0 | | ## Actions (17) - 2025-05-02: Signed by Governor. (House) - 2025-05-02: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. (House) - 2025-04-10: Message from Senate. (House) - 2025-04-09: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Placed on calendar. (legislature) - 2025-02-24: Committee report, recommending passage. (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature) - 2025-02-06: Subcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2025 2:00PM Room 217 Conference Room. (legislature) - 2025-02-05: Subcommittee: Salmon, Bennett, and Pike. (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read first time, referred to Veterans Affairs. (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-01-30: Passed House, yeas 99, nays 0. (House) - 2025-01-30: Amendment H-1001, yeas 31, nays 68, lost. (House) - 2025-01-29: Amendment H-1001 filed. (House) - 2025-01-23: Introduced, placed on calendar. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF118.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF118.pdf) ## Related bills - HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 785.) 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(vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF118.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF118.pdf) ## Related - [HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2801-2025-2026) - [SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2472-2025-2026) - [HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ball…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2601-2025-2026) - [SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2399-2025-2026) - [SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Former…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2471-2025-2026) - [SF 2299: A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or conc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2299-2025-2026) - [Iowa bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa/bills) - [Iowa state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF118-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-18).