# Iowa SF 645: A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations for the economic development of the state, including to the economic development authority, Iowa finance authority, department of workforce development, and the state board of regents and certain regents institutions, and extending the repeal date for the housing renewal pilot program. (Formerly SSB 1236.) Effective date: 07/01/2025. Iowa SF 645, A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations for the economic development of the state, including to the economic development authority, Iowa finance authority, department of workforce development, and the state board of regents and certain regents institutions, and extending the repeal date for the housing renewal pilot program. (Formerly SSB 1236.) Effective date: 07/01/2025., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS; status signed, last action 2025-06-27 (Explanations of votes.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF645-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa SF 645 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations for the economic development of the state, including to the economic development authority, Iowa finance authority, department of workforce development, and the state board of regents and certain regents institutions, and extending the repeal date for the housing renewal pilot program. (Formerly SSB 1236.) Effective date: 07/01/2025. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-04-30 - Last action: 2025-06-27, Explanations of votes. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (95 yes, 44 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 26 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Housing renewal pilot gets three more years: benefit, medium. The law moves the housing renewal pilot's end date from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2028. The program continues for three more years under its existing eligibility rules. The extension itself sets no new funding amount or household benefit formula. - Rent help for eligible service recipients: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa provides $873,000 for its home- and community-based services rent subsidy program. Rent help is limited to people eligible for that program. No more than $35,000 can pay for administration. The funding remains available through June 30, 2027, but the law does not set ea… - Adult education and English learning funding: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, Iowa provides $5.5 million for adult education and literacy. This includes $3.883 million distributed by the state formula and up to $150,000 for program administration. Up to $1.257 million supports community college English-language education, with another $500,000… - Disability employment and independent living support: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, vocational rehabilitation receives $6.226739 million and authorization for 251 full-time-equivalent positions. Beginning July 1, the division must make its best efforts to coordinate job placement and retention for people with significant or most significant disabili… - Internship funding for students and youth: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, Iowa provides $250,000 for its summer youth internship pilot. It targets young people at risk of not graduating high school, offering work experience and skills for high-demand careers. Another $633,325 funds internships for students studying science, technology, eng… - Job support for people leaving prison: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, Iowa provides $387,158 and up to five full-time-equivalent positions for employment reentry services. Workforce Development must run the program with the Department of Corrections. The program provides resources in correctional facilities to help people build job ski… - Learning and integration help for refugees: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, Iowa transfers $210,000 to Health and Human Services for international resources and refugee support. Services include English literacy, life skills, cultural learning, and help joining community life. The program serves refugees and other Iowans and new Iowans in a… - Apprenticeship support for smaller businesses: benefit, low. Iowa provides $760,000 for registered apprenticeship development programs that help small and midsize businesses start or grow apprenticeships. Funding is available from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. The law does not set an award amount for each business. - Financial help authorized for women-led startups: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, Iowa's Economic Development Authority may provide financial help to early-stage industry companies being established by women entrepreneurs. The law authorizes assistance but does not guarantee an award or set an amount. - Funding for grocers and food processors: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides $1.25 million from the Grow Iowa Values Fund. It directs the money to the grocer reinvestment and local food processing fund only upon enactment of House File 1032. The funding supports eligible grocers and local food processors, but the law does not… - Funding to investigate worker misclassification: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, Workforce Development receives $379,631 to strengthen investigations of employers that misclassify workers. The law authorizes up to four full-time-equivalent positions for this work. This funds enforcement rather than creating a new worker payment. - Funding for Iowa tourism and arts: benefit, low. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa provides $1.05 million for tourism advertising and its travel strategy. The Iowa Arts Council receives $1.7718 million. Of the arts funding, $321,800 goes to the arts and culture enhancement fund only upon enactment of House File 975. Unspent tourism… - Funding for manufacturing technology and equipment: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, Iowa provides $2.016675 million for its Manufacturing 4.0 technology investment program. Northern Iowa also receives $394,321 and up to 2.73 full-time-equivalent positions for additive manufacturing equipment and investment-casting industry support. The university mu… - Funding supports the World Food Prize: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, Iowa provides $500,000 for the World Food Prize. This replaces the standing appropriation for that year. The money supports the organization and its work, not direct household payments. - Iowa funds business growth and recruitment: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, Iowa's Economic Development Authority receives $12.92151 million and up to 112.50 full-time-equivalent positions. It may grant money to community groups recruiting former Iowa residents or former Iowa college students for local employers. It may also offer grants, lo… - Job and community development funding: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, Iowa provides $11.7 million for High Quality Jobs program assistance. Up to $1 million of that amount may fund infrastructure grants in Main Street communities. The law also provides $700,000 for Empower Rural Iowa and $350,000 for regional councils of governments. H… - University bioscience funding lasts longer: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, Iowa State receives $2.963995 million and up to 9.18 full-time-equivalent positions for bioscience development. The University of Iowa receives $1 million and up to 4.35 positions. Both must work with the Economic Development Authority on bio-based chemicals, digital… - Housing renewal grants for eligible communities: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Iowa Finance Authority receives $550,000 for the housing renewal pilot program. A nonprofit Iowa affiliate awards grants to communities eligible under the pilot. Funding remains available through June 30, 2027. These are community grants, not direct household payments. - Job preparation tools and results tracking: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, Workforce Development allocates $150,000 to the State Library for an online job-preparation resource. The resource helps people prepare for workplace success and vocational tests. Another $125,000 pays staff to report workforce preparation results with the Department… - Worker and job funds last longer: benefit, low. Recipients have until June 30, 2027, to use designated skilled worker and job creation funds left uncommitted on June 30, 2026. The money remains available only for its designated purposes. This extra time does not create household payments or change individual eligibility. - Work authorization rules for assisted businesses: cost, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, businesses using the specified Economic Development Authority funding may employ only legally authorized workers. Qualifying funded jobs must go to U.S. citizens living in the United States or people federally authorized to work there. Assisted businesses and vendors… - Arts funding faces a state cap: cost, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law caps general fund support for the arts and culture enhancement fund at $448,403. This cap applies if House File 975 was enacted. It limits program funding, not household taxes or benefits. - No development aid for geothermal snowmelt: cost, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the Economic Development Authority cannot use its specified appropriation for geothermal snowmelt projects. The ban covers financial help to install systems that melt snow or ice from streets or sidewalks. It limits state aid, not whether households or local governme… - State tourism marketing funding is capped: cost, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law caps the specified general fund tourism marketing appropriation at $1.4437 million. This limits state marketing funding. It does not directly change household taxes, benefits, or prices. - University business services with research matches: mixed, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, Iowa State receives $2.424302 million and up to 50.94 full-time-equivalent positions for business services and research. At least $735,728 supports small business development centers; industrial incentive research requires small businesses to match $1 per $3 in state… - University startup funding requires matching money: mixed, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, Iowa provides $3 million for university infrastructure, technology commercialization, entrepreneurship, and business development. Iowa State and the University of Iowa each receive 35%; Northern Iowa receives 30%. Each university must add $1 for every state dollar, a… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-13 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 34 | 14 | | | 2025-05-13 | House | Passed House | pass | 61 | 30 | | ## Actions (18) - 2025-06-27: Explanations of votes. (House) - 2025-06-11: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2025-05-28: NOBA: Final (legislature) - 2025-05-23: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-05-13: NOBA: Senate Floor (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Passed House, yeas 61, nays 30. (House) - 2025-05-13: Substituted for HF 1040. (House) - 2025-05-13: Read first time, passed on file. (House) - 2025-05-13: Message from Senate. (House) - 2025-05-13: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Passed Senate, yeas 34, nays 14. (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Amendment S-3151 adopted. (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Amendment S-3151 filed. (Senate) - 2025-05-01: NOBA: Senate Full Approps (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Committee report, approving bill. (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF645.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF645.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/SF645.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF645.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-SF645-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-18).