Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2132: A BILL FOR An Act providing for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities
Status: In committee, February 16, 2026
An Act providing for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act providing for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities.
From the introduced text, January 21, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act providing for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5952YH (5) je/ns H.F. 2132 Section 1. Section 262.9, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION. 43. a. Direct the institutions of higher education governed by the board to waive all tuition and mandatory fees for a veteran, as defined in section 35.1, who has a permanent service-connected disability rating of one hundred percent as certified by the United States department of veterans affairs and who applies to and is admitted for enrollment at the institution. b. A veteran shall only be eligible for a waiver under this subsection if the veteran is not eligible for or has exhausted any other available federal or state sources of financial assistance for such tuition and fees, including but not limited to the Pell grant program and education benefits from the United States department of veterans affairs. The institution shall prorate the waiver each semester to cover any difference between other federal or state financial assistance obtained by the veteran and the amount of such tuition and fees. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance …
Sponsors
- Matthew Rinker (R, 99) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 614 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2491 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 17. Nays, 0. H.J. 288 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 288 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 01/28/2026 12:15PM House Lounge 2.
- : Subcommittee: Rinker, Croken and Thompson, M. H.J. 153 .
- : Introduced, referred to Veterans Affairs. H.J. 133 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 288 . (February 11, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: colleges and universities, regents board, disabilities, CIVIL COMMITMENTS, fees, tuition
Common questions
- What is HF2132?
- HF2132 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act providing for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities.
- What does HF2132 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act providing for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities.
- What is the status of HF2132?
- In committee as of February 16, 2026. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 614 . (March 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2132?
- Matthew Rinker (R, 99).
- Where is the official record for HF2132?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2132&ga=91
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