Iowa / State / 91st General Assembly, 2026 Regular Session
2026 Iowa Acts ch 1195 (H.F. 2782), Division I Set the fiscal year 2026-2027 appropriation that caps the military homeownership assistance programme
Appropriated from the general fund to the department of veterans affairs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026: $1,369,205 and 15.00 full-time equivalent positions for department administration; $8,145,736 for the Iowa Veterans Home; and $2,200,000 "For transfer to the Iowa finance authority for the continuation of the home ownership assistance program for persons who are or were eligible members of the armed forces of the United States or eligible service members pursuant to section 16.54". Tracked because Iowa Code section 16.54, subsection 6 limits implementation of the homeownership programme "to the extent of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available", so the appropriation is the real eligibility constraint: at the $5,000 grant the Iowa Finance Authority publishes, $2,200,000 funds on the order of 440 awards for the year in a state with well over two hundred thousand veterans. The same subsection lets the authority limit how long an award is reserved pending closing, so the figure is worth knowing before a veteran goes under contract. 2026 Iowa Acts chapter 1163 separately appropriated $180,000 for sidewalk repair and replacement at the Iowa Veterans Home.
Progress
Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature
- Introduced Done, As HSB 777
- In committee Done, House Appropriations
- Passed one chamber Done, House, 59-24
- Passed both chambers Done, Senate, 30-14
- Signed by the governor Done, With item vetoes
- In effect Done,
Sponsors
- House Committee on Appropriations
What it touches
- Iowa Code § 16.54
- Iowa Code § 35A.16
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Official record
Read 2026 Iowa Acts ch 1195 (H.F. 2782), Division I on the jurisdiction's own record