IA SF2002

Bill

IA SF2002

A bill for an act relating to tuition charged to resident undergraduate students enrolled at regents institutions.(See SF 2227.)

Introduced
01/12/2026

In Committee
01/12/2026

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead

Introduced Session

91st General Assembly

Bill Summary

This bill requires the state board of regents to direct each regents institution to establish a policy whereby the tuition amount charged to students classified as residents that is charged to an undergraduate student in the student’s first academic year of enrollment will not increase in the student’s subsequent academic years of undergraduate enrollment. This requirement applies to a student’s first academic year of enrollment that begins in or after 2027. The bill provides limitations on this requirement.

AI Summary

This bill requires the state board of regents, which oversees public universities in Iowa, to direct each university to create a policy that freezes the tuition for resident undergraduate students. Specifically, once a student begins their first academic year of enrollment in or after 2027, the tuition they are charged for that first year will not increase in any of their subsequent undergraduate academic years. This tuition freeze applies for the duration of their degree program, with a special provision for students who enter with enough transfer credits to finish their degree in less than four years; their tuition will be frozen for the number of years needed to complete their degree, rounded up. Additionally, the bill limits this tuition freeze to three consecutive academic years after the student's initial first academic year.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Jesse Green (R)*,

Last Action

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2227. S.J. 218. (on 02/05/2026)

Official Document

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=SF2002

(3 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=SF2002
BillText	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/SF2002.html

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HF2362	A bill for an act relating to tuition charged to resident undergraduate students enrolled at regents institutions.(Formerly HSB 549.)	Amendment H-8016 filed. H.J. 397.	Similar To
HSB549	A bill for an act relating to tuition charged to resident undergraduate students enrolled at regents institutions.(See HF 2362.)	Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2362.	Related
SF2227	A bill for an act relating to tuition charged to resident undergraduate students enrolled at regents institutions.(Formerly SF 2002.)	Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 218.	Similar To

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