The House Appropriations Committee amended and approved the House's Charter School Omnibus Bill, HF 2713, moving it to the House Calendar. This bill goes much further than the Governor's Charter School Bill, HF 2699, still in the House Appropriations Committee. Contact your Representatives with opposition to provisions as discussed in this Call to Action.

SF 2428 Student Behavior, was passed by the Senate and is now listed for debate on the House Calendar for Monday. Contact Representatives ASAP and ask them to support an amendment to remove the costly Oversight Committee from the Senate's bill. See talking points in this Call to Action.

This UEN Weekly Report from the 2026 Legislative Session includes: Session Timeline; Budget Targets and SSB 3191 Education Appropriations; New HSB 768 SSA Timing and School Budget Property Taxes; Property Tax Proposals Compromise Status - Iowa Capital Dispatch Coverage; Floor Action This Week in Both Chambers; Appropriations Committee Action: Charter Schools and Teach Iowa Scholar Grants; Student Behavior on the House Calendar; New and Previous Calls to Action; Advocacy Actions for the Week and Advocacy Resources

This UEN Weekly Report from the 2026 Legislative Session includes: Session Timeline; Property Tax Bills: New Bill Numbers, Key Differences, and Call to Action; SF 2676 MAHA Bill with PE Mandates Call to Action; Floor Action in the House and Senate; SOS List of Primary Candidates is Out – Advocacy Assignment ; Advocacy Actions for the Week; Advocacy Resources

HF 2745, Property Taxes by the House, was approved in the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday, March 18, and is now on the House Calendar. The bill diverts SAVE (Secure an Advanced Vision for Education) school infrastructure revenue to property tax relief too soon and effectively limits spending authority to no more than 35% of prior year expenditures annually. Find more details and talking points in the Call to Action linked here, and contact your Representatives ASAP to express thanks for some good provisions included, and express concerns around SAVE and UAB.