Iowa State Senator

Dan Dawson 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session

Iowa House Bill HF181

Filed/Introduced
8/7/26  
Introduced
1/30/25  
Engrossed
3/10/25  
Enrolled
3/28/25  
A bill for an act prohibiting open containers of beverages containing tetrahydrocannabinol in the passenger area of motor vehicles on highways, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 29.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.
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Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session

Iowa Senate Bill SF2334

Filed/Introduced
2/12/26  
A bill for an act relating to tax and special assessment collections for buildings or improvements erected on land owned by another person.(Formerly SF 2032.)
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Iowa Senate Bill SF2472

Filed/Introduced
8/7/26  
Introduced
3/16/26  
Engrossed
4/8/26  
Refer
4/13/26  
Enrolled
5/18/26  
A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions, divisions of revenue, and funding from the secure an advanced vision for education fund, establishing a program for first-time homebuyers, modifying and making appropriations, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3001.) Effective date: 05/18/2026, 07/01/2026, 01/01/2027. Applicability date: 01/01/2026, 07/01/2026, 01/01/2027, 07/01/2027, 07/01/2028.
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Iowa Senate Bill SF2470

Filed/Introduced
4/27/26  
Introduced
3/12/26  
Engrossed
3/31/26  
A bill for an act relating to event-driven contracts traded on dedicated contract markets by requiring a permit to conduct business in the state, imposing a tax on adjusted revenues or amounts traded, making adjustments to individual and corporate income taxes, providing for fees, and including contingent effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 2085.)
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Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session

Iowa Senate Bill SF2503

Filed/Introduced
5/2/26  
A bill for an act modifying the sales or use tax refund for biodiesel production, and including retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly SF 2275, SSB 3102.)
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Iowa Senate Bill SF2498

Filed/Introduced
4/28/26  
Introduced
4/15/26  
A bill for an act relating to nuclear electric generation facilities by creating sales and use tax exemptions and refunds, making appropriations to the state board of regents for establishing and maintaining a nuclear energy workforce, and providing penalties.(Formerly SSB 3181.)
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Iowa Senate Bill SF2506

Filed/Introduced
5/3/26  
A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the economic development authority, the utilities commission, and the department of education, including creation of the headquarters expansion and development for growth and employment program, and the business incentives for growth program training fund; repeal of the new jobs tax credit program; the major economic growth attraction program; load forecasting and analysis of electric transmission system expansion plans; creation of the electric transmission system expansion planning and analysis and load forecasting fund; the industrial new jobs training program; establishing the new jobs training program interim study committee; the research activities credit; and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SF 2301, SSB 3103.)
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Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session

Iowa Senate Bill SF2494

Filed/Introduced
4/15/26  
A bill for an act regulating designated contract markets and providing penalties.(Formerly SSB 3195.)
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Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session

Iowa Senate Bill SF392

Filed/Introduced
8/7/26  
A bill for an act prohibiting open containers of beverages containing tetrahydrocannabinol in the passenger area of motor vehicles on highways, and making penalties applicable.(Formerly SSB 1098.)
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Iowa Senate Bill SF393

Filed/Introduced
3/20/25  
Introduced
2/20/25  
Engrossed
3/10/25  
A bill for an act relating to discovery and postconviction procedure.(Formerly SSB 1009.)
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Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session

Iowa Senate Bill SF395

Filed/Introduced
8/7/26  
Introduced
2/20/25  
Engrossed
3/12/25  
A bill for an act relating to illegal gaming, and making penalties applicable.(Formerly SSB 1097.)
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Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session

Iowa House Bill HF1023

Filed/Introduced
8/7/26  
Introduced
4/17/25  
Engrossed
4/24/25  
Refer
4/28/25  
Enrolled
5/11/26  
A bill for an act relating to benefits and contributions for members of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system who are employed in a protection occupation. (Formerly HF 967, HSB 265.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.
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Iowa House Bill HF1018

Filed/Introduced
5/15/25  
Introduced
4/17/25  
A bill for an act relating to the historic preservation tax credit available against the individual and corporate income taxes, the franchise tax, and the insurance premiums tax.(Formerly HSB 270.)
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Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session

Iowa House Bill HF2071

Filed/Introduced
5/2/26  
Introduced
1/14/26  
A bill for an act modifying the sales or use tax refund for biodiesel production.(See HF 2786.)

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Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session

Iowa Senate Bill SF272

Filed/Introduced
3/3/25  
Introduced
2/11/25  
A bill for an act concerning retirement and employment benefits associated with cancer, and making appropriations.