House approves a batch of bills including infrastructure reporting, rural health fund and scenic byway enhancements

During a busy floor session the Iowa House moved a slate of bills to passage and messaged them to the Senate. Highlights of bills adopted with little extended debate include:

- House File 2742: Codifies reporting on major maintenance projects for state‑controlled buildings and expands reporting to include Department of Management and Board of Regents projects; passed (vote reported 92–0).

- House File 2741: Establishes a voluntary scenic byway enhancement fund by offering a free‑will donation option at registration renewal; an amendment set the effective date to Jan. 1, 2027; passed (vote reported 92–0).

- House File 2743: Creates an Iowa rural health transformation fund in the Treasurer’s Office to manage federal rural health grant dollars with quarterly reporting; sponsor cited approximately $1,000,000,000 in federal funding (including $183,000,000 for cancer services); passed (vote reported 92–0).

- House File 2583 (Senate Amendment H8261): Requires transmission line owners to file an emergency response plan with the Iowa Utilities Commission and increases civil penalties for noncompliance; House concurred (vote reported 91–0).

- Senate File 2429 (substituted for House file): Raises maximum permitted gross weight for fluid‑milk trucks from 96,000 to 136,000 pounds effective Jan. 1, 2027; passed (vote reported unanimous).

- House File 9917 (with senate amendment H8262): Modifies liability actions for motocross facilities to clarify covered participants and include ATVs; House concurred and passed (vote reported 93–0).

- House File 648 (with amendment H8259): Cleans up timing and documentation requirements for dental sedation permits; House concurred and passed (vote reported 91–0).

All listed measures were declared to have received constitutional majorities and were messaged to the Senate; Representative Kaufman asked the clerk to forward the packet of passed bills to the Senate.