US EditionIowa Gov. Reynolds Says She Will Take a More Active Role in Property Tax Reform
- Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced she will take a more active role in property tax reform during the 2026 legislative session following the recent adjournment in Des Moines.
- The 2025 legislative session ended without passing a property tax relief bill due to the complexity and layered impact of the system, which lawmakers like Rep. Bobby Kaufmann have addressed for decades.
- Reynolds and Republican lawmakers, including Rep. Kaufmann and Sen. Dan Dawson, plan to continue developing a comprehensive overhaul rather than band-aid solutions that only tweak the existing property tax system.
- Reynolds stated that property tax reform must consider government services and warned, “The math doesn’t work,” indicating shifting funding from local property taxes to state budgets is not straightforward.
- The increased focus on property tax reform signals ongoing legislative efforts in 2026, while Reynolds aims to establish a foundation for future tax reductions but ruled out immediate elimination of income taxes.
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The Quad-City Times
Iowa Gov. Reynolds says she will take a more active role in property tax reform
The 2025 session of the Iowa Legislature concluded recently without passage of a bill addressing property taxes, despite the topic being a primary issue for many lawmakers.
Governor Reynolds says she'll focus on a property tax plan for 2026 - Radio Iowa
Governor Kim Reynolds says she will meet with Iowans over the next several months and develop a property tax reform plan that could include changes in other taxes. In 2023, Reynolds signed a bill into that capped some property tax levies and created new property tax exemptions for veterans and Iowans over the age of […]
Iowa Capital Dispatch
Gov. Kim Reynolds says property taxes, not income taxes, will be focus in 2026
Gov. Kim Reynolds appeared May 23, 2025 on "Iowa Press." (Screenshot from Iowa PBS video)Gov. Kim Reynolds said Friday that eliminating Iowa’s income tax may not be on the table before she leaves office — but that she plans to focus on reducing property taxes in the 2026 legislative session. In her public statement following the adjournment of the 2025 legislative session, Reynolds did not bring up income taxes as a goal for 2026. Instead, she h…
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