Iowa 2026 Legislative Session: Property Taxes, Workforce, Housing
As Iowa lawmakers return to the State Capitol for a 100-day session beginning Jan. 12, business adn nonprofit leaders say that while the agenda might look familiar, the stakes are high. Property taxes, workforce participation, child care and rising costs are once again the top priorities as state leaders work to make Iowa more competitive.
The 2026 Iowa legislative session is the second half of the legislative period, held in even-numbered years, often focused on tying up issues brought up in the first half. The 2026 session is scheduled to end April 21.
greater Des Moines Partnership
Workforce readiness, economic growth and housing are at the top of the Greater Des Moines partnership’s priorities this year.
“The greater Des Moines Partnership is really about convening and working together collaboratively to drive our region forward,” Tiffany Tauscheck, president and CEO of the Partnership, said at the group’s State Legislative Leadership Breakfast on Dec. 3. “We want to make sure that there’s continued economic growth,as well as making sure this is a place where people want to live and where thay can grow and thrive.”
Based on surveys and member interviews, the Partnership’s top priorities are economic growth, workforce readiness, housing and promoting quality of life achieved through a competitive tax environment, improving talent recruitment and retention, investing in early childhood education and work-based learning opportunities.
Leader Janice Weiner (D-Iowa City), House Appropriations Chair Gary Mohr (R-Bettendorf), and House Minority Leader Brian Meyer (D-Des Moines).Mohr said the 2025 session was a learning year for lawmakers when it comes to property taxes.
“What we learned last year is it’s a whack-a-mole game, which we didn’t all know, meaning, if you do this with property taxes, it has an effect over here that we didn’t think about,” Mohr said.”And if you do this with property taxes, it has an effect over here which we didn’t think about. That was the benefit last year of having this discussion.”
Meyer said lawmakers need to rethink how they spend state money, adding that he disagreed with the $23.5 million allocated for the Pro Iowa Soccer Stadium in Des Moines, but he has no plans to propose changes to the state’s economic development tools.
“We don’t need a soccer stadium in Des Moines,” he said. “I appreciate it being from Des Moines, but we’re going to look at some of these budget items that they’ve been doing. We’re going to say we don’t need that and we’re going to focus on property tax relief and backfill at the state level and not harm the local governments.”
Mohr said he thinks Republicans will not touch TIF incentives.
“We understand, particularly from our developers, the importance of TIF and that without it, we just simply couldn’t do projects,” he said. “I live in an area of Bettendorf that’s rapidly growing and without TIF it wouldn’t grow as rapidly as it is indeed.”
Last session, Senate File 657 overhauled how the state approaches incentives, capping most business development tax credits at $170 million. It sunsetted programs like the Angel Investor Tax Credit, replacing it with the new Seed Investor Tax Credit Program. The high Quality Jobs Program was eliminated and replaced with the Business Incentives for Growth Program, a similar system with different ground rules and benefits.
“We’re going to be watching those things and see if we need to tweak some of them, but at least that gives you some idea of what our priorities are for Iowa
“For our manufacturing members, there’s a big focus on work-based learning, and the state has done a great job of encouraging that, and we’ve seen some increases, but our manufacturing members are still trying to figure out how to get high school students interested in working for them,” Crain said.
She said it’s been encouraging to see state agencies partner on finding solutions to the workforce issues affecting Iowa businesses.
“Our population is not increasing that quickly, and that is somthing that we continue to watch, and that’s something that comes out in the [quarterly] survey, as well,” Crain said. “How can we continue to maximize the productivity of our current number of employees? The automation, the Manufacturing 4.0, that’s going to continue to be a solution for our members and their workforce issues.”
property taxes are another top priority for ABI, as manufacturers pay a large share of the state’s property taxes, the group said.
“The first goal will be finding out how to get the House, Senate and governor toward the same page,” Davis said. “They know where they want to end up and they all want to end up in the same place, but I think they’re going to start in slightly different places.”
Three different plans for property taxes emerged during the session last year, but none advanced. Davis said it’s critically important to ABI members that lawmakers don’t shift the burden to other tax classifications.
“What we’d asked was, ‘As you go through working on property taxes, respect the different classifications of property: commercial, industrial, utility and residential. Don’t simply make a change.’ To make a reduction in one class, that can show up as an increase for another class. You have to do meaningful refor
“The IBC looks forward to working with the Iowa General Assembly, Governor Reynolds, and our congressional delegation on policy solutions that strengthen Iowa’s economic opportunity and set the stage for future long-term growth,” Joe Murphy, IBC’s president, said in a news release.
When it comes to workforce, Iowa needs a pipeline of talented workers to achieve long-term economic prosperity. IBC plans to advocate for work-based learning programs,child care and housing in the upcoming session.
On the federal level, IBC supports immigration reform to improve economic development and population growth. The group is advocating for increasing visa caps, expediting processing and finding ways to retain foreign-born, skilled workers who came to Iowa for college and other educational opportunities. IBC’s team plans to continue to work with federal policymakers on trade policy, regulatory and permitting reform, and a multi-year Farm Bill.
“Our 2026 public policy priorities focus on strengthening the Iowa workforce and creating a competitive business climate that supports growth in every corner of the state. We’re committed to working with policymakers to advance practical solutions that make Iowa a dest
Facebook JavaScript SDK
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The Facebook JavaScript SDK is a code library that enables developers to interact with Facebook’s platform from websites. It allows for features like social plugins (like Like buttons and Share buttons),authentication,and data exchange with Facebook applications.
The provided code snippets demonstrate the inclusion of two versions of the SDK, one for `en_GB` (v13.0) and another for `en_US` (v12.0). The `en_US` version also specifies an `appId` (747923588594301) and enables automatic logging of application events (`autoLogAppEvents=1`). The `nonce` attribute (`vq4yBr`) is a security measure to mitigate cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
As of January 10, 2026, Facebook continues to support and update its JavaScript SDK, with current versions available on the Facebook for Developers documentation.Version 13.0 is the latest major release as of late 2023/early 2024.
Facebook App ID 747923588594301
An Application ID (App ID) is a unique identifier for a Facebook application. It’s required for many Facebook platform integrations, including using the SDK to interact with a specific app.
The App ID `747923588594301` is associated with a Facebook Page called “The Daily Show” as of January 10, 2026, according to The daily Show’s Facebook Page. This suggests the SDK integration is likely used to enhance social sharing and engagement on the website associated with this page.
Facebook provides documentation on managing App IDs and their permissions through the Facebook Developers App Dashboard.
SDK Versioning and Regionalization
The Facebook JavaScript SDK utilizes versioning to manage updates and maintain compatibility. Different versions (v12.0, v13.0 in the provided code) may offer different features and bug fixes.
The SDK is also regionalized, as indicated by the `en_GB` and `en_US` language codes. This allows the SDK to load localized resources and provide a better user experience for users in different regions. The SDK automatically detects the user’s language preference when regionalization is not explicitly specified.
As of November 2023, Facebook announced a deprecation timeline for older SDK versions, encouraging developers to migrate to the latest versions for improved security and performance, as detailed in the Facebook Platform Updates – November 2023 blog post.
Automatic App Events Logging
The `autoLogAppEvents=1` parameter in the `en_US` SDK script enables automatic logging of application events to Facebook. This feature allows developers to track user interactions with their application without explicitly writing code to log each event.
Automatic event logging includes events like page views, button clicks, and video views. These events are then available in Facebook Analytics for analysis and reporting. However, developers should be aware of privacy implications and ensure they comply with Facebook’s data use policies and relevant privacy regulations like GDPR and CCPA.
The Facebook App Events documentation provides detailed information on the types of events that are automatically logged and how to configure event tracking.