The Iowa Senate has passed a sweeping tax proposal that would revise Iowa's mental health funding system, phase out property tax replacement payments to local governments and ensure Iowans see a series of income tax cuts begin in 2023.
The bill, Senate File 587, also includes a handful of changes affecting school funding and various state tax credit programs. It passed Tuesday evening on a 30-17 party-line vote.
"People need property tax relief. People also come forward year after year and say we need a better way to fund mental health. We do that in this bill right here," said Sen. Dan Dawson, R-Council Bluffs, the bill's floor manager.