Bills / 2025–2026 session / HF 2494Other education HF 2494
Requires yearly reading, math, and area education agency reports The Department of Education must yearly report to the legislature and post online on K-12 student reading and math proficiency and how districts meet state requirements. It also must yearly report on the impact and operations of area education agencies from a 2024 law.
Official title A bill for an act requiring the director of the department of education to prepare, publish, and submit to the general assembly annual reports related to reading proficiency, mathematics proficiency, and area education agencies.(Formerly HSB 599.)
3 of 5 Where it stands Introduced Committee House Senate Governor Last action, Mar 17: Subcommittee recommends passage.
Votes House: Shall amendment H–8088 be adopted? Mar 3 · 32–64, 4 not voting · Failed › Rep. Adam Zabner (D, District 90): Yes Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D, District 80): Yes Rep. Amy Nielsen (D, District 85): Yes Rep. Angel Ramirez (D, District 78): Yes Rep. Austin Baeth (D, District 36): Yes Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D, District 49): Yes Rep. Bob Kressig (D, District 75): Yes Rep. Brian Meyer (D, District 29): Yes Rep. Dan Gosa (D, District 81): Yes Rep. Dave Jacoby (D, District 86): Yes Rep. Elinor Levin (D, District 89): Yes Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D, District 73): Yes Rep. Eric Gjerde (D, District 74): Yes Rep. Heather Matson (D, District 42): Yes Rep. J.D. Scholten (D, District 1): Yes Rep. Jeff Cooling (D, District 77): Yes Rep. Jennifer Konfrst (D, District 32): Yes Rep. Ken Croken (D, District 97): Yes Rep. Kenan Judge (D, District 27): Yes Rep. Larry McBurney (D, District 44): Yes Rep. Mary Madison (D, District 31): Yes Rep. Megan Srinivas (D, District 30): Yes Rep. Monica Kurth (D, District 98): Yes Rep. Rick Olson (D, District 39): Yes Rep. Rob Johnson (D, District 34): Yes Rep. Ross Wilburn (D, District 50): Yes Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines (D, District 33): Yes Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D, District 35): Yes Rep. Timi Brown-Powers (D, District 61): Yes Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D, District 79): Yes Rep. Jerome Amos (D, District 62): Absent Rep. Josh Turek (D, District 20): Absent Rep. Lindsay James (D, District 71): Absent Rep. Dean Fisher (R, District 53): Yes Rep. Megan Jones (R, District 6): Yes Rep. Ann Meyer (R, District 8): No Rep. Austin Harris (R, District 26): No Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R, District 37): No Rep. Bill Gustoff (R, District 40): No Rep. Blaine Watkins (R, District 100): No Rep. Bob Henderson (R, District 2): No Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R, District 82): No Rep. Brent Siegrist (R, District 19): No Rep. Brett Barker (R, District 51): No Rep. Brian Lohse (R, District 45): No Rep. Brooke Boden (R, District 21): No Rep. Bubba Sorensen (R, District 23): No Rep. Carter Nordman (R, District 47): No Rep. Chad Behn (R, District 48): No Rep. Chad Ingels (R, District 68): No Rep. Charley Thomson (R, District 58): No Rep. Christian Hermanson (R, District 59): No Rep. Cindy Golding (R, District 83): No Rep. Craig Johnson (R, District 67): No Rep. Craig Williams (R, District 11): No Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R, District 46): No Rep. David Blom (R, District 52): No Rep. David Sieck (R, District 16): No Rep. David Young (R, District 28): No Rep. Derek Wulf (R, District 76): No Rep. Devon Wood (R, District 17): No Rep. Eddie Andrews (R, District 43): No Rep. Gary Mohr (R, District 93): No Rep. Hans Wilz (R, District 25): No Rep. Heather Hora (R, District 92): No Rep. Helena Hayes (R, District 88): No Rep. Henry Stone (R, District 9): No Rep. Jacob Bossman (R, District 14): No Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R, District 60): No Rep. Jason Gearhart (R, District 64): No Rep. Jeff Shipley (R, District 87): No Rep. Jennifer Smith (R, District 72): No Rep. John Wills (R, District 10): No Rep. Jon Dunwell (R, District 38): No Rep. Josh Meggers (R, District 54): No Rep. Judd Lawler (R, District 91): No Rep. Mark Cisneros (R, District 96): No Rep. Mark Thompson (R, District 56): No Rep. Matt Rinker (R, District 99): No Rep. Matt Windschitl (R, District 15): No Rep. Michael Bergan (R, District 63): No Rep. Mike Vondran (R, District 94): No Rep. Norlin Mommsen (R, District 70): No Rep. Pat Grassley (R, District 57): No Rep. Ryan Weldon (R, District 41): No Rep. Sam Wengryn (R, District 24): No Rep. Samantha Fett (R, District 22): No Rep. Shannon Latham (R, District 55): No Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R, District 65): No Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R, District 4): No Rep. Steve Bradley (R, District 66): No Rep. Steven Holt (R, District 12): No Rep. Taylor Collins (R, District 95): No Rep. Tom Determann (R, District 69): No Rep. Tom Jeneary (R, District 3): No Rep. Tom Moore (R, District 18): No Rep. Travis Sitzmann (R, District 13): No Rep. Wendy Larson (R, District 7): No Rep. Zach Dieken (R, District 5): No Rep. Tom Gerhold (R, District 84): Absent ← Democrats30 yes, 0 no, 3 not voting Republicans → 2 yes, 64 no, 1 not voting House: Shall the bill pass? Mar 3 · 95–1, 4 not voting · Passed › Rep. Adam Zabner (D, District 90): Yes Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D, District 80): Yes Rep. Amy Nielsen (D, District 85): Yes Rep. Angel Ramirez (D, District 78): Yes Rep. Austin Baeth (D, District 36): Yes Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D, District 49): Yes Rep. Bob Kressig (D, District 75): Yes Rep. Brian Meyer (D, District 29): Yes Rep. Dan Gosa (D, District 81): Yes Rep. Elinor Levin (D, District 89): Yes Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D, District 73): Yes Rep. Eric Gjerde (D, District 74): Yes Rep. Heather Matson (D, District 42): Yes Rep. J.D. Scholten (D, District 1): Yes Rep. Jeff Cooling (D, District 77): Yes Rep. Jennifer Konfrst (D, District 32): Yes Rep. Ken Croken (D, District 97): Yes Rep. Kenan Judge (D, District 27): Yes Rep. Larry McBurney (D, District 44): Yes Rep. Mary Madison (D, District 31): Yes Rep. Megan Srinivas (D, District 30): Yes Rep. Monica Kurth (D, District 98): Yes Rep. Rick Olson (D, District 39): Yes Rep. Rob Johnson (D, District 34): Yes Rep. Ross Wilburn (D, District 50): Yes Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines (D, District 33): Yes Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D, District 35): Yes Rep. Timi Brown-Powers (D, District 61): Yes Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D, District 79): Yes Rep. Dave Jacoby (D, District 86): No Rep. Jerome Amos (D, District 62): Absent Rep. Josh Turek (D, District 20): Absent Rep. Lindsay James (D, District 71): Absent Rep. Ann Meyer (R, District 8): Yes Rep. Austin Harris (R, District 26): Yes Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R, District 37): Yes Rep. Bill Gustoff (R, District 40): Yes Rep. Blaine Watkins (R, District 100): Yes Rep. Bob Henderson (R, District 2): Yes Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R, District 82): Yes Rep. Brent Siegrist (R, District 19): Yes Rep. Brett Barker (R, District 51): Yes Rep. Brian Lohse (R, District 45): Yes Rep. Brooke Boden (R, District 21): Yes Rep. Bubba Sorensen (R, District 23): Yes Rep. Carter Nordman (R, District 47): Yes Rep. Chad Behn (R, District 48): Yes Rep. Chad Ingels (R, District 68): Yes Rep. Charley Thomson (R, District 58): Yes Rep. Christian Hermanson (R, District 59): Yes Rep. Cindy Golding (R, District 83): Yes Rep. Craig Johnson (R, District 67): Yes Rep. Craig Williams (R, District 11): Yes Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R, District 46): Yes Rep. David Blom (R, District 52): Yes Rep. David Sieck (R, District 16): Yes Rep. David Young (R, District 28): Yes Rep. Dean Fisher (R, District 53): Yes Rep. Derek Wulf (R, District 76): Yes Rep. Devon Wood (R, District 17): Yes Rep. Eddie Andrews (R, District 43): Yes Rep. Gary Mohr (R, District 93): Yes Rep. Hans Wilz (R, District 25): Yes Rep. Heather Hora (R, District 92): Yes Rep. Helena Hayes (R, District 88): Yes Rep. Henry Stone (R, District 9): Yes Rep. Jacob Bossman (R, District 14): Yes Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R, District 60): Yes Rep. Jason Gearhart (R, District 64): Yes Rep. Jeff Shipley (R, District 87): Yes Rep. Jennifer Smith (R, District 72): Yes Rep. John Wills (R, District 10): Yes Rep. Jon Dunwell (R, District 38): Yes Rep. Josh Meggers (R, District 54): Yes Rep. Judd Lawler (R, District 91): Yes Rep. Mark Cisneros (R, District 96): Yes Rep. Mark Thompson (R, District 56): Yes Rep. Matt Rinker (R, District 99): Yes Rep. Matt Windschitl (R, District 15): Yes Rep. Megan Jones (R, District 6): Yes Rep. Michael Bergan (R, District 63): Yes Rep. Mike Vondran (R, District 94): Yes Rep. Norlin Mommsen (R, District 70): Yes Rep. Pat Grassley (R, District 57): Yes Rep. Ryan Weldon (R, District 41): Yes Rep. Sam Wengryn (R, District 24): Yes Rep. Samantha Fett (R, District 22): Yes Rep. Shannon Latham (R, District 55): Yes Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R, District 65): Yes Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R, District 4): Yes Rep. Steve Bradley (R, District 66): Yes Rep. Steven Holt (R, District 12): Yes Rep. Taylor Collins (R, District 95): Yes Rep. Tom Determann (R, District 69): Yes Rep. Tom Jeneary (R, District 3): Yes Rep. Tom Moore (R, District 18): Yes Rep. Travis Sitzmann (R, District 13): Yes Rep. Wendy Larson (R, District 7): Yes Rep. Zach Dieken (R, District 5): Yes Rep. Tom Gerhold (R, District 84): Absent ← Democrats29 yes, 1 no, 3 not voting Republicans → 66 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting History Subcommittee recommends passage. Senate · Mar 17 Subcommittee Meeting: 03/16/2026 3:00PM Room 315. Senate · Mar 13 Subcommittee: Evans, Taylor, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 555. Senate · Mar 11 Read first time, referred to Education. S.J. 460. Senate · Mar 4 Message from House. S.J. 460. Senate · Mar 4 Immediate message. H.J. 523. House · Mar 3 Passed House, yeas 95, nays 1. H.J. 501. House · Mar 3 Explanation of vote. H.J. 524. House · Mar 3 Amendment H-8088, yeas 32, nays 64, lost. H.J. 500. House · Mar 3 Amendment H-8088 filed. H.J. 486. House · Mar 2 Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 298. House · Feb 16