Bills / 2025–2026 session / HF 2538Other education HF 2538
Sets discipline rules for disruptive students and IEP meetings The bill lets teachers remove disorderly students from class, requires principals to act on exclusions, and applies the same rules to charter and innovation zone schools. It also lets teachers request IEP team meetings and requires training on least restrictive environment for students with disabilities.
Official title A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the duties of the department of education, the discipline of students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools who exhibit disorderly conduct in the classroom, the responsibilities and powers of the department of education, school district teachers, and other educational staff related to students who have individualized education programs or plans under section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act, and school district professional development plans, and authorizing teachers to request a meeting of a student's individualized education program team. (Formerly HF 2122.)
3 of 5 Where it stands Introduced Committee House Senate Governor Last action, Mar 26: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659.
Votes Senate: Senate Education Report Mar 19 · 15–0, 1 not voting · Passed › Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): Yes Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): Yes Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): Yes Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): Yes Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): Yes Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent ← Democrats5 yes, 0 no Republicans → 10 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting House: Shall the bill pass? Mar 9 · 73–17, 10 not voting · Passed › Rep. Dan Gosa (D, District 81): Yes Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D, District 73): Yes Rep. Eric Gjerde (D, District 74): Yes Rep. Heather Matson (D, District 42): Yes Rep. Kenan Judge (D, District 27): Yes Rep. Larry McBurney (D, District 44): Yes Rep. Lindsay James (D, District 71): Yes Rep. Mary Madison (D, District 31): Yes Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D, District 35): Yes Rep. Timi Brown-Powers (D, District 61): Yes Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D, District 79): Yes Rep. Adam Zabner (D, District 90): No Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D, District 80): No Rep. Amy Nielsen (D, District 85): No Rep. Angel Ramirez (D, District 78): No Rep. Austin Baeth (D, District 36): No Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D, District 49): No Rep. Bob Kressig (D, District 75): No Rep. Brian Meyer (D, District 29): No Rep. Elinor Levin (D, District 89): No Rep. J.D. Scholten (D, District 1): No Rep. Jeff Cooling (D, District 77): No Rep. Jennifer Konfrst (D, District 32): No Rep. Ken Croken (D, District 97): No Rep. Monica Kurth (D, District 98): No Rep. Rick Olson (D, District 39): No Rep. Rob Johnson (D, District 34): No Rep. Ross Wilburn (D, District 50): No Rep. Dave Jacoby (D, District 86): Absent Rep. Jerome Amos (D, District 62): Absent Rep. Josh Turek (D, District 20): Absent Rep. Megan Srinivas (D, District 30): Absent Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines (D, District 33): 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 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. 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. 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. 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 Gerhold (R, District 84): Yes Rep. Tom Jeneary (R, District 3): Yes Rep. Tom Moore (R, District 18): Yes Rep. Travis Sitzmann (R, District 13): Yes Rep. Zach Dieken (R, District 5): Yes Rep. David Sieck (R, District 16): Absent Rep. Eddie Andrews (R, District 43): Absent Rep. Jeff Shipley (R, District 87): Absent Rep. Matt Windschitl (R, District 15): Absent Rep. Wendy Larson (R, District 7): Absent ← Democrats11 yes, 17 no, 5 not voting Republicans → 62 yes, 0 no, 5 not voting History Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659. Senate · Mar 26 Placed on calendar. Senate · Mar 19 Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 603. Senate · Mar 19 Subcommittee recommends passage. Senate · Mar 18 Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2026 10:00AM Room 315. Senate · Mar 18 Subcommittee: Gruenhagen, Evans, and Zimmer. S.J. 560. Senate · Mar 12 Read first time, referred to Education. S.J. 528. Senate · Mar 10 Message from House. S.J. 528. Senate · Mar 10 Immediate message. H.J. 613. House · Mar 9 Explanation of vote. H.J. 631. House · Mar 9 Passed House, yeas 73, nays 17. H.J. 612. House · Mar 9 Amendment H-8098, out of order. H.J. 612. House · Mar 9 Amendment H-8097 adopted, as amended. H.J. 612. House · Mar 9 Amendment H-8108 out of order. H.J. 612. House · Mar 9 Amendment H-8173 to amendment H-8097 filed, adopted. H.J. 612. House · Mar 9 Amendment H-8108 filed. H.J. 525. House · Mar 3 Amendments H-8097 and H-8098 filed. H.J. 486. House · Mar 2 Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 305. House · Feb 16