Iowa Education Legislative Watch
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HSB 537

Bans DEI offices at private colleges taking state tuition grants

Private colleges that receive Iowa tuition grant money would be barred from setting up or funding diversity, equity, and inclusion offices. Schools that fail to fix violations after an attorney general report could lose eligibility for the grants.

Official title

A bill for an act prohibiting private institutions of higher education that participate in the Iowa tuition grant program from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices.(See HF 2488.)

Introduced1 of 5

Where it stands

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. House
  4. Senate
  5. Governor

Last action, Feb 16: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2488.

On these agendas

  • Higher Education CommitteeFeb 11

    ni Consideration of bills, at discretion of Chair: HSB 536: Wheeler (Amendment) HSB 537: Holt HSB 542: Holt (Amendment) HSB 548: Wills HSB 674: Collins (Amendment) HSB

  • Higher Education SubcommitteeFeb 9

    Consideration of HSB 537 Consideration of HSB 537

History

  • Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2488.House · Feb 16
  • Committee vote: Yeas, 7. Nays, 4. H.J. 284.House · Feb 11
  • Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 284.House · Feb 11
  • Subcommittee recommends passage.House · Feb 9
  • Subcommittee Meeting: 02/09/2026 4:00PM RM 102.House · Feb 5
  • Subcommittee reassigned: Holt, Brown-Powers and Wheeler. H.J. 127.House · Jan 20
  • Subcommittee: Stone, Brown-Powers and Wheeler. H.J. 72.House · Jan 13
  • Introduced, referred to Higher Education. H.J. 67.House · Jan 13
  • By COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATIONHouse · Jan 13