Iowa Education Legislative Watch
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SF 2062

Protects student religious and political speech and expression at schools

Bars schools from punishing students for religious, political, or ideological speech and lets students sue for violations. Requires schools to adopt federal religious expression policies, and the state education department to distribute guidance and model policies.

Official title

A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the protected speech and expression rights of students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools and the duties of the department of education, and providing civil penalties.(See SF 2300.)

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Where it stands

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

Last action, Feb 12: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2300. S.J. 282.

On these agendas

  • Education CommitteeFeb 11

    almon SF2094 - Gruenhagen w/Amendment SF2121 - Green SF172 - Taylor W/Amendment SF2062 - Salmon SF510 - Salmon SF516 - Taylor SF2170 - Green SF2176 - Green SF2084 - T

History

  • Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2300. S.J. 282.Senate · Feb 12
  • Subcommittee recommends passage.Senate · Jan 29
  • Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2026 11:00AM Room 315.Senate · Jan 28
  • Subcommittee: Salmon, Pike, and Quirmbach. S.J. 141.Senate · Jan 26
  • Introduced, referred to Education. S.J. 103.Senate · Jan 15