Education bills
Bills the Iowa Department of Education tracks, plus bills in the education committees, with where each one stands and the meetings that took it up.
- 2025–2026 session280 bills
- HF 2544Apr 14StateOther education
Requires antisemitism bans and yearly reports at Iowa schools and colleges
Amendments H-8354, H-8355, H-8360 filed. H.J. 899.
Introduced - HF 2331Apr 13StateOther education
Creates loan repayment program for Iowa attorneys who serve indigent clients
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2760. H.J. 874.
IntroducedOn 3 meeting agendas - SF 2462Apr 9StateOther education
Creates early childhood and family services system and child care workforce aid
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2488. S.J. 770.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 2558Apr 9StateOther education
Exempts certain city utility and manufactured home work from public bidding
Signed by Governor. H.J. 871.
Signed - SF 2367Apr 8StateOther education
Bans six dyes and potassium bromate from school meals
Withdrawn. S.J. 759.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 764Apr 7StateOther education
Requires legislative approval for certain large state federal grants
Subcommittee Meeting: 04/07/2026 8:00AM RM 103.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - HF 2652Mar 31StateOther education
Requires play-based learning in prekindergarten and kindergarten
Amendment S-5144 filed. S.J. 695.
Passed HouseOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 2547Mar 26StateOther education
Expands community college classes and career academies for high school students
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659.
Passed HouseOn 4 meeting agendas - HF 2546Mar 26StateOther education
Requires statewide student data system and modernized department portal
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659.
Passed HouseOn 3 meeting agendas - HF 175Mar 26StateOther education
Extends in-state tuition to more military families at Iowa schools
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 658.
Passed HouseOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 2363Mar 26StateOther education
Limits English learner open enrollment and funds their transportation
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659.
Passed HouseOn 2 meeting agendas - SF 2335Mar 26StateOther education
Creates working group to study school technology's effect on student learning
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 760.
Passed SenateOn 2 meeting agendas - SF 2434Mar 26StateOther education
Requires local government rules be approved by ordinance
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 760.
Passed SenateOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 2538Mar 26StateOther education
Sets discipline rules for disruptive students and IEP meetings
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659.
Passed HouseOn 1 meeting agenda - SF 2319Mar 26StateOther education
Requires schools to post your life Iowa suicide prevention resources
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 760.
Passed SenateOn 1 meeting agenda - SF 2390Mar 24StateOther education
Creates school grants for cardiac emergency response plans and defibrillators
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2474. S.J. 640.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - HF 2725Mar 24StateOther education
Consolidates education reports and creates college program return-on-investment reporting
Read first time, attached to SF 2407. S.J. 629.
Passed House - SF 2407Mar 24StateOther education
Consolidates education reports and adds college program return-on-investment data
Attached to HF 2725. S.J. 629.
Introduced - HSB 596Mar 23StateOther education
Caps local property tax growth and requires voter approval for bonds
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2745.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - SF 2206Mar 23StateOther education
Limits terms in state purchasing contracts with vendors
Withdrawn. S.J. 613.
Introduced - HF 36Mar 20StateOther education
Ends court deference to state agencies on law interpretation
Withdrawn. H.J. 714.
IntroducedOn 3 meeting agendas - HF 2307Mar 20StateOther education
Creates provisional coaching authorization for school sports coaches
Withdrawn. H.J. 714.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 853Mar 19StateOther education
Ends judicial deference to state agency legal interpretations
Subcommittee: Schultz, Blake, and Bousselot. S.J. 602.
Passed HouseOn 2 meeting agendas - SF 2212Mar 19StateOther education
Allows public and accredited schools to scrimmage home school sports teams
Amendment S-5107 filed. S.J. 610.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - HF 2336Mar 19StateOther education
Requires schools to protect student religious and political expression
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 600.
Passed House - HF 2590Mar 19StateOther education
Directs state to sell Iowa communications network
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 691.
Introduced - HF 2608Mar 19StateOther education
Bars unauthorized immigrants from voting and denies some bail
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 691.
Introduced - HF 2686Mar 19StateOther education
Changes rules for one-year transitional coaching authorizations in Iowa schools
Subcommittee: Evans, Pike, and Quirmbach. S.J. 602.
Passed House - SF 2300Mar 19StateOther education
Protects student religious and political speech and expression at schools
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 600.
Introduced - SF 2336Mar 19StateOther education
Requires antisemitism bans and annual reports at Iowa schools and colleges
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 600.
Introduced - SF 2412Mar 19StateOther education
Requires citizenship checks for state, local and school hires
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 691.
Passed Senate - HF 2649Mar 18StateOther education
Pilots baccalaureate degrees at isolated community colleges
Subcommittee recommends passage.
Passed HouseOn 1 meeting agenda - HF 2494Mar 17StateOther education
Requires yearly reading, math, and area education agency reports
Subcommittee recommends passage.
Passed HouseOn 1 meeting agenda - HF 2638Mar 17StateOther education
Makes public separation pay and last work dates for government staff
Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Schultz, and Winckler. S.J. 587.
Passed House - HF 2122Mar 16StateOther education
Lets teachers remove disruptive students from class
Withdrawn. H.J. 672.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 2388Mar 16StateOther education
Makes government employee separation details public records
Withdrawn. H.J. 672.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 2512Mar 16StateOther education
Requires license revocation for educators celebrating political violence
Fiscal note.
Introduced - HF 2327Mar 12StateOther education
Adds reemployment case management and moves unemployment notices online
Referred to Appropriations. H.J. 666.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - SF 448Mar 10StateOther education
Makes school bus driver training optional unless districts require it
Tabled until future meeting.
Passed SenateOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 2508Mar 10StateOther education
Requires required noncontact periods for high school extracurricular athletics
Amendment H-8194 filed. H.J. 633.
Introduced - HF 851Mar 10StateOther education
Adds nutrition lessons and seeks waiver for local school meal standards
Subcommittee: Driscoll, Zimmer, and Zumbach. S.J. 549.
Passed House - HF 2034Mar 9StateOther education
Extends athletic waiting period for open enrollment students
Withdrawn. H.J. 614.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 2106Mar 9StateOther education
Protects student religious and political speech in Iowa schools
Withdrawn. H.J. 614.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 2124Mar 9StateOther education
Requires a statewide student data system and modernized Department of Education portal
Withdrawn. H.J. 614.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 460Mar 9StateOther education
Requires play-based learning in preschool, prekindergarten and kindergarten
Withdrawn. H.J. 614.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 2268Mar 5StateOther education
Eliminates chauffeur's permits and changes motor vehicle accident reporting rules
Withdrawn. H.J. 601.
Introduced - SSB 3183Mar 5StateOther education
Moves public notices to a state online portal with $5 posting fees
Subcommittee: Green, Guth, and Petersen.
Introduced - HF 2358Mar 4StateOther education
Lets community providers directly run state preschool programs
Fiscal note.
Introduced - SF 2391Mar 4StateOther education
Sets statewide course numbering and corequisite college math and English rules
Withdrawn. S.J. 470.
Introduced - SF 2410Mar 4StateOther education
A bill for an act relating to the definition of public improvement for purposes of public construction bidding.(Formerly SF 2164.)
Withdrawn. S.J. 472.
Introduced