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
- SSB 3166Mar 3StateOther education
Rescinds old state agency rules covered by new uniform procedures
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2463.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 2330Mar 3StateOther education
Requires faster responses to public records requests
Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Schultz, and Winckler. S.J. 456.
Passed House - SF 2287Mar 3StateOther education
Changes Iowa election rules on recounts, voter cancellations, and filings
Withdrawn. S.J. 447.
Introduced - HF 2092Mar 2StateOther education
Extends state preschool eligibility to some five-year-olds
Withdrawn. H.J. 484.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 2466Mar 2StateOther education
Expands apprenticeships, career training, and school apprenticeship access in Iowa
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 2246Mar 2StateOther education
Limits continuing education to job-related requirements for licensed professionals
Subcommittee reassigned: Bousselot, Bisignano, and Westrich. S.J. 436.
Passed HouseOn 1 meeting agenda - HF 2294Mar 2StateOther education
Extends deadline to file open meetings and records complaints
Subcommittee reassigned: Rozenboom, Schultz, and Staed. S.J. 436.
Passed House - HR 110Feb 26StateOther education
Honors the Phoenix Declaration on education and parental rights
Resolution filed, laid over under Rule 25. H.J. 461.
Introduced - SF 2351Feb 26StateOther education
Limits open enrollment for chronically absent or truant pupils
Read first time, referred to Education. H.J. 440.
Passed Senate - SF 2223Feb 25StateOther education
Expands career education options for high school students and community colleges
Fiscal note.
Introduced - HSB 668Feb 24StateOther education
Removes race, gender, and citizenship requirements from state programs and licenses
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2711.
IntroducedOn 4 meeting agendas - HSB 623Feb 24StateOther education
Creates early childhood and family services system and child care aid for workers
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2712.
IntroducedOn 3 meeting agendas - HSB 677Feb 24StateOther education
Creates temporary teaching endorsements in fine arts, math, science, agriculture
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2724.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 725Feb 24StateOther education
Consolidates education reports and adds college program return-on-investment data
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2725.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 622Feb 23StateOther education
A bill for an act relating to alignment of delivery of health and human services programs and services, aging and disability services, and volunteer services, and including applicability and effective date provisions.(See HF 2707.)
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2707.
IntroducedOn 3 meeting agendas - HSB 694Feb 23StateOther education
Adds nutrition CME, limits certificate of need, bans dyes in school meals
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2676.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - SF 2044Feb 23StateOther education
Sets school discipline rules for students causing disruptions
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2428. S.J. 366.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 716Feb 20StateOther education
Waives resident tuition at community colleges for first responders' dependents
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2654.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 2654Feb 20StateOther education
Waives resident tuition at community colleges for first responders' dependents
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 366.
Introduced - HSB 697Feb 19StateOther education
Requires human trafficking training for commercial driver's license applicants
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2598.
IntroducedOn 3 meeting agendas - HSB 663Feb 19StateOther education
Adds immigration checks for licenses, voter registration, bail
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2608.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - SF 2164Feb 19StateOther education
Narrows public improvement definition for city utility work
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2410. S.J. 339.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - SF 2314Feb 19StateOther education
Requires legislative ratification of major rules before they take effect
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2395. S.J. 339.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - SSB 3111Feb 19StateOther education
Creates early childhood and family services system and child care aid for workers
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2462.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - SSB 3175Feb 19StateOther education
Requires local government ordinance approval for internal policies
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2434.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 2612Feb 19StateOther education
Requires excused absences for grades 6-12 civic or political events
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 346.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - HSB 675Feb 19StateOther education
Sets statewide course numbering and corequisite rules for community colleges
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2610.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - SF 2092Feb 19StateOther education
Creates grants for school cardiac emergency response plans and defibrillators
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2390. S.J. 332.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - SF 2174Feb 19StateOther education
Requires anti-stereotyping training and lets parents sue school districts
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2405. S.J. 333.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - SJR 2008Feb 19StateOther education
Urges Congress to help eliminate the federal education department
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SJR 2012. S.J. 331.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - SSB 3134Feb 19StateOther education
Requires public buildings to fly flags at half-staff when governor directs
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2430.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - HF 2613Feb 19StateOther education
Requires education savings account reporting by private schools and state
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 346.
Introduced - SF 2392Feb 19StateOther education
Allows school scrimmages against nonaccredited home school sports teams
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 332.
Introduced - SF 2405Feb 19StateOther education
Requires school and college anti-stereotyping training and lets parents sue districts
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 333.
Introduced - SJR 2012Feb 19StateOther education
Urges Congress to help eliminate the federal education department
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 331.
Introduced - HF 621Feb 18StateOther education
Allows firearms in school vehicles and parking lots with permits
Committee vote: Yeas, 17. Nays, 6. H.J. 358.
IntroducedOn 5 meeting agendas - HSB 608Feb 18StateOther education
Requires your life Iowa web address on student ID cards
Subcommittee recommends passage.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 709Feb 18StateOther education
Directs state to sell Iowa communications network
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2590.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - SSB 3149Feb 18StateOther education
Directs state to sell Iowa communications network
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2385.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - SSB 3163Feb 18StateOther education
Sets statewide course numbering and community college corequisite rules
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2391.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - SSB 3169Feb 18StateOther education
Requires citizenship checks for professional license applicants and state hires
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2412.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - SSB 3164Feb 18StateOther education
Consolidates education reports and creates college return on investment data
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2407.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - SF 2345Feb 18StateOther education
Requires immunization exemption notices and $1,000 penalties for violations
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
Introduced - HF 2187Feb 17StateOther education
Requires school districts to give youth patriotic groups access to school property
Tabled until future meeting.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 718Feb 17StateOther education
Bans DEI and social-emotional learning from teacher prep programs
Subcommittee recommends passage.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 719Feb 17StateOther education
Creates grants for school cardiac emergency response plans and defibrillators
Subcommittee recommends passage.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - SF 2116Feb 17StateOther education
Blocks chronically absent pupils from open enrollment transfers unless approved
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2351. S.J. 306.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - HSB 572Feb 16StateOther education
Expands career education and community college credit transfers for high schoolers
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2547.
IntroducedOn 3 meeting agendas - HSB 599Feb 16StateOther education
Requires annual state reports on reading, math, and AEAs
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2494.
IntroducedOn 3 meeting agendas - HF 2366Feb 16StateOther education
Loosens home-school rules and makes diplomas from private instruction count
Subcommittee recommends passage.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas