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
- HSB 605Feb 9StateOther education
Requires immunization exemption information in public health and school communications
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2347.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - SF 2060Feb 9StateOther education
Removes religious limits from education programs and tax credits
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2231. S.J. 226.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 2170Feb 9StateOther education
Requires minimum roster sizes for high school sports teams
Subcommittee: Stone, Behn and Gosa. H.J. 236.
Introduced - HF 2347Feb 9StateOther education
Requires immunization exemption notices from schools and public health agencies
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 233.
Introduced - HSB 532Feb 6StateOther education
Requires 80% Iowa-linked admits at Iowa law school
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2331.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 556Feb 6StateOther education
Adds unemployment case management, moves notices online, repeals youth intern pilot
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2327.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 582Feb 6StateOther education
Requires faster responses to public records requests
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2330.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 636Feb 6StateOther education
Bars school library card sharing and mobile library events
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2324.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 2324Feb 6StateOther education
Bars school library card sharing and mobile library events
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 226.
Introduced - HF 2342Feb 6StateOther education
Repeals many Iowa tax credits on set dates
Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 229.
Introduced - HSB 580Feb 5StateOther education
Extends deadline to file open meetings and records complaints
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2294.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - SF 2037Feb 5StateOther education
Moves state agency bill submission deadline from 45 to 60 days
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2207. S.J. 220.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - SF 2118Feb 5StateOther education
Lets high schoolers play unattached in non-school sporting events
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
Introduced - HF 2052Feb 4StateOther education
Requires school districts to partner with preschool providers
Subcommittee recommends passage.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 2171Feb 4StateOther education
Ends school vaccination requirements for Iowa students
Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 9. Excused, 0. H.J. 218.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - SSB 3030Feb 4StateOther education
Limits state contract terms and requires Iowa law and courts
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2206.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 2073Feb 4StateOther education
Requires party names on ballots for offices that levy taxes
Subcommittee recommends passage.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - SSB 3015Feb 4StateOther education
Requires lawful presence proof for educator licenses and identity checks for school hires
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2218.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - SSB 3041Feb 4StateOther education
Requires excused absences and makeup work for 4-H and FFA activities
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2219.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - SSB 3043Feb 4StateOther education
Creates new teaching endorsements in fine arts, math, and science
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2221.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - SSB 3048Feb 4StateOther education
Requires special education and English learner training for teacher candidates
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2222.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - SSB 3049Feb 4StateOther education
Expands career education, community college credit transfer, and summer classes
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2223.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - HF 2272Feb 4StateOther education
Exempts practitioners with 20 years' experience from license renewal
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 201.
Introduced - HSB 512Feb 3StateOther education
Eliminates chauffeur's instruction permits and modernizes DOT records and renewals
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2268.
IntroducedOn 3 meeting agendas - SF 2133Feb 3StateOther education
Requires five years teaching for administrator licenses and keeps teacher license
Subcommittee: Sinclair, Kraayenbrink, and Zimmer. S.J. 190.
Introduced - SF 2149Feb 3StateOther education
Lets residents sue school board members over policies violating state law
Subcommittee: Sinclair, Kraayenbrink, and Zimmer. S.J. 190.
Introduced - SF 2152Feb 3StateOther education
Requires school boards to elect a chief executive apart from superintendent
Subcommittee: Sinclair, Kraayenbrink, and Winckler. S.J. 190.
Introduced - SF 2160Feb 3StateOther education
Lets people enforce public records access rights against school boards
Subcommittee: Evans, Pike, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 191.
Introduced - SSB 3110Feb 3StateOther education
Raises preschool hours for low-income students and changes funding
Subcommittee: Evans, Pike, and Quirmbach.
Introduced - HSB 544Jan 30StateOther education
Taxes large college endowments 15% to fund workforce grants
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2240.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 546Jan 30StateOther education
Limits continuing education to job-related courses for licensed professions
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2246.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 555Jan 30StateOther education
Requires special education and English learner training for teachers
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2230.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 2217Jan 30StateOther education
Requires radon testing and creates grants in all schools
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 184.
Introduced - HF 2235Jan 30StateOther education
Requires state licenses for K-12 fine arts teachers
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 187.
Introduced - HF 2240Jan 30StateOther education
Taxes large college endowments and limits endowment fees
Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 188.
Introduced - HF 2055Jan 29StateOther education
Allows epinephrine nasal sprays alongside auto-injectors in schools and venues
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2203.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - SSB 3004Jan 29StateOther education
Creates online platform connecting students with professionals about careers
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - SSB 3044Jan 29StateOther education
Adds reemployment case management and electronic notice rules for unemployment benefits
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2168.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 2203Jan 29StateOther education
Lets epinephrine nasal sprays be stocked alongside auto-injectors
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 173.
Introduced - HF 2206Jan 29StateOther education
Legalizes adult marijuana sales and licensed retail stores in Iowa
Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 174.
Introduced - HSB 533Jan 28StateOther education
Lets community colleges offer bachelor's degree programs
Committee vote: Yeas, 9. Nays, 1. Excused, 1. H.J. 181.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - SF 2083Jan 28StateOther education
Extends time to sue over childhood sexual abuse to ten years
Subcommittee: Schultz, Blake, and Bousselot. S.J. 159.
Introduced - SSB 3026Jan 28StateOther education
Allows bond elections on June primary election days
Subcommittee recommends passage.
Introduced - SSB 1158Jan 27StateOther education
Adds nutrition lessons and seeks federal waiver for school meal rules
Subcommittee reassigned: Green, Shipley, and Zimmer.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - SF 2072Jan 27StateOther education
Requires firing DEI staff and limits school diversity training
Subcommittee: Salmon, Green, and Quirmbach. S.J. 148.
Introduced - SF 2076Jan 27StateOther education
Waives tuition and fees for students student teaching in Iowa
Subcommittee: Sinclair, Donahue, and Kraayenbrink. S.J. 148.
Introduced - SF 2090Jan 27StateOther education
Requires school boards to elect a non-superintendent chief officer
Subcommittee: Evans, Pike, and Zimmer. S.J. 148.
Introduced - SF 2102Jan 27StateOther education
Lets school district staff join state health insurance plan
Subcommittee: Driscoll, Donahue, and Taylor. S.J. 149.
Introduced - HF 2151Jan 26StateOther education
Appropriates $5 million for therapeutic classrooms grants to schools
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 149.
Introduced - HF 2019Jan 22StateOther education
Moves school board candidate filings to county election offices
Subcommittee recommends passage.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda