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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 14, 2025 IA HF 189 Establishes Requirements for Public School Districts with Nonpublic School Students Wishing to Participate in Extracurricular Athletics Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 26)
May 14, 2025 IA HF 189 Establishes Requirements for Public School Districts with Nonpublic School Students Wishing to Participate in Extracurricular Athletics Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 13)
April 9, 2025 IA HF 392 Authorizes School Districts to Submit Year-Round School Calendars for 9th-12th Grade Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
April 9, 2025 IA HF 785 Authorizes No More Than One Board Member to Reside Outside of Iowa Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
April 8, 2025 IA HF 782 Requires that K-12 School Districts Enact Policies Prohibiting the Use of Cellphones During Instructional Hours Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 4)
April 7, 2025 IA HF 784 Amends Provisions Related to Mathematics Instruction to Require Testing Three Times Annually Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 1)
March 31, 2025 IA HF 392 Authorizes School Districts to Submit Year-Round School Calendars for 9th-12th Grade Bill Passed - House (91 - 1)
March 26, 2025 IA HF 785 Authorizes No More Than One Board Member to Reside Outside of Iowa Bill Passed - House (60 - 36)
March 19, 2025 IA HF 851 Requires the Department of Education to Apply for a Waiver Under the Federal National School Lunch Act of 1966 Bill Passed - House (60 - 36)
March 19, 2025 IA SF 273 Require Schools to Report Employee Misconduct Toward Students Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 2)
March 19, 2025 IA HF 189 Establishes Requirements for Public School Districts with Nonpublic School Students Wishing to Participate in Extracurricular Athletics Bill Passed - House (63 - 33)
March 18, 2025 IA HF 784 Amends Provisions Related to Mathematics Instruction to Require Testing Three Times Annually Bill Passed - House (82 - 16)
March 12, 2025 IA HF 579 Authorizes the Modified Supplemental Amount Ratio School Districts to Levy for Dropout Prevention Programs to Go Up to 5% Bill Passed - House (92 - 4)
March 11, 2025 IA HF 393 Amends How School Performance Grades are Calculated for School Districts Bill Passed - House (89 - 2)
March 10, 2025 IA HF 316 Amends Changes to Career Education and Exploration in K-12 Schools Bill Passed - House (61 - 28)
March 10, 2025 IA HF 315 Authorizes School Districts Impacted by a Natural Disaster to be Eligible for an Additional Year of Budget Guarantees Bill Passed - House (88 - 1)
April 15, 2024 IA HF 2586 Authorizes School Employees to be Issued Permits to Carry Weapons Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 36)
April 10, 2024 IA HF 2586 Authorizes School Employees to be Issued Permits to Carry Weapons Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 14)
Feb. 28, 2024 IA HF 2586 Authorizes School Employees to be Issued Permits to Carry Weapons Bill Passed - House (61 - 34)
April 4, 2023 IA SF 496 Establishes New Educational Standards and "Parental Rights" Bill Passed - House (55 - 42)
March 22, 2023 IA SF 496 Establishes New Educational Standards and "Parental Rights" Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 16)
March 30, 2022 IA SF 2369 Expands Parental Right to Inspect Children's School Materials Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
March 29, 2022 IA HF 2577 Requires Public Schools Post Lesson Plans and Materials Online for Parental Review Bill Passed - House (60 - 36)
April 28, 2021 IA HF 813 Establishes Plan to Create Charter Schools in the State Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18)
March 24, 2021 IA HF 813 Establishes Plan to Create Charter Schools in the State Bill Passed - House (55 - 40)
Feb. 11, 2021 IA SF 269 Appropriates Funds for Schools Bill Passed - House (56 - 36)
Feb. 9, 2021 IA SF 269 Appropriates Funds for Schools Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
Jan. 28, 2021 IA SF 160 Requires Schools Provide a 100 Percent In-Person Learning Option Bill Passed - House (59 - 39)
Jan. 28, 2021 IA SF 159 Authorizes Publicly Funded School Voucher Credits for Students to Attend Private Charter Schools Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 21)
Jan. 28, 2021 IA SF 160 Requires Schools Provide a 100 Percent In-Person Learning Option Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18)
June 13, 2020 IA SF 2310 Establishes Educational Instructional Requirements for Online Learning Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
Feb. 11, 2019 IA HF 306 Increases School Funding by 2 Percent Bill Passed - House (53 - 47)
April 3, 2018 IA HF 2467 Establishes Guidelines for Handling Students' Lunch Debt Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0)
March 21, 2018 IA SF 2117 Amends Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
March 20, 2018 IA SF 2117 Amends Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 Bill Passed - House (59 - 41)
Feb. 8, 2018 IA SF 2117 Amends Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
Feb. 6, 2017 IA SF 166 Authorizes School Funding Increase of 1.11 Percent Bill Passed - House (55 - 40)
Feb. 2, 2017 IA SF 166 Authorizes School Funding Increase of 1.11 Percent Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
March 23, 2016 IA SF 174 Increases K-12 Education Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (55 - 41)
March 23, 2016 IA SF 175 Increases K-12 Education Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (55 - 41)
March 25, 2015 IA SF 227 Amends the School Year Start Date Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 22)
April 25, 2014 IA SF 2318 Amends School Harassment and Bullying Policies Bill Passed - House (68 - 27)
March 18, 2014 IA SF 2318 Amends School Harassment and Bullying Policies Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 19)
Feb. 5, 2014 IA SF 2079 Increases School Funding Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23)
March 26, 2013 IA SF 423 Amends Education Provisions Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23)
Feb. 14, 2013 IA SF 161 Establishes the School Budget Growth for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
May 8, 2012 IA SF 2284 Education Law Amendments Conference Report Adopted - House (87 - 9)
May 8, 2012 IA SF 2284 Education Law Amendments Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 15)
April 9, 2012 IA SF 2284 Education Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24)
March 13, 2012 IA HF 2385 Authorizes Professionals to Teach Certain High School Courses Bill Passed - House (61 - 36)
March 13, 2012 IA HF 2380 Amends Education Provisions Bill Passed - House (53 - 46)
March 22, 2011 IA HF 534 School Instructional Hours and Days Bill Passed - House (62 - 33)
Feb. 17, 2011 IA HF 260 House Rule School Governance Bill Passed - House (65 - 30)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/14 HF 189 Establishes Requirements for Public School Districts with Nonpublic School Students Wishing to Participate in Extracurricular Athletics Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 26)
5/14 HF 189 Establishes Requirements for Public School Districts with Nonpublic School Students Wishing to Participate in Extracurricular Athletics Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 13)
4/09 HF 392 Authorizes School Districts to Submit Year-Round School Calendars for 9th-12th Grade Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
4/09 HF 785 Authorizes No More Than One Board Member to Reside Outside of Iowa Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
4/08 HF 782 Requires that K-12 School Districts Enact Policies Prohibiting the Use of Cellphones During Instructional Hours Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 4)
4/07 HF 784 Amends Provisions Related to Mathematics Instruction to Require Testing Three Times Annually Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 1)
3/31 HF 392 Authorizes School Districts to Submit Year-Round School Calendars for 9th-12th Grade Bill Passed - House (91 - 1)
3/26 HF 785 Authorizes No More Than One Board Member to Reside Outside of Iowa Bill Passed - House (60 - 36)
3/19 HF 851 Requires the Department of Education to Apply for a Waiver Under the Federal National School Lunch Act of 1966 Bill Passed - House (60 - 36)
3/19 SF 273 Require Schools to Report Employee Misconduct Toward Students Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 2)
3/19 HF 189 Establishes Requirements for Public School Districts with Nonpublic School Students Wishing to Participate in Extracurricular Athletics Bill Passed - House (63 - 33)
3/18 HF 784 Amends Provisions Related to Mathematics Instruction to Require Testing Three Times Annually Bill Passed - House (82 - 16)
3/12 HF 579 Authorizes the Modified Supplemental Amount Ratio School Districts to Levy for Dropout Prevention Programs to Go Up to 5% Bill Passed - House (92 - 4)
3/11 HF 393 Amends How School Performance Grades are Calculated for School Districts Bill Passed - House (89 - 2)
3/10 HF 316 Amends Changes to Career Education and Exploration in K-12 Schools Bill Passed - House (61 - 28)
3/10 HF 315 Authorizes School Districts Impacted by a Natural Disaster to be Eligible for an Additional Year of Budget Guarantees Bill Passed - House (88 - 1)
4/15 HF 2586 Authorizes School Employees to be Issued Permits to Carry Weapons Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 36)
4/10 HF 2586 Authorizes School Employees to be Issued Permits to Carry Weapons Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 14)
2/28 HF 2586 Authorizes School Employees to be Issued Permits to Carry Weapons Bill Passed - House (61 - 34)
4/04 SF 496 Establishes New Educational Standards and "Parental Rights" Bill Passed - House (55 - 42)
3/22 SF 496 Establishes New Educational Standards and "Parental Rights" Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 16)
3/30 SF 2369 Expands Parental Right to Inspect Children's School Materials Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
3/29 HF 2577 Requires Public Schools Post Lesson Plans and Materials Online for Parental Review Bill Passed - House (60 - 36)
4/28 HF 813 Establishes Plan to Create Charter Schools in the State Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18)
3/24 HF 813 Establishes Plan to Create Charter Schools in the State Bill Passed - House (55 - 40)
2/11 SF 269 Appropriates Funds for Schools Bill Passed - House (56 - 36)
2/09 SF 269 Appropriates Funds for Schools Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
1/28 SF 160 Requires Schools Provide a 100 Percent In-Person Learning Option Bill Passed - House (59 - 39)
1/28 SF 159 Authorizes Publicly Funded School Voucher Credits for Students to Attend Private Charter Schools Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 21)
1/28 SF 160 Requires Schools Provide a 100 Percent In-Person Learning Option Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18)
6/13 SF 2310 Establishes Educational Instructional Requirements for Online Learning Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
2/11 HF 306 Increases School Funding by 2 Percent Bill Passed - House (53 - 47)
4/03 HF 2467 Establishes Guidelines for Handling Students' Lunch Debt Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0)
3/21 SF 2117 Amends Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
3/20 SF 2117 Amends Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 Bill Passed - House (59 - 41)
2/08 SF 2117 Amends Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
2/06 SF 166 Authorizes School Funding Increase of 1.11 Percent Bill Passed - House (55 - 40)
2/02 SF 166 Authorizes School Funding Increase of 1.11 Percent Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
3/23 SF 174 Increases K-12 Education Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (55 - 41)
3/23 SF 175 Increases K-12 Education Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (55 - 41)
3/25 SF 227 Amends the School Year Start Date Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 22)
4/25 SF 2318 Amends School Harassment and Bullying Policies Bill Passed - House (68 - 27)
3/18 SF 2318 Amends School Harassment and Bullying Policies Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 19)
2/05 SF 2079 Increases School Funding Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23)
3/26 SF 423 Amends Education Provisions Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23)
2/14 SF 161 Establishes the School Budget Growth for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
5/08 SF 2284 Education Law Amendments Conference Report Adopted - House (87 - 9)
5/08 SF 2284 Education Law Amendments Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 15)
4/09 SF 2284 Education Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24)
3/13 HF 2385 Authorizes Professionals to Teach Certain High School Courses Bill Passed - House (61 - 36)
3/13 HF 2380 Amends Education Provisions Bill Passed - House (53 - 46)
3/22 HF 534 School Instructional Hours and Days Bill Passed - House (62 - 33)
2/17 HF 260 House Rule School Governance Bill Passed - House (65 - 30)
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