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IntroducedFeb 15, 2024
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Passed HouseMar 12, 2024
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
A bill for an act relating to education, including by requiring school engagement meetings and attendance cooperation proceedings when children are absent from school, requiring school districts to restrict student use of cellular phones and smartphones, modifying provisions related to open enrollment of truant students, and modifying penalties. (Formerly HF 2254.)
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Senate • Mar 14, 2024: Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [].
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Official Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HF 2547
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONprimary
Lobbyists
Nathaniel Arnold | Client: Professional Educators of Iowa | Undecided | Start date: 03/14/2024 | End date: |
Nathaniel Arnold | Client: Professional Educators of Iowa | Withdrawn | Start date: 03/14/2024 | End date: |
Morgan Miller | Client: Iowa State Education Association | Undecided | Start date: 03/13/2024 | End date: |
Melissa Peterson | Client: Iowa State Education Association | Undecided | Start date: 03/13/2024 | End date: |
Dave Daughton | Client: Rural School Advocates of Iowa | Undecided | Start date: 03/13/2024 | End date: |
Dave Daughton | Client: School Administrators of Iowa | Undecided | Start date: 03/13/2024 | End date: |
Michelle Johnson | Client: Iowa Association of School Boards | Undecided | Start date: 03/13/2024 | End date: |
Emily Piper | Client: Iowa Association of School Boards | Undecided | Start date: 03/13/2024 | End date: |
Larry Murphy | Client: Iowa Catholic Conference | Undecided | Start date: 03/12/2024 | End date: |
Eric Goranson | Client: Iowa Association of Christian Schools | Undecided | Start date: 03/12/2024 | End date: |
Tom Chapman | Client: Iowa Catholic Conference | Undecided | Start date: 03/12/2024 | End date: |
John Cacciatore | Client: Des Moines Public Schools | Undecided | Start date: 03/04/2024 | End date: |
Christopher Rants | Client: Des Moines Public Schools | Undecided | Start date: 03/04/2024 | End date: |
Michelle Johnson | Client: Iowa Association of School Boards | For | Start date: 02/19/2024 | End date: |
Emily Piper | Client: Iowa Association of School Boards | For | Start date: 02/19/2024 | End date: |
Margaret Buckton | Client: Rural School Advocates of Iowa | Undecided | Start date: 02/19/2024 | End date: |
Margaret Buckton | Client: Urban Education Network of Iowa | Undecided | Start date: 02/19/2024 | End date: |
Morgan Miller | Client: Iowa State Education Association | For | Start date: 02/16/2024 | End date: |
Melissa Peterson | Client: Iowa State Education Association | For | Start date: 02/16/2024 | End date: |
Lisa Cushatt | Client: Iowa ACEs 360 | Against | Start date: 02/16/2024 | End date: |
Andrea Dencklau | Client: Iowa ACEs 360 | Against | Start date: 02/16/2024 | End date: |
MaryNelle Trefz | Client: Iowa ACEs 360 | Against | Start date: 02/16/2024 | End date: |
Michelle Johnson | Client: Iowa Association of School Boards | For | Start date: 02/16/2024 | End date: |
Emily Piper | Client: Iowa Association of School Boards | For | Start date: 02/16/2024 | End date: |
Catherine Johnson | Client: Disability Rights Iowa | Against | Start date: 02/16/2024 | End date: |
Nathaniel Arnold | Client: Professional Educators of Iowa | For | Start date: 02/16/2024 | End date: |
Tom Ferguson | Client: Iowa County Attorneys Association | Undecided | Start date: 02/16/2024 | End date: |
Kelly Meyers | Client: Iowa County Attorneys Association | Undecided | Start date: 02/16/2024 | End date: |
Amy Campbell | Client: Hills and Dales | Undecided | Start date: 02/15/2024 | End date: |
Amy Campbell | Client: Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Undecided | Start date: 02/15/2024 | End date: |
Amy Campbell | Client: League of Women Voters of Iowa | Undecided | Start date: 02/15/2024 | End date: |
Chloe Gayer | Client: Hills and Dales | Undecided | Start date: 02/15/2024 | End date: |
Chloe Gayer | Client: Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Undecided | Start date: 02/15/2024 | End date: |
Chloe Gayer | Client: League of Women Voters of Iowa | Undecided | Start date: 02/15/2024 | End date: |
Craig Patterson | Client: Hills and Dales | Undecided | Start date: 02/15/2024 | End date: |
Craig Patterson | Client: Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Undecided | Start date: 02/15/2024 | End date: |
Craig Patterson | Client: League of Women Voters of Iowa | Undecided | Start date: 02/15/2024 | End date: |
Votes
YES: 32
- Abdul-Samad
- Amos
- Jr.
- Baeth
- Bagniewski
- Brown-Powers
- Buck
- Cahill
- Cooling
- Ehlert
- Forbes
- Gaines
- Gjerde
- Isenhart
- Jacoby
- James
- Judge
- Kressig
- Kurth
- Levin
- Madison
- Matson
- Meyer, B.
- Nielsen
- Olson
- Scheetz
- Srinivas
- Staed
- Steckman
- Turek
- Wilburn
- Wilz
- Zabner
NO: 63
- Andrews
- Bergan
- Best
- Bloomingdale
- Boden
- Bossman
- Bradley
- Carlson
- Cisneros
- Collins
- Determann
- Deyoe
- Dieken
- Dunwell
- Fisher
- Fry
- Gehlbach
- Gerhold
- Golding
- Graber
- Gustafson
- Gustoff
- Harris
- Hayes
- Henderson
- Holt
- Hora
- Ingels
- Jeneary
- Johnson
- Jones
- Kaufmann
- Kniff
- McCulla
- Latham
- Lohse
- Lundgren
- Meggers
- Meyer, A.
- Mohr
- Mommsen
- Moore
- Nordman
- Osmundson
- Rinker
- Sexton
- Sherman
- Shipley
- Sieck
- Siegrist
- Sorensen
- Stoltenberg
- Stone
- Thompson, M.
- Thompson, P.
- Thomson
- Vondran
- Wheeler
- Wills
- Windschitl
- Wood
- Wulf
- Young
- Speaker
- Grassley
YES: 30
- Abdul-Samad
- Amos
- Jr.
- Baeth
- Bagniewski
- Brown-Powers
- Buck
- Cahill
- Cooling
- Ehlert
- Forbes
- Gaines
- Gjerde
- Isenhart
- James
- Judge
- Kressig
- Kurth
- Levin
- Madison
- Matson
- Meyer, B.
- Nielsen
- Olson
- Scheetz
- Srinivas
- Staed
- Steckman
- Turek
- Wilburn
- Zabner
NO: 65
- Andrews
- Bergan
- Best
- Bloomingdale
- Boden
- Bossman
- Bradley
- Carlson
- Cisneros
- Collins
- Determann
- Deyoe
- Dieken
- Dunwell
- Fisher
- Fry
- Gehlbach
- Gerhold
- Golding
- Graber
- Gustafson
- Gustoff
- Harris
- Hayes
- Henderson
- Holt
- Hora
- Ingels
- Jacoby
- Jeneary
- Johnson
- Jones
- Kaufmann
- Kniff
- McCulla
- Latham
- Lohse
- Lundgren
- Meggers
- Meyer, A.
- Mohr
- Mommsen
- Moore
- Nordman
- Osmundson
- Rinker
- Sexton
- Sherman
- Shipley
- Sieck
- Siegrist
- Sorensen
- Stoltenberg
- Stone
- Thompson, M.
- Thompson, P.
- Thomson
- Vondran
- Wheeler
- Wills
- Wilz
- Windschitl
- Wood
- Wulf
- Young
- Speaker
- Grassley
YES: 73
- Andrews
- Baeth
- Bagniewski
- Bergan
- Best
- Bloomingdale
- Bossman
- Bradley
- Brown-Powers
- Buck
- Cahill
- Carlson
- Collins
- Cooling
- Determann
- Deyoe
- Dunwell
- Ehlert
- Fisher
- Forbes
- Fry
- Gehlbach
- Gerhold
- Golding
- Graber
- Gustafson
- Gustoff
- Harris
- Hayes
- Henderson
- Holt
- Hora
- Ingels
- James
- Jeneary
- Johnson
- Jones
- Judge
- Kaufmann
- Kniff
- McCulla
- Kressig
- Latham
- Lundgren
- Madison
- Matson
- Meggers
- Meyer, A.
- Mohr
- Mommsen
- Moore
- Nielsen
- Nordman
- Rinker
- Scheetz
- Sexton
- Shipley
- Sieck
- Siegrist
- Sorensen
- Staed
- Stone
- Thompson, M.
- Thompson, P.
- Thomson
- Turek
- Vondran
- Wheeler
- Wills
- Wilz
- Windschitl
- Wood
- Wulf
- Speaker
- Grassley
NO: 22
YES: 30
- Abdul-Samad
- Amos
- Jr.
- Baeth
- Bagniewski
- Brown-Powers
- Buck
- Cahill
- Cooling
- Ehlert
- Forbes
- Gjerde
- Isenhart
- Jacoby
- James
- Judge
- Kressig
- Kurth
- Levin
- Madison
- Matson
- Meyer, B.
- Nielsen
- Olson
- Scheetz
- Srinivas
- Staed
- Steckman
- Turek
- Wilburn
- Zabner
NO: 65
- Andrews
- Bergan
- Best
- Bloomingdale
- Boden
- Bossman
- Bradley
- Carlson
- Cisneros
- Collins
- Determann
- Deyoe
- Dieken
- Dunwell
- Fisher
- Fry
- Gaines
- Gehlbach
- Gerhold
- Golding
- Graber
- Gustafson
- Gustoff
- Harris
- Hayes
- Henderson
- Holt
- Hora
- Ingels
- Jeneary
- Johnson
- Jones
- Kaufmann
- Kniff
- McCulla
- Latham
- Lohse
- Lundgren
- Meggers
- Meyer, A.
- Mohr
- Mommsen
- Moore
- Nordman
- Osmundson
- Rinker
- Sexton
- Sherman
- Shipley
- Sieck
- Siegrist
- Sorensen
- Stoltenberg
- Stone
- Thompson, M.
- Thompson, P.
- Thomson
- Vondran
- Wheeler
- Wills
- Wilz
- Windschitl
- Wood
- Wulf
- Young
- Speaker
- Grassley
Actions
- Mar 14, 2024 | Senate
- Subcommittee: Evans, Cournoyer, and Giddens.
- Subcommittee Meeting: 03/14/2024 8:30AM Room 315.
- Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [].
- Mar 13, 2024 | Senate
- Message from House.
- Read first time, referred to Education.
- Mar 12, 2024 | House
- Amendment H-8172 withdrawn.
- Amendment H-8196 to amendment H-8191, yeas 30, nays 65, filed, lost.
- Explanation of vote.
- Amendment H-8194 to amendment H-8191 filed, adopted.
- Amendment H-8197 to amendment H-8191, yeas 30, nays 65, filed, lost.
- Amendment H-8198 to amendment H-8191, yeas 32, nays 63, filed, lost.
- Amendment H-8195 to amendment H-8191 filed, withdrawn.
- Amendment H-8191 adopted, as amended.
- Amendment H-8175 out of order.
- Passed House, yeas 73, nays 22.
- Immediate message.
- Mar 11, 2024 | House
- Amendment H-8191 filed.
- Mar 07, 2024 | House
- Amendment H-8172 filed.
- Amendment H-8175 filed.
- Feb 15, 2024 | House
- Introduced, placed on calendar.
Bill Texts
- IntroducedHTML
- IntroducedPDF
- Reprinted Marked UpHTML
- Reprinted Marked UpPDF
- ReprintedHTML
- ReprintedPDF
- House Amendment H-8172 (withdrawn) -- COLLINS of Des Moines, 2024-03-12PDF
- House Amendment H-8172 (withdrawn) -- COLLINS of Des Moines, 2024-03-12HTML
- House Amendment H-8175 (out of order) -- RINKER of Des Moines, 2024-03-12PDF
- House Amendment H-8175 (out of order) -- RINKER of Des Moines, 2024-03-12HTML
- House Amendment H-8191 (adopted, as amended) -- MOHR of Scott, 2024-03-12PDF
- House Amendment H-8191 (adopted, as amended) -- MOHR of Scott, 2024-03-12HTML
- House Amendment H-8194 (to amendment H-8191 filed, adopted) -- (2nd) JONES of Clay, 2024-03-12PDF
- House Amendment H-8194 (to amendment H-8191 filed, adopted) -- (2nd) JONES of Clay, 2024-03-12HTML
- House Amendment H-8195 (to amendment H-8191 filed, withdrawn) -- (2nd) RINKER of Des Moines, 2024-03-12PDF
- House Amendment H-8195 (to amendment H-8191 filed, withdrawn) -- (2nd) RINKER of Des Moines, 2024-03-12HTML
- House Amendment H-8196 (to amendment H-8191, yeas 30, nays 65, filed, lost) -- (2nd) BUCK of Polk, 2024-03-12PDF
- House Amendment H-8196 (to amendment H-8191, yeas 30, nays 65, filed, lost) -- (2nd) BUCK of Polk, 2024-03-12HTML
- House Amendment H-8197 (to amendment H-8191, yeas 30, nays 65, filed, lost) -- (2nd) EHLERT of Linn, 2024-03-12PDF
- House Amendment H-8197 (to amendment H-8191, yeas 30, nays 65, filed, lost) -- (2nd) EHLERT of Linn, 2024-03-12HTML
- House Amendment H-8198 (to amendment H-8191, yeas 32, nays 63, filed, lost) -- (2nd) EHLERT of Linn, 2024-03-12PDF
- House Amendment H-8198 (to amendment H-8191, yeas 32, nays 63, filed, lost) -- (2nd) EHLERT of Linn, 2024-03-12HTML