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IntroducedFeb 16, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 09, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Iowa House Bill
A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the duties of the department of education, the discipline of students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools who exhibit disorderly conduct in the classroom, the responsibilities and powers of the department of education, school district teachers, and other educational staff related to students who have individualized education programs or plans under section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act, and school district professional development plans, and authorizing teachers to request a meeting of a student’s individualized education program team. (Formerly HF 2122.)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 26, 2026: Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HF 2538
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONprimary


Votes
YES: 73
- Bagniewski
- Barker
- Behn
- Bergan
- Blom
- Bloomingdale
- Boden
- Bossman
- Bradley
- Brown-Powers
- Cisneros
- Collins
- Determann
- Dieken
- Dunwell
- Ehlert
- Fett
- Fisher
- Gearhart
- Gehlbach
- Gerhold
- Gjerde
- Golding
- Gosa
- Grassley
- Gustoff
- Harris
- Hayes
- Henderson
- Hermanson
- Holt
- Hora
- Ingels
- James
- Jeneary
- Johnson, C.
- Jones
- Judge
- Kaufmann
- Kniff
- McCulla
- Latham
- Lawler
- Lohse
- Lundgren
- Madison
- Matson
- McBurney
- Meggers
- Meyer, A.
- Mohr
- Mommsen
- Moore
- Nordman
- Rinker
- Siegrist
- Sitzmann
- Smith
- Sorensen
- Stone
- Thompson
- Thomson
- Vondran
- Watkins
- Weldon
- Wengryn
- Wheeler
- Williams
- Wilson
- Wilz
- Wood
- Wulf
- Young
- Wills
NO: 17
Actions
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Committee report, recommending passage.
- Placed on calendar.
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2026 10:00AM Room 315.
- Subcommittee recommends passage.
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Subcommittee: Gruenhagen, Evans, and Zimmer.
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Message from House.
- Read first time, referred to Education.
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Immediate message.
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Explanation of vote.
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Amendment H-8173 to amendment H-8097 filed, adopted.
- Amendment H-8108 out of order.
- Amendment H-8097 adopted, as amended.
- Amendment H-8098, out of order.
- Passed House, yeas 73, nays 17.
- Explanation of vote.
- Mar 03, 2026 | House
- Amendment H-8108 filed.
- Mar 02, 2026 | House
- Amendments H-8097 and H-8098 filed.
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Introduced, placed on calendar.
Bill Texts
- IntroducedHTML
- IntroducedPDF
- ReprintedHTML
- ReprintedPDF
- House Amendment H-8097 (adopted, as amended) -- BODEN of Warren, 2026-03-09PDF
- House Amendment H-8097 (adopted, as amended) -- BODEN of Warren, 2026-03-09HTML
- House Amendment H-8108 (out of order) -- (2nd) MATSON of Polk, 2026-03-09PDF
- House Amendment H-8108 (out of order) -- (2nd) MATSON of Polk, 2026-03-09HTML
- House Amendment H-8173 (to amendment H-8097 filed, adopted) -- (2nd) WHEELER of Sioux, 2026-03-09PDF
- House Amendment H-8173 (to amendment H-8097 filed, adopted) -- (2nd) WHEELER of Sioux, 2026-03-09HTML
- House Amendment H-8098 (, out of order) -- HAYES of Mahaska, 2026-03-09PDF
- House Amendment H-8098 (, out of order) -- HAYES of Mahaska, 2026-03-09HTML
