Iowa bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Iowa SF 2231
A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the protected speech and expression rights of students, modifying provisions related to the duties of the department of education, and modifying eligibility and participation requirements for certain education programs, preschool programs, and tax provisions, providing civil penalties, and including retroactive applicability provisions.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 22, 2026): Fiscal note.
Text versions
- Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)
- Amendment S-5177
- Amendment H-8313
- Amendment H-8310
- Amendment H-8316
- Amendment H-8268
- Amendment H-8309
- Amendment H-8315
- Amendment H-8308
- Amendment H-8307
- Amendment H-8267
- Introduced
- Enrolled with Governor's Action
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2026 Senate | Shall the bill pass? | pass | Set your home in Iowa to see |
| Apr 8, 2026 House | Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8313? | fail | Set your home in Iowa to see |
| Apr 8, 2026 House | Shall the bill pass? | pass | Set your home in Iowa to see |
| Apr 8, 2026 House | Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8268, as amended? | pass | Set your home in Iowa to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | Shall the bill pass? | pass | Set your home in Iowa to see |
Actions
- May 22, 2026 · Legislature
Fiscal note. - May 19, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Governor. - May 5, 2026 · Senate
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Message from Senate. - Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
Immediate message. - Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate, yeas 28, nays 16. - Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
Senate concurred with S-5177. - Apr 20, 2026 · Legislature
Fiscal note. - Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Message from House, with amendment S-5177. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Immediate message. - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Explanation of vote. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Passed House, yeas 63, nays 25. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Motion to suspend rules failed. - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Explanation of vote. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8313, yeas 23, nays 65. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Point of order raised on Amendment H-8313, ruled not germane. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Amendments H-8310, H-8311, H-8312 withdrawn. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Amendment H-8316 adopted. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Amendment H-8268 adopted, as amended. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Motion to suspend rules prevailed. - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Explanation of vote. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8268, as amended, yeas 64, nays 24. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Point of order raised on amendment H-8268, as amended, ruled not germane. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Amendment H-8309 to amendment H-8268 withdrawn. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Amendment H-8308 to amendment H-8268 out of order. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Amendment H-8315 to amendment H-8268 adopted. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Amendment H-8308 to amendment H-8268 deferred. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Amendment H-8307 to amendment H-8268 withdrawn. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Amendment H-8267 withdrawn. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Unanimous consent for immediate consideration. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Amendments H-8307, H-8308, H-8309, H-8310, H-8311, H-8312, H-8313, H-8315, H-8316 filed. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Placed on Ways and Means calendar. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Committee vote: Yeas, 17. Nays, 8. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Committee report, recommending passage. - Apr 6, 2026 · House
Rereferred to Ways and Means. - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Amendments H-8267 and H-8268 filed. - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Placed on calendar. - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Committee vote: Yeas, 16. Nays, 7. - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Committee report, recommending passage. - Mar 16, 2026 · Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage. - Mar 10, 2026 · Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/16/2026 12:45PM RM 102. - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Subcommittee: Fett, Gehlbach and Matson. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Read first time, referred to Education. - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Message from Senate. - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Immediate message. - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 14. - Mar 2, 2026 · Legislature
Fiscal note. - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Committee report, approving bill. - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Introduced, placed on calendar.