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IA HF 2488

died on adjournment

A bill for an act prohibiting private institutions of higher education that participate in the Iowa tuition grant program from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did IA HF 2488 pass?

No. IA HF 2488 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-16): Subcommittee recommends indefinite postponement. [].

What is IA HF 2488 about?

IA HF 2488 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A bill for an act prohibiting private institutions of higher education that participate in the Iowa tuition grant program from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices.”.

Who sponsors IA HF 2488?

COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION is the primary sponsor of IA HF 2488.

Introduced
2026-02-16
Latest action
2026-03-16 — Subcommittee recommends indefinite postponement. [].
Bill type
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Last updated
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Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATIONprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-16

    Subcommittee recommends indefinite postponement. [].

  2. 2026-03-11

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/16/2026 12:30PM Senate Lounge.

  3. 2026-03-04

    Subcommittee: Pike, Quirmbach, and Taylor.

  4. 2026-02-25

    Read first time, referred to Education.

    reading-1

  5. 2026-02-25

    Message from House.

  6. 2026-02-24

    Immediate message.

  7. 2026-02-24

    Passed House, yeas 57, nays 34.

    passage

  8. 2026-02-16

    Introduced, placed on calendar.

    introduction

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Votes

  • Shall the bill pass?

    2026-02-24 · pass · 57-34

    Member-level votes (103)
    • Andrews: yes
    • Barker: yes
    • Behn: yes
    • Blom: yes
    • Bloomingdale: yes
    • Boden: yes
    • Bossman: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Cisneros: yes
    • Collins: yes
    • Determann: yes
    • Dieken: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • Gearhart: yes
    • Gehlbach: yes
    • Golding: yes
    • Gustoff: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Henderson: yes
    • Hermanson: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hora: yes
    • Jeneary: yes
    • Johnson, C.: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Kaufmann: yes
    • Kniff: yes
    • McCulla: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • Lawler: yes
    • Meggers: yes
    • Meyer, A.: yes
    • Mohr: yes
    • Mommsen: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Nordman: yes
    • Shipley: yes
    • Sieck: yes
    • Siegrist: yes
    • Sitzmann: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Sorensen: yes
    • Stone: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Thomson: yes
    • Vondran: yes
    • Watkins: yes
    • Weldon: yes
    • Wengryn: yes
    • Wheeler: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Wills: yes
    • Wilz: yes
    • Wood: yes
    • Wulf: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Speaker: yes
    • Grassley: yes
    • Baeth: no
    • Bagniewski: no
    • Bergan: no
    • Brown-Powers: no
    • Cooling: no
    • Croken: no
    • Dunwell: no
    • Ehlert: no
    • Gaines: no
    • Gjerde: no
    • Gosa: no
    • Ingels: no
    • Jacoby: no
    • Johnson, R.: no
    • Judge: no
    • Konfrst: no
    • Kressig: no
    • Kurth: no
    • Levin: no
    • Lohse: no
    • Madison: no
    • Matson: no
    • McBurney: no
    • Meyer, B.: no
    • Nielsen: no
    • Olson: no
    • Ramirez: no
    • Scholten: no
    • Srinivas: no
    • Wessel-Kroeschell: no
    • Wichtendahl: no
    • Wilburn: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Zabner: no
    • Amos: absent
    • Jr.: absent
    • Fett: absent
    • Gerhold: absent
    • James: absent
    • Latham: absent
    • Lundgren: absent
    • Rinker: absent
    • Turek: absent
    • Windschitl: absent

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Official source

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2488&ga=91

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