IA HF 2494

died on adjournment

A bill for an act requiring the director of the department of education to prepare, publish, and submit to the general assembly annual reports related to reading proficiency, mathematics proficiency, and area education agencies.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did IA HF 2494 pass?

No. IA HF 2494 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 (2026-03-17): Subcommittee recommends passage.

What is IA HF 2494 about?

IA HF 2494 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A bill for an act requiring the director of the department of education to prepare, publish, and submit to the general assembly annual reports related to reading proficiency, mathematics proficiency, and area education agencies.”.

Who sponsors IA HF 2494?

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION is the primary sponsor of IA HF 2494.

Introduced: 2026-02-16
Latest action: 2026-03-17 — Subcommittee recommends passage.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-17
Subcommittee recommends passage.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-13
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/16/2026 3:00PM Room 315.
2026-03-11
Subcommittee: Evans, Taylor, and Trone Garriott.
2026-03-04
Read first time, referred to Education.
reading-1
2026-03-04
Message from House.
2026-03-03
Immediate message.
2026-03-03
Passed House, yeas 95, nays 1.
passage
2026-03-03
Explanation of vote.
2026-03-03
Amendment H-8088, yeas 32, nays 64, lost.
2026-03-02
Amendment H-8088 filed.
amendment-introduction
2026-02-16
Introduced, placed on calendar.
introduction

Versions

Amendment H-8088Compare
IntroducedCompare

Documents

Votes

Shall amendment H-8088 be adopted?
2026-03-03 · fail · 32-64
Member-level votes (102)
- Baeth: yes
- Bagniewski: yes
- Brown-Powers: yes
- Cooling: yes
- Croken: yes
- Ehlert: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Gaines: yes
- Gjerde: yes
- Gosa: yes
- Jacoby: yes
- Johnson, R.: yes
- Jones: yes
- Judge: yes
- Konfrst: yes
- Kressig: yes
- Kurth: yes
- Levin: yes
- Madison: yes
- Matson: yes
- McBurney: yes
- Meyer, B.: yes
- Nielsen: yes
- Olson: yes
- Ramirez: yes
- Scholten: yes
- Srinivas: yes
- Wessel-Kroeschell: yes
- Wichtendahl: yes
- Wilburn: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Zabner: yes
- Andrews: no
- Barker: no
- Behn: no
- Bergan: no
- Blom: no
- Bloomingdale: no
- Boden: no
- Bossman: no
- Bradley: no
- Cisneros: no
- Collins: no
- Determann: no
- Dieken: no
- Dunwell: no
- Fett: no
- Gearhart: no
- Gehlbach: no
- Golding: no
- Grassley: no
- Gustoff: no
- Harris: no
- Hayes: no
- Henderson: no
- Hermanson: no
- Holt: no
- Hora: no
- Ingels: no
- Jeneary: no
- Johnson, C.: no
- Kaufmann: no
- Kniff: no
- McCulla: no
- Larson: no
- Latham: no
- Lawler: no
- Lohse: no
- Lundgren: no
- Meggers: no
- Meyer, A.: no
- Mohr: no
- Mommsen: no
- Moore: no
- Nordman: no
- Rinker: no
- Shipley: no
- Sieck: no
- Siegrist: no
- Sitzmann: no
- Smith: no
- Sorensen: no
- Stone: no
- Thompson: no
- Thomson: no
- Vondran: no
- Watkins: no
- Weldon: no
- Wengryn: no
- Wheeler: no
- Williams: no
- Wilz: no
- Windschitl: no
- Wood: no
- Wulf: no
- Young: no
- Wills: no
- Amos: absent
- Jr.: absent
- Gerhold: absent
- James: absent
- Turek: absent
Shall the bill pass?
2026-03-03 · pass · 95-1
Member-level votes (102)
- Andrews: yes
- Baeth: yes
- Bagniewski: yes
- Barker: yes
- Behn: yes
- Bergan: yes
- Blom: yes
- Bloomingdale: yes
- Boden: yes
- Bossman: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brown-Powers: yes
- Cisneros: yes
- Collins: yes
- Cooling: yes
- Croken: yes
- Determann: yes
- Dieken: yes
- Dunwell: yes
- Ehlert: yes
- Fett: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Gaines: yes
- Gearhart: yes
- Gehlbach: yes
- Gjerde: yes
- Golding: yes
- Gosa: yes
- Grassley: yes
- Gustoff: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Henderson: yes
- Hermanson: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hora: yes
- Ingels: yes
- Jeneary: yes
- Johnson, C.: yes
- Johnson, R.: yes
- Jones: yes
- Judge: yes
- Kaufmann: yes
- Kniff: yes
- McCulla: yes
- Konfrst: yes
- Kressig: yes
- Kurth: yes
- Larson: yes
- Latham: yes
- Lawler: yes
- Levin: yes
- Lohse: yes
- Lundgren: yes
- Madison: yes
- Matson: yes
- McBurney: yes
- Meggers: yes
- Meyer, A.: yes
- Meyer, B.: yes
- Mohr: yes
- Mommsen: yes
- Moore: yes
- Nielsen: yes
- Nordman: yes
- Olson: yes
- Ramirez: yes
- Rinker: yes
- Scholten: yes
- Shipley: yes
- Sieck: yes
- Siegrist: yes
- Sitzmann: yes
- Smith: yes
- Sorensen: yes
- Srinivas: yes
- Stone: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Thomson: yes
- Vondran: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Weldon: yes
- Wengryn: yes
- Wessel-Kroeschell: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Wichtendahl: yes
- Wilburn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wilz: yes
- Windschitl: yes
- Wood: yes
- Wulf: yes
- Young: yes
- Zabner: yes
- Wills: yes
- Jacoby: no
- Amos: absent
- Jr.: absent
- Gerhold: absent
- James: absent
- Turek: absent

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