IA HF 2538

died on adjournment

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.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did IA HF 2538 pass?

No. IA HF 2538 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 (2026-03-26): Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

What is IA HF 2538 about?

IA HF 2538 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “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.”.

Who sponsors IA HF 2538?

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION is the primary sponsor of IA HF 2538.

Introduced: 2026-02-16
Latest action: 2026-03-26 — Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

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2026-03-26
Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
2026-03-19
Placed on calendar.
2026-03-19
Committee report, recommending passage.
committee-passage
2026-03-18
Subcommittee recommends passage.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-18
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2026 10:00AM Room 315.
2026-03-12
Subcommittee: Gruenhagen, Evans, and Zimmer.
2026-03-10
Read first time, referred to Education.
reading-1
2026-03-10
Message from House.
2026-03-10
Explanation of vote.
2026-03-09
Immediate message.
2026-03-09
Explanation of vote.
2026-03-09
Passed House, yeas 73, nays 17.
passage
2026-03-09
Amendment H-8098, out of order.
2026-03-09
Amendment H-8097 adopted, as amended.
amendment-passage
2026-03-09
Amendment H-8108 out of order.
2026-03-09
Amendment H-8173 to amendment H-8097 filed, adopted.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage
2026-03-03
Amendment H-8108 filed.
amendment-introduction
2026-03-02
Amendments H-8097 and H-8098 filed.
2026-02-16
Introduced, placed on calendar.
introduction

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Shall the bill pass?
2026-03-09 · pass · 73-17
Member-level votes (102)
- 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
- Determann: yes
- Dieken: yes
- Dunwell: yes
- Ehlert: yes
- Fett: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Gearhart: yes
- Gehlbach: yes
- Gerhold: 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
- James: yes
- Jeneary: yes
- Johnson, C.: yes
- Jones: yes
- Judge: yes
- Kaufmann: yes
- Kniff: yes
- McCulla: yes
- Latham: yes
- Lawler: yes
- Lohse: yes
- Lundgren: yes
- Madison: yes
- Matson: yes
- McBurney: yes
- Meggers: yes
- Meyer, A.: yes
- Mohr: yes
- Mommsen: yes
- Moore: yes
- Nordman: yes
- Rinker: 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
- Wilson: yes
- Wilz: yes
- Wood: yes
- Wulf: yes
- Young: yes
- Wills: yes
- Baeth: no
- Cooling: no
- Croken: no
- Johnson, R.: no
- Konfrst: no
- Kressig: no
- Kurth: no
- Levin: no
- Meyer, B.: no
- Nielsen: no
- Olson: no
- Ramirez: no
- Scholten: no
- Wessel-Kroeschell: no
- Wichtendahl: no
- Wilburn: no
- Zabner: no
- Amos: absent
- Jr.: absent
- Andrews: absent
- Gaines: absent
- Jacoby: absent
- Larson: absent
- Shipley: absent
- Sieck: absent
- Srinivas: absent
- Turek: absent
- Windschitl: absent

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https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2538&ga=91

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