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IA HF 785

enacted

A bill for an act modifying provisions related to charter school board member requirements.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did IA HF 785 pass?

Yes. IA HF 785 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-04-25): Signed by Governor.

What is IA HF 785 about?

IA HF 785 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A bill for an act modifying provisions related to charter school board member requirements.”.

Who sponsors IA HF 785?

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION is the primary sponsor of IA HF 785.

Introduced
2025-03-05
Latest action
2025-04-25 — Signed by Governor.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-25

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-04-24

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.

  3. 2025-04-22

    Explanation of vote.

  4. 2025-04-10

    Message from Senate.

  5. 2025-04-09

    Immediate message.

  6. 2025-04-09

    Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 15.

    passage

  7. 2025-04-07

    Placed on calendar.

  8. 2025-04-07

    Committee report, recommending passage.

    committee-passage

  9. 2025-04-02

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-03-31

    Subcommittee Meeting: 04/02/2025 10:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.

  11. 2025-03-31

    Subcommittee: Green, Garrett, and Zimmer.

  12. 2025-03-27

    Read first time, referred to Education.

    reading-1

  13. 2025-03-27

    Message from House.

  14. 2025-03-26

    Immediate message.

  15. 2025-03-26

    Explanation of vote.

  16. 2025-03-26

    Passed House, yeas 60, nays 36.

    passage

  17. 2025-03-26

    Amendment H-1081 withdrawn.

  18. 2025-03-26

    Amendment H-1179 adopted.

    amendment-passage

  19. 2025-03-26

    Amendment H-1080, yeas 32, nays 64, lost.

  20. 2025-03-26

    Point of order raised on amendment H-1080, ruled in order.

  21. 2025-03-26

    Amendment H-1081 deferred.

  22. 2025-03-25

    Amendment H-1179 filed.

    amendment-introduction

  23. 2025-03-13

    Amendments H-1080 and H-1081 filed.

  24. 2025-03-05

    Introduced, placed on calendar.

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Shall the bill pass?

    2025-03-26 · pass · 60-36

    Member-level votes (102)
    • Andrews: yes
    • Barker: yes
    • Behn: yes
    • Blom: yes
    • Bloomingdale: yes
    • Boden: yes
    • Bossman: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Cisneros: yes
    • Collins: yes
    • Determann: yes
    • Dieken: yes
    • Dunwell: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • Gehlbach: yes
    • Gerhold: yes
    • Golding: yes
    • Grassley: 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
    • Latham: yes
    • Lawler: yes
    • Lohse: yes
    • Lundgren: yes
    • Meggers: yes
    • Meyer, A.: yes
    • Mohr: yes
    • Mommsen: yes
    • Nordman: yes
    • Rinker: yes
    • Sexton: yes
    • Shipley: yes
    • Sieck: 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
    • Windschitl: yes
    • Wulf: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Zabner: yes
    • Wills: yes
    • Amos: no
    • Jr.: no
    • Baeth: no
    • Bagniewski: no
    • Bergan: no
    • Brown-Powers: no
    • Cooling: no
    • Croken: no
    • Ehlert: no
    • Gearhart: no
    • Gjerde: no
    • Gosa: no
    • Ingels: no
    • Jacoby: no
    • James: no
    • Johnson, R.: no
    • Judge: no
    • Konfrst: no
    • Kressig: no
    • Kurth: no
    • Levin: no
    • Madison: no
    • Matson: no
    • McBurney: no
    • Meyer, B.: no
    • Moore: no
    • Nielsen: no
    • Olson: no
    • Scheetz: no
    • Scholten: no
    • Srinivas: no
    • Turek: no
    • Wessel-Kroeschell: no
    • Wichtendahl: no
    • Wilburn: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Wood: no
    • Fett: absent
    • Gaines: absent
    • Siegrist: absent
    • Wilz: absent

  • Shall amendment H-1080 be adopted?

    2025-03-26 · fail · 32-64

    Member-level votes (102)
    • Amos: yes
    • Jr.: yes
    • Baeth: yes
    • Bagniewski: yes
    • Brown-Powers: yes
    • Cooling: yes
    • Croken: yes
    • Ehlert: yes
    • Gjerde: yes
    • Gosa: yes
    • Jacoby: yes
    • James: yes
    • Johnson, R.: yes
    • Judge: yes
    • Konfrst: yes
    • Kressig: yes
    • Kurth: yes
    • Levin: yes
    • Madison: yes
    • Matson: yes
    • McBurney: yes
    • Meyer, B.: yes
    • Nielsen: yes
    • Olson: yes
    • Scheetz: yes
    • Scholten: yes
    • Srinivas: yes
    • Turek: 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
    • Fisher: no
    • Gearhart: no
    • Gehlbach: no
    • Gerhold: 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
    • Jones: no
    • Kaufmann: no
    • Kniff: no
    • McCulla: no
    • Latham: no
    • Lawler: no
    • Lohse: no
    • Lundgren: no
    • Meggers: no
    • Meyer, A.: no
    • Mohr: no
    • Mommsen: no
    • Moore: no
    • Nordman: no
    • Rinker: no
    • Sexton: no
    • Shipley: no
    • Sieck: 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
    • Windschitl: no
    • Wood: no
    • Wulf: no
    • Young: no
    • Wills: no
    • Fett: absent
    • Gaines: absent
    • Siegrist: absent
    • Wilz: absent

  • Shall the bill pass?

    2025-04-09 · pass · 32-15

    Member-level votes (50)
    • Alons: yes
    • Bousselot: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Costello: yes
    • Dawson De Witt: yes
    • Driscoll: yes
    • Evans: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Gruenhagen: yes
    • Guth: yes
    • Klimesh: yes
    • Koelker: yes
    • Kraayenbrink: yes
    • Lofgren: yes
    • McClintock: yes
    • Pike: yes
    • Reichman: yes
    • Rowley: yes
    • Rozenboom: yes
    • Salmon: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Shipley: yes
    • Sires: yes
    • Sweeney: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Warme: yes
    • Webster: yes
    • Westrich: yes
    • Whitver: yes
    • Zumbach: yes
    • Bennett: no
    • Bisignano: no
    • Blake: no
    • Donahue: no
    • Dotzler: no
    • Knox: no
    • Petersen: no
    • Quirmbach: no
    • Staed: no
    • Townsend: no
    • Trone: no
    • Garriott: no
    • Wahls: no
    • Weiner: no
    • Winckler: no
    • Zimmer: no
    • Celsi: absent
    • Dickey: absent
    • Sinclair: absent

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https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 785&ga=91

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