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IA HSB 536

died on adjournment

A bill for an act prohibiting regents institutions from entering into employment contracts with Chinese citizens holding certain visas.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did IA HSB 536 pass?

No. IA HSB 536 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 (2026-02-16): Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2513.

What is IA HSB 536 about?

IA HSB 536 is a proposed bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A bill for an act prohibiting regents institutions from entering into employment contracts with Chinese citizens holding certain visas.”.

Who sponsors IA HSB 536?

COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION is the primary sponsor of IA HSB 536.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-02-16 — Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2513.
Bill type
proposed bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATIONprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-16

    Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2513.

    committee-passage

  2. 2026-02-11

    Committee vote: Yeas, 7. Nays, 4.

  3. 2026-02-11

    Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.

    committee-passage

  4. 2026-02-11

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-02-10

    Subcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2026 12:30PM RM 102.

  6. 2026-01-26

    Subcommittee Meeting: 01/27/2026 12:30PM RM 19 (Cancelled).

  7. 2026-01-20

    Subcommittee reassigned: Wheeler, Brown-Powers and Shipley.

  8. 2026-01-13

    Subcommittee: Wheeler, Brown-Powers and Stone..

  9. 2026-01-13

    Introduced, referred to Higher Education.

    introduction,referral-committee

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HSB 536&ga=91

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