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IA SF 2231

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A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the protected speech and expression rights of students, modifying provisions related to the duties of the department of education, and modifying eligibility and participation requirements for certain education programs, preschool programs, and tax provisions, providing civil penalties, and including retroactive applicability provisions.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did IA SF 2231 pass?

Yes. IA SF 2231 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-22): Fiscal note.

What is IA SF 2231 about?

IA SF 2231 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the protected speech and expression rights of students, modifying provisions related to the duties of the department of education, and modifying eligibility and participation requirements for certain education programs, preschool programs, and tax provisions, providing civil penalties, and including retroactive applicability provisions.”.

Who sponsors IA SF 2231?

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION is the primary sponsor of IA SF 2231.

Introduced
2026-02-09
Latest action
2026-05-22 — Fiscal note.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-22

    Fiscal note.

  2. 2026-05-19

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-05-05

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

  4. 2026-04-20

    Message from Senate.

  5. 2026-04-20

    Immediate message.

  6. 2026-04-20

    Passed Senate, yeas 28, nays 16.

    passage

  7. 2026-04-20

    Senate concurred with S-5177.

  8. 2026-04-20

    Fiscal note.

  9. 2026-04-14

    Explanation of vote.

  10. 2026-04-14

    Explanation of vote.

  11. 2026-04-14

    Explanation of vote.

  12. 2026-04-09

    Message from House, with amendment S-5177.

  13. 2026-04-08

    Immediate message.

  14. 2026-04-08

    Passed House, yeas 63, nays 25.

    passage

  15. 2026-04-08

    Motion to suspend rules failed.

  16. 2026-04-08

    Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8313, yeas 23, nays 65.

  17. 2026-04-08

    Point of order raised on Amendment H-8313, ruled not germane.

  18. 2026-04-08

    Amendments H-8310, H-8311, H-8312 withdrawn.

  19. 2026-04-08

    Amendment H-8316 adopted.

    amendment-passage

  20. 2026-04-08

    Amendment H-8268 adopted, as amended.

    amendment-passage

  21. 2026-04-08

    Motion to suspend rules prevailed.

  22. 2026-04-08

    Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8268, as amended, yeas 64, nays 24.

  23. 2026-04-08

    Point of order raised on amendment H-8268, as amended, ruled not germane.

  24. 2026-04-08

    Amendment H-8309 to amendment H-8268 withdrawn.

  25. 2026-04-08

    Amendment H-8308 to amendment H-8268 out of order.

  26. 2026-04-08

    Amendment H-8315 to amendment H-8268 adopted.

    amendment-passage

  27. 2026-04-08

    Amendment H-8308 to amendment H-8268 deferred.

  28. 2026-04-08

    Amendment H-8307 to amendment H-8268 withdrawn.

  29. 2026-04-08

    Amendment H-8267 withdrawn.

  30. 2026-04-08

    Unanimous consent for immediate consideration.

  31. 2026-04-07

    Amendments H-8307, H-8308, H-8309, H-8310, H-8311, H-8312, H-8313, H-8315, H-8316 filed.

  32. 2026-04-07

    Placed on Ways and Means calendar.

  33. 2026-04-07

    Committee vote: Yeas, 17. Nays, 8.

  34. 2026-04-07

    Committee report, recommending passage.

    committee-passage

  35. 2026-04-06

    Rereferred to Ways and Means.

  36. 2026-03-26

    Amendments H-8267 and H-8268 filed.

  37. 2026-03-26

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

  38. 2026-03-19

    Placed on calendar.

  39. 2026-03-19

    Committee vote: Yeas, 16. Nays, 7.

  40. 2026-03-19

    Committee report, recommending passage.

    committee-passage

  41. 2026-03-16

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

    committee-passage-favorable

  42. 2026-03-10

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/16/2026 12:45PM RM 102.

  43. 2026-03-10

    Subcommittee: Fett, Gehlbach and Matson.

  44. 2026-03-04

    Read first time, referred to Education.

    reading-1

  45. 2026-03-03

    Message from Senate.

  46. 2026-03-03

    Immediate message.

  47. 2026-03-03

    Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 14.

    passage

  48. 2026-03-02

    Fiscal note.

  49. 2026-02-09

    Committee report, approving bill.

    committee-passage

  50. 2026-02-09

    Introduced, placed on calendar.

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Shall the bill pass?

    2026-03-03 · pass · 30-14

    Member-level votes (51)
    • Alons: yes
    • Bousselot: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Costello: yes
    • Dawson: yes
    • Dickey: yes
    • Driscoll: yes
    • Evans: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Gruenhagen: yes
    • Guth: yes
    • Klimesh: yes
    • Koelker: yes
    • Kraayenbrink: yes
    • Lofgren: yes
    • McClintock: yes
    • Pike: yes
    • Reichman: yes
    • Rozenboom: yes
    • Salmon: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Shipley: yes
    • Sinclair: yes
    • Sires: yes
    • Sweeney: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Warme: yes
    • Webster: yes
    • Westrich: yes
    • Zumbach: yes
    • Bennett: no
    • Bisignano: no
    • Blake: no
    • Donahue: no
    • Dotzler: no
    • Drey: no
    • Knox: no
    • Quirmbach: no
    • Staed: no
    • Townsend: no
    • Trone: no
    • Garriott: no
    • Weiner: no
    • Winckler: no
    • Zimmer: no
    • Garrett: absent
    • Hardman: absent
    • Petersen: absent
    • Rowley: absent
    • Wahls: absent
    • Whitver: absent

  • Shall the bill pass?

    2026-04-20 · pass · 28-16

    Member-level votes (51)
    • Alons: yes
    • Bousselot: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Costello: yes
    • Dawson: yes
    • Dickey: yes
    • Driscoll: yes
    • Evans: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Gruenhagen: yes
    • Klimesh: yes
    • Koelker: yes
    • Kraayenbrink: yes
    • Lofgren: yes
    • McClintock: yes
    • Reichman: yes
    • Rozenboom: yes
    • Salmon: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Shipley: yes
    • Sinclair: yes
    • Sires: yes
    • Sweeney: yes
    • Warme: yes
    • Webster: yes
    • Westrich: yes
    • Whitver: yes
    • Zumbach: yes
    • Bennett: no
    • Bisignano: no
    • Blake: no
    • Donahue: no
    • Dotzler: no
    • Drey: no
    • Hardman: no
    • Knox: no
    • Petersen: no
    • Quirmbach: no
    • Staed: no
    • Townsend: no
    • Trone: no
    • Garriott: no
    • Weiner: no
    • Winckler: no
    • Zimmer: no
    • Garrett: absent
    • Guth: absent
    • Pike: absent
    • Rowley: absent
    • Taylor: absent
    • Wahls: absent

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https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2231&ga=91

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