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IA SF 273

enacted

A bill for an act relating to mandatory reporting to the board of educational examiners of licensed school employees who engage in grooming behavior toward students.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did IA SF 273 pass?

Yes. IA SF 273 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-02): Signed by Governor.

What is IA SF 273 about?

IA SF 273 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A bill for an act relating to mandatory reporting to the board of educational examiners of licensed school employees who engage in grooming behavior toward students.”.

Who sponsors IA SF 273?

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION is the primary sponsor of IA SF 273.

Introduced
2025-02-12
Latest action
2026-05-02 — 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. 2026-05-02

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-05-02

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

  3. 2026-04-07

    Message from House.

  4. 2026-04-06

    Immediate message.

  5. 2026-04-06

    Passed House, yeas 92, nays 0.

    passage

  6. 2026-03-26

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

  7. 2026-03-19

    Placed on calendar.

  8. 2026-03-19

    Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 0.

  9. 2026-03-19

    Committee report, recommending passage.

    committee-passage

  10. 2026-03-18

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-03-17

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2026 12:30PM House Lounge.

  12. 2026-03-17

    Subcommittee: Boden, Fett and Ramirez.

  13. 2025-05-15

    Rereferred to Education.

  14. 2025-04-03

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

  15. 2025-03-19

    Read first time, passed on file.

    reading-1

  16. 2025-03-19

    Message from Senate.

  17. 2025-03-19

    Immediate message.

  18. 2025-03-19

    Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 2.

    passage

  19. 2025-02-12

    Committee report, approving bill.

    committee-passage

  20. 2025-02-12

    Introduced, placed on calendar.

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Shall the bill pass?

    2025-03-19 · pass · 45-2

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

Related bills

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Official source

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 273&ga=91

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