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IA SF 61

died on adjournment

A bill for an act relating to robotics extracurricular activities, including requiring the department of education to provide technical assistance to school districts related to chartering career and technical student organizations related to robotics and authorizing high school athletic organizations to sponsor interscholastic contests related to robotics.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did IA SF 61 pass?

No. IA SF 61 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 (2025-02-12): Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 278.

What is IA SF 61 about?

IA SF 61 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A bill for an act relating to robotics extracurricular activities, including requiring the department of education to provide technical assistance to school districts related to chartering career and technical student organizations related to robotics and authorizing high school athletic organizations to sponsor interscholastic contests related to robotics.”.

Who sponsors IA SF 61?

SINCLAIR is the primary sponsor of IA SF 61.

Introduced
2025-01-16
Latest action
2025-02-12 — Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 278.
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • SINCLAIRprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-02-12

    Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 278.

    committee-passage

  2. 2025-02-03

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

    committee-passage-favorable

  3. 2025-01-29

    Subcommittee Meeting: 02/03/2025 12:30PM Senate Lounge.

  4. 2025-01-28

    Subcommittee: Kraayenbrink, Pike, and Trone Garriott.

  5. 2025-01-16

    Introduced, referred to 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=SF 61&ga=91

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