# Iowa SF 288: A bill for an act relating to students who are pregnant or who recently gave birth who attend state institutions of higher education governed by the board of regents and community colleges. (Formerly SF 12.) Effective date: 07/01/2025. Iowa SF 288, A bill for an act relating to students who are pregnant or who recently gave birth who attend state institutions of higher education governed by the board of regents and community colleges. (Formerly SF 12.) Effective date: 07/01/2025., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION; status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Signed by Governor.) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF288-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa SF 288 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act relating to students who are pregnant or who recently gave birth who attend state institutions of higher education governed by the board of regents and community colleges. (Formerly SF 12.) Effective date: 07/01/2025. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-12 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Signed by Governor. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (218 yes, 60 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-28 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 49 | 0 | | | 2025-04-22 | House | Passed House | pass | 92 | 0 | | | 2025-04-22 | legislature | Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1251 | fail | 30 | 60 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 47 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2025-06-06: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2025-05-19: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Message from Senate. (House) - 2025-04-28: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Senate concurred with S-3126. (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Message from House, with amendment S-3126. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-04-22: Passed House, yeas 92, nays 0. (House) - 2025-04-22: Amendment H-1238 adopted, as amended. (House) - 2025-04-22: Amendment H-1263 to amendment H-1238 adopted. (House) - 2025-04-22: Motion to suspend rules failed. (House) - 2025-04-22: Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1251, yeas 30, nays 60. (House) - 2025-04-22: Point of order raised on amendment H-1251, ruled not germane. (House) - 2025-04-21: Amendment H-1263 filed. (House) - 2025-04-17: Amendment H-1251 filed. (House) - 2025-04-16: Amendment H-1238 filed. (House) - 2025-04-10: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on calendar. (House) - 2025-04-01: Committee vote: Yeas, 22. Nays, 1. (House) - 2025-04-01: Committee report, recommending passage. (House) - 2025-04-01: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature) - 2025-03-27: Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 8:30AM House Lounge 2. (House) - 2025-03-27: Subcommittee: Henderson, Ehlert and Kniff McCulla. (House) - 2025-03-20: Read first time, referred to Education. (House) - 2025-03-19: Message from Senate. (House) - 2025-03-19: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Amendment S-3031 filed, adopted. (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Committee report, approving bill. (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Introduced, placed on calendar. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF288.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF288.pdf) ## Related bills - HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 785.) Effective date: 10/02/20… (signed) - SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions, divisions… (signed) - HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduc… (signed) - SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Formerly SF 2317, SSB 3121.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (signed) - SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly SSB 3162.) 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