Bills & Legislation

A bill for an act relating to the abandonment of cats and dogs including delivery to an animal shelter or pound, and making penalties applicable.(Formerly HF 2157.)

COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

A bill for an act incorporating preparation in computer science, artificial intelligence, and computational thinking into the preparation required in approved practitioner preparation programs, and including applicability provisions.

Chad IngelsRepublican

A bill for an act relating to the department of health and human services and reporting requirements for shelter care, residential treatment, and Medicaid provider reimbursement rates, and establishing provider reimbursement rates for Medicaid home and community-based waiver services. (Formerly HSB 621.)

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

A bill for an act relating to collection of accrued interest on unpaid child support by the department of health and human services.(Formerly HSB 620.)

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

A bill for an act relating to the display of flags at half-staff on public buildings.(Formerly HSB 634.)

COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

A bill for an act relating to the authority of counties and cities to regulate the installation or use of battery-charged security alarm systems on nonresidential properties.(Formerly HSB 659.)

COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

A bill for an act prohibiting institutions of higher education from entering into employment contracts with citizens of federally designated foreign adversaries and state sponsors of terrorism holding certain visas. (Formerly HSB 536.)

COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to revocation or denial of educator licenses and certificates for publicly celebrating assassinations or acts of politically motivated violence, student protests, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly HSB 682.)

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

A bill for an act relating to statewide resilience planning, including the development, implementation, and periodic updating of an Iowa state resilience plan. (Formerly HF 2158.)

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY

A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the social studies instruction provided to students enrolled in grades one through twelve and the educational programs provided by the institutions of higher education under the control of the state board of regents. (Formerly HSB 714.)

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

A bill for an act requiring the state board of education to publish information related to nonpublic schools that are accredited by an approved independent accrediting agency.

Elinor A. LevinDemocrat

A bill for an act modifying the time periods alcoholic beverages may be sold, dispensed, or consumed at commercial service airports, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 2281.)

COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT

A bill for an act establishing requirements and guidelines for conversational AI services, and providing civil penalties, and including applicability provisions.(Formerly HSB 611.)

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

A bill for an act relating to noncontact periods for students, coaches, directors, and teachers in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests and competitions.(Formerly HSB 679.)

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions.(Formerly HSB 641.)

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY

A bill for an act relating to prizes awarded by licensed qualified organizations. (Formerly HSB 645.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT

A bill for an act relating to the sale of nitrous oxide.(Formerly HF 2140.)

COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT

A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing.(Formerly HSB 586.)

COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT

A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of management, and including effective date and applicability provisions.(Formerly HSB 584.)

COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT

A bill for an act relating to the commission of a criminal offense while wearing a mask, clothing, or device to conceal the identity of the wearer, and providing penalties.

Taylor R. CollinsRepublican

A bill for an act relating to the penalty for speeding in excess of twenty miles per hour over the limit.(Formerly HF 2023.)

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY

A bill for an act relating to use of and reporting requirements related to forfeited weapons.(Formerly HF 2138.)

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY

A bill for an act requiring the director of the department of education to prepare, publish, and submit to the general assembly annual reports related to reading proficiency, mathematics proficiency, and area education agencies.(Formerly HSB 599.)

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

A bill for an act providing for supplementary weighting for school districts that share career and technical education instructors.(Formerly HF 2049.)

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

A bill for an act directing regents institutions to sign the federal Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 548.)

COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

A bill for an act concerning restrictions on certain activities relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory by state entities and public institutions of higher education.(Formerly HSB 542.)

COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

A bill for an act prohibiting private institutions of higher education that participate in the Iowa tuition grant program from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices.(Formerly HSB 537.)

COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

A bill for an act relating to student dress code policies of public schools, charter schools, and innovation school zones, and including applicability provisions.(Formerly HSB 681.)

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

A bill for an act creating a permit transparency program under the administration of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing.

Austin HarrisRepublican

A bill for an act relating to towing or impounding vehicles, and making penalties applicable.

Heather MatsonDemocrat

A bill for an act establishing a veterans recovery program and fund for the reimbursement of expenses related to providing hyperbaric oxygen treatment to eligible veterans, and making appropriations.(See HF 2662.)

Helena HayesRepublican

A bill for an act exempting from state income tax income received by a certified public accountant performing certain audits or examinations of governmental subdivisions, and including retroactive applicability provisions.

Elizabeth WilsonDemocrat

A bill for an act providing for a veterans’ benefits and services poster for employers to display in the workplace.

David L. BlomRepublican

A bill for an act relating to driver’s licenses marked to reflect veteran status.

Jeff CoolingDemocrat

A bill for an act relating to English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers and commercial carriers, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.

Charley ThomsonRepublican

A bill for an act relating to the staff sergeant William Nathaniel Howard highway, and including applicability provisions.(See HF 2656.)

David L. BlomRepublican

A bill for an act relating to driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards marked to reflect a holder’s nonapparent disability status.(See HF 2669.)

Elizabeth WilsonDemocrat

A bill for an act relating to reimbursement for certain audit expenses to the auditor of state.

Elizabeth WilsonDemocrat

A bill for an act providing for the public examination of a record associated with a donation made to a government body by a nonprofit corporation.

Bill GustoffRepublican

A bill for an act relating to the determination and collection of certain fees by the auditor of state and the provision of municipal financial management training, and including applicability provisions.

Elizabeth WilsonDemocrat

A bill for an act relating to raccoons, including restrictions on taking, reimbursement requirements, and scheduled fine amounts, and providing penalties.

Dean FisherRepublican

A bill for an act relating to electronic monitoring device requirements and health care facilities, including health care facility violations, and making penalties applicable.

Jason GearhartRepublican

A bill for an act exempting the sales price of honeybees from the state sales and use tax.(See HF 1004.)

Mike VondranRepublican

A bill for an act requiring the department of education to develop and administer a pilot program that authorizes school districts and charter schools to offer instruction in logic and critical thinking.

Samantha FettRepublican

A bill for an act prohibiting the use of an automated decision-making system to alter the price of a product or service for a specific individual based on surveillance data, and providing civil penalties.

Larry McBurneyDemocrat

A bill for an act creating the Iowa rural health transformation fund and making appropriations.(Formerly HSB 619; See HF 2743.)

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

A bill for an act relating to apprenticeships and other career training and making appropriations.(Formerly HSB 674.)

COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION