89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2177: Relating to parental access to live video feeds of public school district classrooms and providing penalties
Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to parental access to live video feeds of public school district classrooms and provides for penalties. The bill requires each public school district to install cameras in every classroom not designated for special education or physical education so that parents and guardians of children may view live footage of their children’s classrooms. The bill provides that expenses related to the installation and maintenance of classroom cameras and related services and hardware necessary to maintain live footage of classrooms shall be paid from school foundation aid.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named February 2, 2022
- Rep. Ray Sorensen (R) · ray.sorensen@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Thomas Jay Moore (R) · tom.moore@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. RasTafari Smith (D)
Lobbying · 0 for, 16 against
Against: Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Safe Schools; Iowa School Mental Health Alliance; Iowa State Education Association; National Association of Social Workers, Iowa Chapter; One Iowa; One Iowa Action; Please Pass the Love; and 4 more
In plain words
- February 1, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
- February 2, 2022House subcommittee named: Sorensen, Moore, T. and Smith
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2177