89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2298: Relating to immunization against COVID-19 requirements for enrollment in any licensed child care center, elementary or secondary school, or postsecondary school in Iowa
Signed into law
What it does
This bill prohibits requiring an immunization against COVID-19 for a person to be enrolled in any licensed child care center, elementary or secondary school, or postsecondary school in Iowa prior to July 1, 2029, notwithstanding whether a person’s attendance is in person or virtual.
Sponsors
Education committee
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named March 1, 2022
- Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Brad Zaun (R)
Lobbying · 5 for, 7 against
For: Concerned Women For America of Iowa; Homeschool Iowa; Informed Choice Iowa; Iowa Association of Christian Schools; VALOR Iowa
Against: Blank Childrens Hospital; Common Good Iowa; Des Moines University; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; Iowa Nurse Practitioners Society; Iowa Nurses Association
In plain words
- February 8, 2022Filed in the House
- February 28, 2022Passed the House, 57–36
- March 1, 2022Arrived in the Senate
- March 1, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Bisignano and Zaun
- March 17, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
- May 24, 2022Passed the Senate, 29–16
- June 3, 2022Sent to the Governor
- June 14, 2022Signed into law
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/HF2298