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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2499: Relating to education, including requiring the boards of directors of school districts to publish certain specified information and modifying provisions related to required social studies instruction

Became HF 2577 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to education, including requiring the boards of directors of school districts to publish certain specified information and modifying provisions related to required social studies instruction. DIVISION I —— SCHOOL DISTRICT TRANSPARENCY.11, information related to all educational materials used for student instruction in each class in the school district, the procedures for the review and approval of all educational materials used for student instruction, a list of all books available to students in libraries operated by the school district, and a flowchart developed by the department of education showing the procedures for the parent or guardian of a student enrolled in the school district to request the removal of a book that is available to students in a library operated by the school district.

Sponsors

Education committee

Cost

Minimal

House subcommittee · named March 17, 2022

  • Rep. Phil Thompson (R)
  • Rep. Holly Brink (R)
  • Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D) · tracy.ehlert@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 10 against

For: Governor's Office; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation

Against: Common Good Iowa; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa State Education Association; One Iowa; One Iowa Action; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 21, 2022Filed in the House
  2. March 2, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. March 15, 2022Sent to the House Appropriations committee
  4. March 17, 2022House subcommittee named: Thompson, Brink and Ehlert
  5. March 23, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  6. March 24, 2022Approved by the House committee
  7. March 24, 2022Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2577
  8. March 29, 2022Withdrawn

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/HF2499