89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026
HF 465: Relating to the compulsory age of attendance and to penalties for failure to attend school
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 compulsory education standards and penalties. The bill raises the compulsory school attendance age from to 18. The department of transportation is authorized to reinstate a license, without fee, upon receipt of proof of high school graduation from a person whose intermediate or full driver’s license was suspended or revoked because the person was truant, notwithstanding a current Code provision that permits the department to charge a fee of $20 for reinstatement of a license.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named February 16, 2021
- Rep. Thomas Jay Moore (R) · tom.moore@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Chad Ingels (R) · chad.ingels@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Mary Mascher (D)
Lobbying · 0 for, 4 against
Against: Homeschool Iowa; Iowa Association of School Boards; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa
In plain words
- February 10, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
- February 16, 2021House subcommittee named: Moore, T., Ingels and Mascher
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Thursday, November 12, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF465