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

HF 496: Prohibiting tenure systems at the institutions of higher learning governed by the state board of regents, and including applicability provisions

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.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 1 for, 29 against

For: Phyllis Schlafly Eagles of Iowa

Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Ames Chamber of Commerce; Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance; City of Cedar Falls; Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce; Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce; Grow Cedar Valley; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Iowa Business Council; Iowa Cattlemen's Association; Iowa Chamber Alliance; Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce; and 17 more

In plain words

  1. February 11, 2021Filed in the House
  2. April 15, 2021Sent to the House Education committee

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/HF496