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90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2278: Relating to the transportation to and from school of pupils participating in open enrollment

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to the transportation to and from school of pupils participating in open enrollment. Current law authorizes a receiving school district to send school vehicles into the district of residence of a pupil who open enrolls, for the purpose of transporting the pupil to and from school in the receiving school district, if the boards of directors of the sending school district and receiving school district agree to this arrangement. The bill strikes the requirement that the boards of directors of the sending school district and receiving school district agree to the arrangement.

Sponsors

Education (successor To Hf 41) committee

Cost

Can’t be estimated

There is no fiscal impact to the State. There may be a fiscal impact to school districts that choose to provide transportation to students who open enroll. This cost cannot be determined since it would vary across school districts and specific student situatio…

Senate subcommittee · named March 4, 2024

  • Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Eric Giddens (D)
  • Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R) · cherielynn.westrich@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 11 for, 3 against

For: Americans For Prosperity; Inspired Life; Iowa Advocates for Choice in Education; Iowa Association of Christian Schools; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Professional Educators of Iowa; Protect My Innocence; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; Yes. Every Kid.

Against: Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 1, 2024Filed in the House
  2. February 22, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. February 28, 2024Passed the House, 92–3
  4. February 29, 2024Arrived in the Senate
  5. March 1, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  6. March 4, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Green, Giddens and Westrich
  7. March 6, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  8. March 14, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
  9. April 2, 2024Passed the Senate, 49–0
  10. April 3, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  11. April 16, 2024Passed the House, 91–6
  12. April 23, 2024Sent to the Governor
  13. May 1, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  14. May 1, 2024Signed into law

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF2278