Bills › 90th General Assembly

HF 602Signed by Governor · June 1, 2023

Relating to the inclusion of the crisis hotline telephone and text numbers and internet address for the your life Iowa program or successor program on public school student identification cards and including applicability provisions

Sponsored by the House Education Committee

Topics:K–12 education

Same legislation: HF 101

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 24, 2023
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 25, 2023
  3. Done: House committeeMarch 1, 2023
  4. Done: Passes the HouseMarch 22, 202391–4
  5. Done: Senate committeeMarch 29, 2023
  6. Done: Passes the SenateApril 27, 202348–0
  7. Done: To the GovernorMay 9, 2023
  8. Done: Signed into lawJune 1, 2023

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Public schools must print the Your Life Iowa crisis phone and text numbers on the ID cards given to students in grades seven through twelve. Schools can also choose to include these numbers on ID cards for students in fifth and sixth grade. These changes apply to any new student ID cards printed after the law takes effect.1

Read the official explanation

This bill requires public schools to include on either side of identification cards issued to students in grades seven through twelve the your life Iowa crisis telephone and text numbers. The bill authorizes a public school that issues identification cards to students in grades five and six to do so as well. The bill applies to student identification cards issued on or after the effective date of the bill. A school that has a supply of unused student identification cards shall use that supply prior to complying with the requirements of the bill.

Changed since by amendment S-3196; see Amendments.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed2

Senate subcommittee

Named March 27, 2023. On March 28, 2023 it recommended passage. [].

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§279.77

How the Code works3

Lobbying

29 for · 0 against · 4 undecided · Who →

Family tree

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in 2 earlier General Assemblies. None got through a chamber.

  • HF 2109 Relating to the inclusion of the telephone and text numbers for the your life Iowa program…
    89th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 2294 · same title
    Cleared committee
  • SF 2081 Relating to the inclusion of the telephone and text numbers for the your life Iowa program…
    88th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same title
    Cleared committee

Matched by wording or an identical title.