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90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

HSB 586: HSB 586

Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill requires school districts and charter schools to provide instruction related to character development to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12. The bill establishes what the character development curriculum is to include. The bill prohibits the character development curriculum from defining or teaching character traits in any manner that might promote or encourage students to participate in conduct that would violate any federal, state, or local law. The bill provides that any assessment of a student’s understanding of character development shall be limited to and must reflect the material taught in the classroom.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 18, 2024

  • Rep. Steven Holt (R) · steven.holt@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Heather Hora (R) · heather.hora@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Mary L. Madison (D) · mary.madison@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 5 against

For: Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation

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

In plain words

  1. January 18, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
  2. January 18, 2024House subcommittee named: Holt, Hora and Madison
  3. January 24, 2024Subcommittee recommended against it

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HSB586