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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2209: Providing for the admission of students to the Iowa state university of science and technology college of veterinary medicine

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

GENERAL. This bill provides for the admission of students to the Iowa state university of science and technology (ISU) college of veterinary medicine (college). The bill is based on provisions enacted in 2025 Iowa Acts, chapter 164, requiring similar policies for the admission of students to the college of medicine or the college of dentistry at the state university of Iowa. OBJECTIVE. Under the bill, the board of regents and ISU are required to adopt policies governing the admission of Iowa students to the college’s four-year veterinary medicine professional degree program (DVM program) to accomplish the objective of graduating veterinarians who will enter private practice in an Iowa rural community (having a population of less than 25,000).

Sponsors

Rep. Brett Barker (R), Rep. Chad Behn (R), Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R), Rep. Dr. Steven P. Bradley (R), Rep. Mark Cisneros (R), Rep. Zach Dieken (R), Rep. Samantha Fett (R), Rep. Jason Gearhart (R), Rep. Thomas Gerhold (R), Rep. Cindy Golding (R), Rep. Bill Gustoff (R), Rep. Austin Harris (R), Rep. Helena Hayes (R), Rep. Bob Henderson (R), Rep. Steven C. Holt (R), Rep. Heather Hora (R), Rep. Megan Jones (R), Rep. Wendy Larson (R), Rep. Judd Lawler (R), Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R), Rep. Norlin G. Mommsen (R), Rep. Carter F. Nordman (R), Rep. Jeff Shipley (R), Rep. David Sieck (R), Rep. Brent Siegrist (R), Rep. Travis M. Sitzmann (R), Rep. Ray Sorensen (R), Rep. Mark I. Thompson (R), Rep. Charley Thomson (R), Rep. Blaine C. Watkins (R), Rep. Sam Wengryn (R), Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R), Rep. Craig Steven Williams (R), Rep. Devon Wood (R), Rep. Derek Wulf (R), Rep. David E. Young (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 9, 2026

  • Rep. Jeff Shipley (R) · jeff.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Heather Hora (R) · heather.hora@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Ross Wilburn (D) · ross.wilburn@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. January 29, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Higher Education committee
  2. February 9, 2026House subcommittee named: Shipley, Hora and Wilburn
  3. February 18, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it

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/91/HF2209