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

HF 2361: Relating to general education requirements, core curricula, other functions of regents institutions, and including applicability provisions

Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to general education requirements, core curricula, and other functions of regents institutions. REGENTS INSTITUTIONS —— GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS AND CORE CURRICULA —— COURSES ON AMERICAN HISTORY AND AMERICAN GOVERNMENT. This division provides that the state board of regents (board) must require each institution to establish as a requirement for the completion of any general education requirements or core curricula that an undergraduate student complete introductory survey courses in American history and American government.

Sponsors

Higher Education committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

House File 2361 is expected to increase instructional costs at the Regents universities beginning July 1, 2028 (FY 2029), to accommodate the additional course sections and required faculty to meet the new American History and American Government survey course …

House subcommittee · named January 13, 2026

  • Rep. Taylor R. Collins (R) · taylor.collins@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Steven C. Holt (R) · steven.holt@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Heather Matson (D) · heather.matson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 4 against

For: Heritage Action for America; Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; VALOR Iowa

Against: Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-Nebraska

In plain words

  1. January 13, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Higher Education committee · as HSB 543
  2. January 13, 2026House subcommittee named: Collins, Holt and Matson · as HSB 543
  3. January 15, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 543
  4. February 4, 2026Approved by the House committee · as HSB 543
  5. February 4, 2026Committee vote: 7–4 · as HSB 543
  6. February 9, 2026Filed in the House
  7. February 9, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2361 · as HSB 543
  8. March 11, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  9. March 12, 2026Passed the House, 58–33
  10. March 16, 2026Arrived in the Senate

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/HF2361