HF 2510: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the social studies instruction provided to students enrolled in grades one through twelve and the educational programs provided by the institutions of higher education under the control of the state board of regents

What it does

This bill relates to education, including by modifying provisions related to the social studies instruction provided to students enrolled in grades through and the educational programs provided by the institutions of higher education under the control of the state board of regents, and requiring education related to the holocaust for students and teachers in school districts. The bill provides that the social studies curriculum provided to students enrolled in grades one through six in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools shall include instruction related to the workings of the federal, state, and local levels of government; the rights and responsibilities of citizens of the United States and the state of Iowa; the history of the secular and religious ideals and institutions of liberty; exemplary figures in western civilization, the United States, and the state of Iowa; the cultural heritage of western civilization, the United States, and the state of Iowa; the geography of the United States and the state of Iowa; the history and meaning of the United States flag and the national anthem, and certain specified admirable Americans.

Senate subcommittee · named March 11, 2026

• Sen. Amy Sinclair (R) · amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 8 against

For: Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Rick Phillips; VALOR Iowa

Against: Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa State Education Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. February 10, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee · as HSB 714
2. February 10, 2026House subcommittee named: Boden, Kurth and Stone · as HSB 714
3. February 11, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 714
4. February 11, 2026Approved by the House committee · as HSB 714
5. February 11, 2026Committee vote: 14–9 · as HSB 714
6. February 16, 2026Filed in the House
7. February 16, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2510 · as HSB 714
8. March 3, 2026Passed the House, 60–36
9. March 4, 2026Arrived in the Senate
10. March 11, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Sinclair, Quirmbach and Rozenboom