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

HF 2705: Relating to entities supported in whole or in part by taxation, including by modifying provisions related to the duties and responsibilities of the directors and officers of school boards, school improvement advisory committees, electronic bidding on public bonds, statewide school infrastructure funding, open enrollment, and the membership and voting units of county and city conference boards, and including applicability provisions

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

What it does

This bill relates to entities supported in whole or in part by taxation, including by modifying provisions related to the duties and responsibilities of the directors and officers of school boards, school improvement advisory committees, electronic bidding on public bonds, statewide school infrastructure funding, open enrollment, and the membership and voting units of county and city conference boards. DIVISION I —— SCHOOL BOARD AND OFFICERS —— DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.6 provides a process to fill vacancies occurring among the members of a school board.

Sponsors

Education committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 10, 2026

  • Sen. Lynn Evans (R) · lynn.evans@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jeff Taylor (R) · jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Mike Zimmer (D) · mike.zimmer@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 6 for, 2 against

For: Common Good Iowa; Iowa Association of School Boards; Professional Educators of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

Against: Iowa Newspaper Association; Stride, Inc.

In plain words

  1. February 10, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee · as HSB 717
  2. February 10, 2026House subcommittee named: Gehlbach, Johnson, C. and Ramirez · as HSB 717
  3. February 12, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 717
  4. February 18, 2026Approved by the House committee · as HSB 717
  5. February 18, 2026Committee vote: 16–7 · as HSB 717
  6. February 23, 2026Filed in the House
  7. February 23, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2705 · as HSB 717
  8. March 3, 2026Passed the House, 96–0
  9. March 4, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  10. March 10, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Evans, Taylor and Zimmer

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/HF2705