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

HF 389: Relating to student abuse by school employees

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 child abuse and employees and agents of public schools and nonpublic schools.68 is used for reporting child abuse to the department of health and human services (HHS), for performing assessments of child abuse reports, and for making determinations as to whether a person committed child abuse. With one exception, the acts or omissions which meet the definition of “child abuse” only qualify as child abuse when a person responsible for the care of a child commits the act or omission.

Sponsors

Rep. Brooke Boden (R)

Cost

Cost: up to $755,000

Division I of House File 389 is estimated to increase costs to the HHS by approximately $755,000 in FY 2026 and approximately $656,000 in FY 2027.

Lobbying · 4 for, 4 against

For: Inspired Life; Iowans for Freedom; PELLA PAC; VALOR Iowa

Against: Professional Educators of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 13, 2025Filed in the House
  2. March 17, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. March 19, 2025Passed the House, 96–0
  4. March 20, 2025Arrived in the Senate
  5. March 20, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  6. June 16, 2025Sent to the Senate Education committee

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/HF389