Incorporating provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth and development and health curriculum provided by school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to students enrolled in grades seven through twelve

Sponsored by the House Education Committee

Topics:K–12 education

Same legislation: HSB 34, HF 76, SSB 1028, SF 175

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 15, 2025
Done: House committeeFebruary 11, 2025
Done: Passes the HouseApril 17, 202560–31
Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 18, 202531–13
Done: To the GovernorMay 19, 2025
Done: Signed into lawJune 6, 2025

SF 175 became law → The same legislation passed as SF 175, so this version was set aside. Go to SF 175 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Schools in Iowa would be required to teach students in grades 6 through 12 about pregnancy and how a baby grows inside the womb. This new curriculum must include a video showing how vital organs develop and an animation that shows every stage of human development from fertilization until birth. These changes would affect students in public schools, charter schools, and certain private schools.¹

Read the official explanation

This bill incorporates provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth and development and health curriculum provided by school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to students enrolled in grades through 12. The bill requires that the human growth and development curriculum provided by school districts, nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools in grades and 8, and the health curriculum in grades through 12, include instruction regarding human biology related to pregnancy and human development inside the womb. The bill also requires that such curriculum include a video, at least three minutes in duration, showing the development of the brain, heart, sex organs, and other vital organs in early fetal development, and a rendering or animation, comparable to the meet baby Olivia video developed by live action, showing the process of fertilization and every stage of human development inside the uterus, noting significant markers in cell growth and organ development for every significant marker of pregnancy until birth.

Changed since by amendments H-1237, H-1236, S-3005; see Amendments.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed²

House subcommittee

Named January 15, 2025 (as HSB 34). On January 30, 2025 it recommended passage.

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4 written public comments to its subcommittee: January 30, 2025 (3), January 23, 2025 (1) · on the Legislature’s site

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§256.11 §256E.7 §256F.4

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Lobbying

12 for · 20 against · 8 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

HF 2617Passed a chamber90th GA

Study bill

HSB 34Renumbered SSB 1028Cleared committee

91st General Assembly

HF 76Cleared committeeHouse companion SF 175Became lawSenate companion HF 391Didn’t advancefrom HSB 34

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.

HF 2617 Incorporating provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth …
90th General Assembly · Passed House · same title
Passed a chamber

Matched by wording or an identical title.