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

HF 401: Providing for general education requirements for undergraduate students at regents institutions 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 requires the state board of regents (board) to develop and adopt a policy establishing general education requirements for undergraduate students. The bill provides required content of the policy. The general education requirements shall include required coursework in English, mathematics and statistics, natural sciences, social sciences, the humanities, western heritage, and American heritage. The bill provides minimum semester hours for each subject and specifies additional requirements for certain subjects.

Sponsors

Higher Education committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 26, 2025

  • Sen. Jeff Taylor (R) · jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)
  • Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 9 for, 6 against

For: Cicero Action; Foundation for Government Accountability Action; Inspired Life; Iowa Board of Regents; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowans for Freedom; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Safe Schools; One Iowa; One Iowa Action

In plain words

  1. January 22, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Higher Education committee · as HSB 63
  2. January 22, 2025House subcommittee named: Holt, Collins and Wilburn · as HSB 63
  3. January 28, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 63
  4. February 12, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 63
  5. February 12, 2025Committee vote: 7–4 · as HSB 63
  6. February 13, 2025Filed in the House
  7. February 13, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 401 · as HSB 63
  8. March 18, 2025Passed the House, 61–36
  9. March 19, 2025Arrived in the Senate
  10. March 26, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Taylor, Garrett and Quirmbach
  11. April 2, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
  12. April 7, 2025Approved by the Senate 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/HF401