91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 737: Establishing the school health-related emergency response plan competitive grant program within the department of education, making appropriations, 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 establishes the school health-related emergency response plan competitive grant program within the department of education (DE). The bill defines “athletic emergency action plan” as written guidelines and templates for the documentation of emergency planning to help prepare individuals for a catastrophic injury situation that occurs during physical education or an extracurricular athletic activity or contest. The bill defines “automated external defibrillator” as a lightweight, portable device that delivers an electric shock through the chest to the heart to stop an irregular heartbeat and allow normal heartbeat rhythm to resume following cardiac arrest.
Sponsors
Rep. Megan Jones (R)
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named April 8, 2026
- Rep. Ryan Weldon (R) · ryan.weldon@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Rob Johnson (D) · rob.johnson@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Henry Stone (R) · henry.stone@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against
For: American Heart Association
In plain words
- March 5, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
- April 8, 2026House subcommittee named: Weldon, Johnson, R. and Stone
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/HF737