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

HSB 34: 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

Became HF 391 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

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.

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 15, 2025

Rep. Helena Hayes (R) · helena.hayes@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Brooke Boden (R) · brooke.boden@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) · beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 12 for, 20 against

For: Inspired Life; Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; Iowa Right to Life Committee; Lutheran Family Service; PELLA PAC; Pulse Life Advocates; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists; Bitches Get Stuff Done; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Family Planning Council of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; and 8 more

In plain words

January 15, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
January 15, 2025House subcommittee named: Hayes, Boden and Wessel-Kroeschell
January 30, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
February 11, 2025Approved by the House committee
February 11, 2025Committee vote: 16–7
February 13, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 391