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

HSB 535: Prohibiting land acknowledgments by regents institutions

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 to direct each regents institution to adopt a policy prohibiting land acknowledgments by the institution or any department or other unit of the institution. The bill does not apply to discussion in a classroom or research setting or statements made by a person not speaking in an official capacity on behalf of the institution or any department or other unit of the institution.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 20, 2026

  • Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R) · skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Steven C. Holt (R) · steven.holt@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Ross Wilburn (D) · ross.wilburn@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 2 against

For: Professional Educators of Iowa

Against: Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church; NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-Nebraska

In plain words

  1. January 13, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Higher Education committee
  2. January 13, 2026House subcommittee named: Wheeler, Stone and Wilburn
  3. January 20, 2026House subcommittee named: Wheeler, Holt and Wilburn

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/HSB535