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

HSB 545: Requiring the state board of regents to conduct a study regarding the reintroduction of VEISHEA at Iowa state university, and including effective date 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 directs the state board of regents to conduct a study regarding the feasibility of reintroducing VEISHEA at Iowa state university. The objectives of the study are to determine whether it is practical and beneficial to reinstate VEISHEA. The state board shall submit its findings and recommendations in a report to the chairperson of the house committee on higher education and the chairperson of the senate committee on education prior to the November 2026 meeting of the state board. The bill takes effect upon enactment.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 13, 2026

  • Rep. Heather Hora (R) · heather.hora@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Jeff Shipley (R) · jeff.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Ross Wilburn (D) · ross.wilburn@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. January 13, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Higher Education committee
  2. January 13, 2026House subcommittee named: Hora, Shipley and Wilburn
  3. January 29, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it

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/HSB545