Providing for education on the holocaust for students and teachers in school districts

Where it is now

Done: IntroducedFebruary 12, 2026
Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 16, 2026
Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
Next: Passes the House
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill requires each school board to incorporate age-appropriate and grade-appropriate instruction regarding the holocaust for students in middle and high school into the school district’s educational program. Such instruction shall be incorporated into existing required courses. The bill specifies the content of such instruction. School districts shall utilize appropriate public or private materials, personnel, and other resources in developing and implementing education on the holocaust. The bill requires each school board to incorporate education on the holocaust for teachers into the school district professional development plan for teachers who provide instruction in courses into which student instruction in accordance with the bill is incorporated.

Read the full explanation

Such training shall cover the topics specified by the bill. School districts shall utilize appropriate programs provided by an organization, as specified in the bill, for such training. Education on the holocaust provided to teachers shall be credited toward a teacher’s individual professional development plan. A school board shall carry out the requirements for education on the holocaust for students and teachers no later than the school year beginning July 1, 2027. The bill requires the department of education to submit an annual report to the governor and the general assembly addressing the number of school districts offering education on the holocaust to students and teachers in accordance with the bill. The bill shall not be construed to diminish or infringe upon any right protected under the Constitution of the State of Iowa or the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States. The bill shall not be construed to conflict with any local, state, or federal law relating to discrimination.3.16.2. The inclusion of this specification is intended to reinstate the requirement of political subdivisions to comply with any state mandates included in the bill.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named February 16, 2026. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§280.37

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works

Lobbying

0 for · 0 against · 4 undecided · Who →

Family tree

Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

Tried before

SF 2059Cleared committee90th GA HF 2457Cleared committee90th GA HF 2197Renumbered90th GA

91st General Assembly

SF 2311Cleared committee

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title; check the text to be sure it’s the same idea.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

HF 2197 Providing for education on the holocaust for students and teachers in school districts
90th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 2457 · same title
Cleared committee
HF 2457 Providing for education on the holocaust for students and teachers in school districts
90th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same title
Cleared committee
SF 2059 Providing for education on the holocaust for students and teachers in school districts
90th General Assembly · In committee · same title
Cleared committee

Similar bills this General Assembly

HF 336 Providing for education on the holocaust for students and teachers in school districts
91st General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage
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HF 2005 Providing for education related to the holocaust for students and teachers in school distr…
91st General Assembly · In committee
Nearly identical

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.