Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter schools, the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, financing programs for charter schools and nonpublic schools administered by the Iowa finance authority, the statewide voluntary preschool program for four-year-old children, education savings accounts, independent accrediting agencies, teacher training and licensure, and making appropriations, and including applicability and retroactive applicability provisions

Sponsored by the Senate Education Committee, Sen. Jesse Green (R)

Topics:State budget K–12 education Vouchers & education savings accounts

Same legislation: SF 2175, HSB 735, HF 2713, HF 2754, SF 2501

Write your legislators about itWhat changed before it passed

Official bill page Lobbyist declarations One-pager to print

Where it is now

Done: IntroducedFebruary 3, 2026
Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 13, 2026
Done: Senate committeeFebruary 23, 2026
Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 2501
Skipped: House committee
Done: Passes the HouseApril 16, 2026
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Became SF 2501 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 2501 What’s a funnel?

What changed before it passed The bill as introduced compared with the version both chambers passed.

Amendments · 8

2 adopted · 6 failed. Newest first.

S-5224 · filed April 27, 2026 by Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D)
By striking page 53, line 11, through page 56, line 16.
Failed
April 27, 2026
S-5223 · filed April 27, 2026 by Sen. Cindy Winckler (D)
Page 52, after line 20 by inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 261E.8, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (5) Each accredited nonpublic school and…
Failed
April 27, 2026
S-5222 · filed April 27, 2026 by Sen. Janet Petersen (D)
Page 50, after line 3 by inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 256C.5, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: a. For the initial school year for which a school district approved to participate in…
Failed
April 27, 2026
S-5221 · filed April 27, 2026 by Sen. Matt Blake (D)
By striking page 38, line 31, through page 40, line 6.
Failed
April 27, 2026
S-5220 · filed April 27, 2026 by Sen. Renee Hardman (D)
By striking page 35, line 29, through page 36, line 6, and inserting: “c. If the The board of directors of a school district has established a fee for the cost of a student’s participation in an extracurricular…
Failed
April 27, 2026
S-5219 · filed April 27, 2026 by Sen. Molly Donahue (D)
Page 32, by striking lines 7 through (3 changes)
Failed
April 27, 2026
S-5212Strike everything · filed April 27, 2026 by Sen. Jesse Green (R)
Replaces the whole bill with new text.
Amends this SF 2501 to CONFORM to HF 2754
Adopted
April 27, 2026
H-8371Strike everything · filed April 15, 2026 by
Replaces the whole bill with new text.
Adopted
April 16, 2026