Bills › 91st General Assembly

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 budgetK–12 educationVouchers & education savings accounts

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

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Also covers SF 2175 and HSB 735 and HF 2713 and HF 2754 and SF 2501.

What changed before it passed

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 3, 2026
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 13, 2026
  3. Done: Senate committeeFebruary 23, 2026
  4. Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 2501
  5. Skipped: House committee
  6. Done: Passes the HouseApril 16, 2026
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

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

In plain words

  1. February 23, 2026Filed in the Senate
  2. February 23, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 10, 2026Sent to the Senate Appropriations committee
  4. March 10, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Green, Gruenhagen and Winckler
  5. March 12, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  6. April 16, 2026Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2501
2026 session · second year of the 91st General Assembly
April 16, 2026
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2501. S.J. 826. Journal
March 12, 2026
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
March 10, 2026
Subcommittee: Green, Gruenhagen, and Winckler. S.J. 549. Journal
February 23, 2026
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 366. Journal
February 23, 2026
Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 355. Journal

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