SF 2474: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the Iowa dyslexia board and requiring the department of education to prepare a report related to cardiac emergency response plans and automated external defibrillators

What it does

This bill requires the department of education to prepare a report that includes information related to the number of schools that have adopted and implemented a cardiac emergency response plan and the number of automated external defibrillators owned by each school and where each automated external defibrillator is located on such school’s property. The department of education is required to submit the report to the general assembly on or before January 15, 2027. The bill defines “automated external defibrillator”, “cardiac emergency response plan”, and “school”.

House subcommittee · named April 8, 2026

• Rep. Ryan Weldon (R) · ryan.weldon@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Rob Johnson (D) · rob.johnson@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Henry Stone (R) · henry.stone@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 17 for, 6 against

For: American Heart Association; Blank Childrens Hospital; Brain Injury Association of Iowa; Decoding Dyslexia Iowa; Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives; Iowa Athletic Trainers Society; Iowa Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO); Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; Iowa Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA); Iowa Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council; Iowa Emergency Management Association; and 5 more

Against: Iowa Association of Christian Schools; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Catholic Conference; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. March 24, 2026Filed in the Senate
2. March 24, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
3. April 1, 2026Passed the Senate, 45–0
4. April 6, 2026Arrived in the House
5. April 8, 2026House subcommittee named: Weldon, Johnson, R. and Stone
6. April 14, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
7. April 16, 2026Approved by the House committee
8. April 30, 2026Passed the House, 85–0
9. May 1, 2026Passed the Senate, 42–0
10. May 11, 2026Sent to the Governor
11. June 1, 2026Signed into law