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

SF 517: Relating to child abuse and employees and agents of public schools and nonpublic schools

Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to child abuse and employees and agents of public schools and nonpublic schools.68 is used for reporting child abuse to the department of health and human services (HHS), for performing assessments of child abuse reports, and for making determinations as to whether a person committed child abuse. With one exception, the acts or omissions which meet the definition of “child abuse” only qualify as child abuse when a person responsible for the care of a child commits the act or omission.

Sponsors

Sen. Sandy Salmon (R)

Cost

Cost: up to $755,000

Division I of House File 389 is estimated to increase costs to the HHS by approximately $755,000 in FY 2026 and approximately $656,000 in FY 2027.

Lobbying · 4 for, 4 against

For: Inspired Life; Iowans for Freedom; PELLA PAC; VALOR Iowa

Against: Professional Educators of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. March 5, 2025Filed in the Senate
  2. March 5, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 20, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. June 16, 2025Sent to the Senate Education committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/SF517