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House Higher Education
91st General Assembly · 11 members · 29 bills referred in the 2026 session, 20 approved (69%)
Meetings
Nothing scheduled.
Recent meetings (15)
- Wednesday, March 18 · 9:00 AM · Full committee · SF 2453
- Tuesday, February 17 · 8:30 AM · Subcommittee · HF 2209
- Thursday, February 12 · 1:00 PM · Full committee · cancelled
- Wednesday, February 11 · 2:30 PM · Full committee · HSB 674, HF 2209, HSB 536, HSB 537, HSB 542, HSB 548
- Wednesday, February 11 · 12:30 PM · Subcommittee · HSB 536
- Wednesday, February 11 · 12:00 PM · Subcommittee · HSB 674
- Tuesday, February 10 · 12:45 PM · Subcommittee · HSB 572
- Tuesday, February 10 · 8:30 AM · Subcommittee · HSB 535
- Monday, February 9 · 4:30 PM · Subcommittee · HSB 542
- Monday, February 9 · 4:00 PM · Subcommittee · HSB 537
- Wednesday, February 4 · 2:30 PM · Full committee · HF 2057, HSB 547, HSB 532, HSB 549, HSB 543
- Wednesday, February 4 · 12:00 PM · Subcommittee · HSB 548
- Tuesday, February 3 · 12:00 PM · Subcommittee · HSB 549
- Thursday, January 29 · 12:30 PM · Subcommittee · HSB 545
- Thursday, January 29 · 12:00 PM · Subcommittee · HF 2057
Bills sent here · 29
Newest first. “Approved” means the committee recommended it to the full House.
- HF 2396 Modifying provisions related to programs administered by the college student aid commission, includi…Referred February 11, 2026Not approved
- HF 2288 Relating to vaccination exemptions for certain students in clinical rotations and the qualification …Referred February 5, 2026Not approved
- HSB 674 Relating to apprenticeships and other career training and making appropriationsReferred February 4, 2026Approved February 11, 2026
- HF 2236 Modifying provisions related to the Iowa tuition grants program and including effective date provisi…Referred January 30, 2026Not approved
- HF 2209 Providing for the admission of students to the Iowa state university of science and technology colle…Referred January 29, 2026Not approved
- HSB 572 Relating to career education, including by modifying provisions related to career academies, the col…Referred January 15, 2026Approved February 11, 2026
- HF 2057 Providing a standing appropriation to the state board of regents for pediatric cancer research at th…Referred January 14, 2026Approved February 4, 2026
- HSB 550 Providing for accreditation of regents institutions by the commission for public higher educationReferred January 13, 2026Not approved
- HSB 549 Relating to tuition charged to resident undergraduate students enrolled at regents institutionsReferred January 13, 2026Approved February 4, 2026
- HSB 548 Directing regents institutions to sign the federal Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Educati…Referred January 13, 2026Approved February 11, 2026
- HSB 547 Regarding student admission factors to regents universitiesReferred January 13, 2026Approved February 4, 2026
- HSB 546 Relating to continuing education requirements for licensed professionsReferred January 13, 2026Approved January 28, 2026
- HSB 545 Requiring the state board of regents to conduct a study regarding the reintroduction of VEISHEA at I…Referred January 13, 2026Not approved
- HSB 544 Creating an endowment tax on the endowment value of certain Iowa colleges and universities, limited …Referred January 13, 2026Approved January 28, 2026
- HSB 543 Relating to general education requirements, core curricula, other functions of regents institutions,…Referred January 13, 2026Approved February 4, 2026
- HSB 542 Prohibiting courses and content relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory i…Referred January 13, 2026Approved February 11, 2026
- HSB 541 Requiring the state board of regents to submit a report to the general assembly and the governor rel…Referred January 13, 2026Approved January 28, 2026
- HSB 540 Providing for partial liability of regents institutions for defaulted educational loansReferred January 13, 2026Approved January 28, 2026
- HSB 539 Providing for a due process policy for faculty, staff, and students at regents institutions and for …Referred January 13, 2026Not approved
- HSB 538 Relating to selection committees for presidents of regents institutionsReferred January 13, 2026Approved January 28, 2026
- HSB 537 Prohibiting private institutions of higher education that participate in the Iowa tuition grant prog…Referred January 13, 2026Approved February 11, 2026
- HSB 536 Prohibiting regents institutions from entering into employment contracts with Chinese citizens holdi…Referred January 13, 2026Approved February 11, 2026
- HSB 535 Prohibiting land acknowledgments by regents institutionsReferred January 13, 2026Not approved
- HSB 534 Relating to postsecondary education institutions, including the membership and functions of the stat…Referred January 13, 2026Not approved
- HSB 533 Authorizing community colleges to offer a degree program that leads to a baccalaureate degreeReferred January 13, 2026Approved January 28, 2026
- HSB 532 Relating to the university of Iowa college of law, including priority for admission and reporting re…Referred January 13, 2026Approved February 4, 2026
- HSB 531 Prohibiting an increase in the amount of tuition and mandatory fees charged to resident undergraduat…Referred January 13, 2026Approved January 28, 2026
- HSB 530 Relating to the bachelor of science in nursing program at the university of Iowa, including priority…Referred January 13, 2026Approved January 28, 2026
- HF 2012 Authorizing resident students who are admitted to and in attendance in a comprehensive transition an…Referred January 13, 2026Approved January 28, 2026