Higher education

87 bills in the 2026 session, newest first.

HF 2711 · Relating to state policies and programs with race or gender requirementsSigned by GovernorJune 2, 2026

HF 2783 · Relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, state board of regents, department of workforce development, and Iowa special education councilSigned with item vetoesJune 2, 2026

HF 2610 · Relating to education programs and systems, including career and technical education expenditures and definitions, statewide lower division general education framework and common course numbering systems, and the implementation of a statewide corequisite model in Iowa community collegesSigned by GovernorJune 2, 2026

SF 2453 · Providing for investment by regents institutions in certified innovation funds and including effective date provisions. Vetoed 6-2-26Vetoed by GovernorJune 2, 2026

HF 2754 · Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter school approval, contracts, funding, and operations, services provided to charter schools by area education agencies, charter school student participation in extracurricular activities provided by public schools, the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, education savings accounts, independent accreditation, teacher training and licensure, the statewide voluntary preschool program, the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program, open enrollment, school tuition organizations, private instruction, and innovation zone schools; making appropriations; and including effective date and applicability provisionsSigned by GovernorMay 12, 2026

HF 703 · Concerning information regarding certain state and federal student loan programsSigned by GovernorMay 6, 2026

SF 2482 · Relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, and state board of regentsWithdrawnApril 30, 2026

HF 2491 · Providing for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions for certain veterans with service-connected disabilitiesSigned by GovernorApril 30, 2026

SF 2501 · Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter school approval, contracts, funding, and operations, services provided to charter schools by area education agencies, charter school student participation in extracurricular activities provided by public schools, the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, education savings accounts, independent accreditation, teacher training and licensure, the statewide voluntary preschool program, the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program, open enrollment, school tuition organizations, and innovation zone schools; making appropriations; and including effective date and applicability provisionsWithdrawnApril 27, 2026

HF 2758 · Providing a standing appropriation to the state board of regents for pediatric cancer research at the university of Iowa hospitals and clinicsDied when the session endedApril 21, 2026

HSB 778 · Relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, state board of regents, and department of workforce development, and modifying provisions related to the Iowa special education council, the school budget review committee, and the calculation of basic enrollment, and including applicability provisionsRenumbered as HF 2783April 21, 2026

SF 2263 · Relating to the carrying, transportation, and possession of weapons, and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedApril 16, 2026

HF 2310 · Providing a standing appropriation to the state board of regents for pediatric cancer research at the university of Iowa hospitals and clinicsRenumbered as HF 2758April 9, 2026

SSB 3191 · Relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, and state board of regentsRenumbered as SF 2482April 8, 2026

HR 112 · Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the University of Northern IowaAdoptedMarch 25, 2026

HF 2725 · Relating to education reporting, including the sharing of unit-level wage data for secondary and postsecondary program evaluation, the establishment of the condition of education report, consolidating certain required reports, modifying responsibilities for the future ready Iowa last-dollar scholarship report, modifying Iowa workforce development data-sharing provisions, and creating a return on investment reporting system to be overseen by the Iowa student aid commissionDied when the session endedMarch 24, 2026

HF 2361 · Relating to general education requirements, core curricula, other functions of regents institutions, and including applicability provisionsDied when the session endedMarch 12, 2026

HF 2487 · Concerning restrictions on certain activities relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory by state entities and public institutions of higher educationDied when the session endedMarch 12, 2026

HF 2245 · Relating to selection committees for presidents of regents institutionsDied when the session endedMarch 12, 2026

HF 2362 · Relating to tuition charged to resident undergraduate students enrolled at regents institutionsDied when the session endedMarch 12, 2026

SF 2391 · Relating to education programs and systems, including career and technical education expenditures and definitions, statewide lower division general education framework and common course numbering systems, and the implementation of a statewide corequisite model in Iowa community collegesWithdrawnMarch 4, 2026

HF 2649 · Establishing a pilot program that authorizes eligible community colleges to offer baccalaureate degreesDied when the session endedMarch 4, 2026

HF 2250 · Authorizing resident students who are admitted to and in attendance in a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program to participate in the Iowa tuition grants programDied when the session endedMarch 3, 2026

HSB 725 · Relating to education reporting, including the sharing of unit-level wage data for secondary and postsecondary program evaluation, the establishment of the condition of education report, consolidating certain required reports, modifying responsibilities for the future ready Iowa last-dollar scholarship report, modifying Iowa workforce development data-sharing provisions, and creating a return on investment reporting system to be overseen by the Iowa student aid commissionRenumbered as HF 2725February 24, 2026

HF 2226 · Relating to the bachelor of science in nursing program at the university of Iowa, including priority for admission and reporting requirementsDied when the session endedFebruary 24, 2026

HF 2242 · Prohibiting an increase in the amount of tuition charged to resident undergraduate students at regents institutions for a period of time and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 24, 2026

HSB 668 · Relating to state policies, programs, and licenses with race, gender, or citizenship requirementsRenumbered as HF 2711February 24, 2026

HF 2547 · Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to career academies, the collective statewide articulation agreement between community colleges and the state board of regents, the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program, and individual career and academic plans, and by requiring the state board of regents to submit a report related to establishing a performance-based funding model for the institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regentsDied when the session endedFebruary 24, 2026

SF 2095 · Relating to vaccination exemptions for certain students in clinical rotations and the qualification of postsecondary schools as eligible institutions for Iowa tuition grantsRenumbered as SF 2424February 23, 2026

SF 2424 · Relating to vaccination exemptions for certain students in clinical rotations and the qualification of postsecondary schools as eligible institutions for Iowa tuition grants, and providing civil penaltiesDied when the session endedFebruary 23, 2026

HSB 716 · Providing for a waiver of resident tuition at community colleges for dependents of first respondersRenumbered as HF 2654February 20, 2026

HF 2654 · Providing for a waiver of resident tuition at community colleges for dependents of first respondersDied when the session endedFebruary 20, 2026

SSB 3180 · Providing for investment by regents institutions in certified innovation funds and including effective date provisionsRenumbered as SF 2453February 19, 2026

SF 2407 · Relating to education reporting, including the sharing of unit-level wage data for secondary and postsecondary program evaluation, the establishment of the condition of education report, consolidating certain required reports, modifying responsibilities for the future ready Iowa last-dollar scholarship report, modifying Iowa workforce development data-sharing provisions, and creating a return on investment reporting system to be overseen by the Iowa student aid commissionDied when the session endedFebruary 19, 2026

HSB 533 · Authorizing community colleges to offer a degree program that leads to a baccalaureate degreeRenumbered as HF 2649February 19, 2026

HSB 675 · Relating to education programs and systems, including career and technical education expenditures and definitions, statewide lower division general education framework and common course numbering systems, and the implementation of a statewide corequisite model in Iowa community collegesRenumbered as HF 2610February 19, 2026

SSB 3163 · Relating to education programs and systems, including career and technical education expenditures and definitions, statewide lower division general education framework and common course numbering systems, and the implementation of a statewide corequisite model in Iowa community collegesRenumbered as SF 2391February 18, 2026

SSB 3164 · Relating to education reporting, including the sharing of unit-level wage data for secondary and postsecondary program evaluation, the establishment of the condition of education report, consolidating certain required reports, modifying responsibilities for the future ready Iowa last-dollar scholarship report, modifying Iowa workforce development data-sharing provisions, and creating a return on investment reporting system to be overseen by the Iowa student aid commissionRenumbered as SF 2407February 18, 2026

HF 2209 · Providing for the admission of students to the Iowa state university of science and technology college of veterinary medicineDied when the session endedFebruary 18, 2026

HSB 572 · Relating to career education, including by modifying provisions related to career academies, the collective statewide articulation agreement between community colleges and the state board of regents, the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program, and individual career and academic plansRenumbered as HF 2547February 16, 2026

HF 2475 · Providing for the public examination of a record associated with a donation made to a government body by a nonprofit corporationDied when the session endedFebruary 16, 2026

HF 2544 · Requiring annual reports on and the prohibition of antisemitism in community colleges, regents institutions, and public school districtsDied when the session endedFebruary 16, 2026

HSB 674 · Relating to apprenticeships and other career training and making appropriationsRenumbered as HF 2466February 16, 2026

HSB 548 · Directing regents institutions to sign the federal Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education and including effective date provisionsRenumbered as HF 2489February 16, 2026

SF 2336 · Requiring annual reports on and the prohibition of antisemitism in community colleges, regents institutions, and public school districtsDied when the session endedFebruary 16, 2026

HSB 537 · Prohibiting private institutions of higher education that participate in the Iowa tuition grant program from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion officesRenumbered as HF 2488February 16, 2026

HSB 646 · Requiring annual reports on antisemitism in community colleges, regents institutions, and public school districtsRenumbered as HF 2544February 16, 2026

HSB 542 · Prohibiting courses and content relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory in general education requirements and core curricula at regents institutionsRenumbered as HF 2487February 16, 2026

HF 2489 · Directing regents institutions to sign the federal Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 16, 2026

HF 2132 · Providing for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions for certain veterans with service-connected disabilitiesRenumbered as HF 2491February 16, 2026

HSB 536 · Prohibiting regents institutions from entering into employment contracts with Chinese citizens holding certain visasRenumbered as HF 2513February 16, 2026

HF 2396 · Modifying provisions related to programs administered by the college student aid commission, including the skilled workforce shortage tuition grant program, Iowa workforce grant and incentive program, vocational-technical tuition grant program, the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program, and the gap tuition assistance program, and making appropriationsDied when the session endedFebruary 11, 2026

SSB 3095 · Requiring annual reports on antisemitism in community colleges, regents institutions, and public school districtsRenumbered as SF 2336February 11, 2026

HSB 549 · Relating to tuition charged to resident undergraduate students enrolled at regents institutionsRenumbered as HF 2362February 9, 2026

HSB 543 · Relating to general education requirements, core curricula, other functions of regents institutions, and including applicability provisionsRenumbered as HF 2361February 9, 2026

SF 2060 · Relating to eligibility standards for certain education programs and tax provisions based on religious or sectarian use or purpose, and including retroactive applicability provisionsRenumbered as SF 2231February 9, 2026

HF 2057 · Providing a standing appropriation to the state board of regents for pediatric cancer research at the university of Iowa hospitals and clinicsRenumbered as HF 2310February 6, 2026

HF 2339 · Regarding student admission factors to regents universitiesDied when the session endedFebruary 6, 2026

HSB 532 · Relating to the university of Iowa college of law, including priority for admission and reporting requirementsRenumbered as HF 2331February 6, 2026

HSB 547 · Regarding student admission factors to regents universitiesRenumbered as HF 2339February 6, 2026

HF 2288 · Relating to vaccination exemptions for certain students in clinical rotations and the qualification of postsecondary schools as eligible institutions for Iowa tuition grantsDied when the session endedFebruary 5, 2026

SF 2002 · Relating to tuition charged to resident undergraduate students enrolled at regents institutionsRenumbered as SF 2227February 5, 2026

SF 2227 · Relating to tuition charged to resident undergraduate students enrolled at regents institutionsDied when the session endedFebruary 5, 2026

SF 2223 · Relating to career education, including by modifying provisions related to career academies, the collective statewide articulation agreement between community colleges and the state board of regents, the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program, and individual career and academic plansDied when the session endedFebruary 5, 2026

SSB 3049 · Relating to career education, including by modifying provisions related to career academies, the collective statewide articulation agreement between community colleges and the state board of regents, the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program, and individual career and academic plansRenumbered as SF 2223February 4, 2026

HSB 544 · Creating an endowment tax on the endowment value of certain Iowa colleges and universities, limited charges relating to certain endowment funds, making appropriations to workforce grant and incentive programs, and making appropriations to supplement tuition grants for high-wage and high-demand jobsRenumbered as HF 2240January 30, 2026

HF 2241 · Providing for partial liability of regents institutions for defaulted educational loansDied when the session endedJanuary 30, 2026

HSB 546 · Relating to continuing education requirements for licensed professionsRenumbered as HF 2246January 30, 2026

HF 2243 · Requiring the state board of regents to submit a report to the general assembly and the governor related to establishing a performance-based funding model for the institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regentsDied when the session endedJanuary 30, 2026

HF 2225 · Creating a new graduate nonresident tuition tax credit available against the individual income tax, and including retroactive applicability provisionsDied when the session endedJanuary 30, 2026

HSB 531 · Prohibiting an increase in the amount of tuition and mandatory fees charged to resident undergraduate students at regents institutions for a period of time and including effective date provisionsRenumbered as HF 2242January 30, 2026

HF 2236 · Modifying provisions related to the Iowa tuition grants program and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedJanuary 30, 2026

HF 2012 · Authorizing resident students who are admitted to and in attendance in a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program to participate in the Iowa tuition grants programRenumbered as HF 2250January 30, 2026

HSB 540 · Providing for partial liability of regents institutions for defaulted educational loansRenumbered as HF 2241January 30, 2026

HSB 538 · Relating to selection committees for presidents of regents institutionsRenumbered as HF 2245January 30, 2026

HF 2240 · Creating an endowment tax on the endowment value of certain Iowa colleges and universities, limiting charges relating to certain endowment funds, making appropriations to workforce grant and incentive programs, and making appropriations to supplement tuition grants for high-wage and high-demand jobsDied when the session endedJanuary 30, 2026

HSB 530 · Relating to the bachelor of science in nursing program at the university of Iowa, including priority for admission and reporting requirementsRenumbered as HF 2226January 30, 2026

HSB 541 · Requiring the state board of regents to submit a report to the general assembly and the governor related to establishing a performance-based funding model for the institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regentsRenumbered as HF 2243January 30, 2026

HSB 545 · Requiring the state board of regents to conduct a study regarding the reintroduction of VEISHEA at Iowa state university, and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedJanuary 29, 2026

HF 2153 · Requiring community colleges, school districts, and institutions under the control of the state board of regents to adopt policies related to the use of artificial intelligence by students and employeesDied when the session endedJanuary 26, 2026

HSB 606 · Requiring reports to the general assembly regarding establishment of certain postsecondary student athletic programs and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedJanuary 22, 2026

HSB 550 · Providing for accreditation of regents institutions by the commission for public higher educationDied when the session endedJanuary 22, 2026

HSB 534 · Relating to postsecondary education institutions, including the membership and functions of the state board of regents and accreditation of public institutions of higher educationDied when the session endedJanuary 21, 2026

SF 2076 · Relating to a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at accredited private institutions and regents institutions for students during student teaching experiences in the stateDied when the session endedJanuary 21, 2026

HSB 539 · Providing for a due process policy for faculty, staff, and students at regents institutions and for related disciplinary matters, and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedJanuary 13, 2026

HSB 535 · Prohibiting land acknowledgments by regents institutionsDied when the session endedJanuary 13, 2026

HF 175 · Relating to in-state residency for purposes of undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions and community colleges for certain military personnel and family membersDied when the session endedFebruary 20, 2025