Legislation / HF 2244

HOUSE FILE 2244 Passed One Chamber

Social studies instruction provided to students enrolled in grades seven through twelve, and including applicability provisions

Sponsor   House Education Committee Formerly   HSB 594 Last action   Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 599. — March 19, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Introduced
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Passed Subcommittee
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Passed Committee
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Passed One Chamber
Passed Both Chambers
Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

11 declarations filed on this bill
● 4 For ● 0 Against ● 7 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 7 related bills
HF 236 Social studies instruction, including instruction in United States government, provided to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve.(See HF 520.)
Passed Committee
HSB 594 Social studies instruction, including instruction in United States government, provided to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve, and including applicability provisions.(See HF 2244.)
Passed Committee
SF 2121 Social studies instruction provided to students enrolled in grades seven through twelve, and including applicability provisions.(See SF 2413.)
Passed Committee
SF 2413 Social studies instruction provided to students enrolled in grades seven and eight, and including applicability provisions
Passed Committee
HF 520 Social studies instruction, including instruction in United States government, provided to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve, and including applicability provisions
Introduced
HF 734 Social studies instruction, including instruction in United States government, provided to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve
Introduced
Date Chamber Action
2026-01-30 House Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 189.
2026-03-02 House Amendment H-8076 filed. H.J. 485.
2026-03-02 House Fiscal note.
2026-03-03 House Amendment H-8076 adopted. H.J. 508.
2026-03-03 House Passed House, yeas 70, nays 26. H.J. 509.
2026-03-03 House Immediate message. H.J. 523.
2026-03-04 Senate Message from House. S.J. 460.
2026-03-04 Senate Read first time, attached to SF 2413. S.J. 460.
2026-03-19 Senate Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 599.
2026-03-05 Senate Fiscal note.

Vote Summaries

Date Chamber Vote Type
Total
By Party
Classification
Yea Nay NV Absent D Yea D Nay R Yea R Nay
2026-03-03 House Floor Passage 70 26 0 4 4 26 66 0 Bipartisan Support

Individual Votes

Floor Passage

Party Yea Nay Absent
D 4 26 3
R 66 0 1
vote_text name party district
Nay J.D. Scholten D HD-001
Yea Robert Henderson R HD-002
Yea Thomas Jeneary R HD-003
Yea Skyler Wheeler R HD-004
Yea Zachary Dieken R HD-005
Yea Megan Hess Jones R HD-006
Yea Wendy Larson R HD-007
Yea Ann Meyer R HD-008
Yea Henry Stone R HD-009
Yea John Wills R HD-010
Yea Craig Williams R HD-011
Yea Steven Holt R HD-012
Yea Travis Sitzmann R HD-013
Yea Jacob Bossman R HD-014
Yea Matt Windschitl R HD-015
Yea David Sieck R HD-016
Yea Devon Wood R HD-017
Yea Tom Moore R HD-018
Yea Brent Siegrist R HD-019
Absent Josh Turek D HD-020
Yea Brooke Boden R HD-021
Yea Samantha Fett R HD-022
Yea Ray Sorensen R HD-023
Yea Sam Wengryn R HD-024
Yea Hans Wilz R HD-025
Yea Austin Harris R HD-026
Nay Kenan Judge D HD-027
Yea David Young R HD-028
Nay Brian Meyer D HD-029
Nay Megan Srinivas D HD-030
Nay Mary Madison D HD-031
Nay Jennifer Konfrst D HD-032
Nay Ruth Ann Gaines D HD-033
Nay Rob Johnson D HD-034
Nay Sean Bagniewski D HD-035
Nay Austin Baeth D HD-036
Yea Barb Kniff McCulla R HD-037
Yea Jon Dunwell R HD-038
Yea Rick Olson D HD-039
Yea Bill Gustoff R HD-040
Yea Ryan Weldon R HD-041
Nay Heather Matson D HD-042
Yea Eddie Andrews R HD-043
Nay Larry McBurney D HD-044
Yea Brian Lohse R HD-045
Yea Dan Gehlbach R HD-046
Yea Carter Nordman R HD-047
Yea Chad Behn R HD-048
Nay Beth Wessel-Kroeschell D HD-049
Nay Ross Wilburn D HD-050
Yea Brett Barker R HD-051
Yea David Blom R HD-052
Yea Dean Fisher R HD-053
Yea Joshua Meggers R HD-054
Yea Shannon Latham R HD-055
Yea Mark Thompson R HD-056
Yea Pat Grassley R HD-057
Yea Charley Thomson R HD-058
Yea Christian Hermanson R HD-059
Yea Jane Bloomingdale R HD-060
Nay Timi Brown-powers D HD-061
Absent Jerome Amos D HD-062
Yea Michael Bergan R HD-063
Yea Jason Gearhart R HD-064
Yea Shannon Lundgren R HD-065
Yea Steven Bradley R HD-066
Yea Craig Johnson R HD-067
Yea Chad Ingels R HD-068
Yea Tom Determann R HD-069
Yea Norlin Mommsen R HD-070
Absent Lindsay James D HD-071
Yea Jennifer Smith R HD-072
Nay Elizabeth Wilson D HD-073
Yea Eric Gjerde D HD-074
Nay Bob Kressig D HD-075
Yea Derek Wulf R HD-076
Nay Jeff Cooling D HD-077
Nay Angel Ramirez D HD-078
Nay Tracy Ehlert D HD-079
Nay Aime Wichtendahl D HD-080
Yea Daniel Gosa D HD-081
Yea Bobby Kaufmann R HD-082
Yea Cindy Golding R HD-083
Absent Thomas Gerhold R HD-084
Nay Amy Nielsen D HD-085
Nay Dave Jacoby D HD-086
Yea Jeff Shipley R HD-087
Yea Helena Hayes R HD-088
Yea Elinor Levin D HD-089
Nay Adam Zabner D HD-090
Yea Judd Lawler R HD-091
Yea Heather Hora R HD-092
Yea Gary Mohr R HD-093
Yea Mike Vondran R HD-094
Yea Taylor Collins R HD-095
Yea Mark Cisneros R HD-096
Nay Ken Croken D HD-097
Nay Monica Kurth D HD-098
Yea Matthew Rinker R HD-099
Yea Blaine Watkins R HD-100
Client Declaration Last Updated
Alliance for Civic Education of Iowa For Feb 2, 2026
Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition For Jan 31, 2026
Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council For Mar 20, 2026
VALOR Iowa For Jan 31, 2026
Heartland Strategies, LLC Undecided Feb 16, 2026
Iowa Association of School Boards Undecided Feb 4, 2026
Iowa Catholic Conference Undecided Feb 2, 2026
Iowa State Education Association Undecided Feb 3, 2026
Rural School Advocates of Iowa Undecided Mar 15, 2026
School Administrators of Iowa Undecided Mar 15, 2026
Urban Education Network of Iowa Undecided Mar 14, 2026 
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