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HOUSE FILE 2363 Passed One Chamber

English learners, including by modifying provisions related to open enrollment and the payment of costs incurred in transporting English learners to nonpublic schools, and including applicability provisions

Sponsor   House Education Committee Formerly   HSB 557 Last action   Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659. — March 26, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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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

13 declarations filed on this bill
● 1 For ● 0 Against ● 12 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 2 related bills
HSB 557 Modifying provisions related to English learner participation in open enrollment and including applicability provisions.(See HF 2363.)
Passed Committee
  • History
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  • Lobbyist declarations
  • Calendar items
Date Chamber Action
2026-02-09 House Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 235.
2026-02-24 House Fiscal note.
2026-03-02 House Passed House, yeas 89, nays 1. H.J. 467.
2026-03-02 House Immediate message. H.J. 483.
2026-03-03 Senate Message from House. S.J. 439.
2026-03-03 Senate Read first time, referred to Education. S.J. 439.
2026-03-10 Senate Subcommittee: Taylor, Donahue, and Shipley. S.J. 550.
2026-03-12 Senate Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2026 10:30AM Senate Lounge.
2026-03-18 Senate Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-03-19 Senate Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 603.
2026-03-19 Senate Placed on calendar.
2026-03-26 Senate Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659.

Vote Summaries

Date Chamber Vote Type
Total
By Party
Classification
Yea Nay NV Absent D Yea D Nay R Yea R Nay
2026-03-02 House Floor Passage 89 1 0 10 26 0 63 1 Bipartisan Support

Individual Votes

  • H : 2026-03-02

Floor Passage

Party Yea Nay Absent
D 26 0 7
R 63 1 3
vote_text name party district
Yea 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
Yea 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
Absent Hans Wilz R HD-025
Yea Austin Harris R HD-026
Yea Kenan Judge D HD-027
Yea David Young R HD-028
Yea Brian Meyer D HD-029
Absent Megan Srinivas D HD-030
Absent Mary Madison D HD-031
Yea Jennifer Konfrst D HD-032
Absent Ruth Ann Gaines D HD-033
Yea Rob Johnson D HD-034
Absent Sean Bagniewski D HD-035
Yea Austin Baeth D HD-036
Absent 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
Yea Heather Matson D HD-042
Yea Eddie Andrews R HD-043
Yea 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
Yea Beth Wessel-Kroeschell D HD-049
Yea 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
Yea 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
Yea Lindsay James D HD-071
Yea Jennifer Smith R HD-072
Yea Elizabeth Wilson D HD-073
Yea Eric Gjerde D HD-074
Yea Bob Kressig D HD-075
Yea Derek Wulf R HD-076
Yea Jeff Cooling D HD-077
Yea Angel Ramirez D HD-078
Yea Tracy Ehlert D HD-079
Yea 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
Yea Amy Nielsen D HD-085
Yea Dave Jacoby D HD-086
Yea Jeff Shipley R HD-087
Yea Helena Hayes R HD-088
Yea Elinor Levin D HD-089
Absent 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
Nay Mark Cisneros R HD-096
Yea Ken Croken D HD-097
Absent Monica Kurth D HD-098
Yea Matthew Rinker R HD-099
Yea Blaine Watkins R HD-100
Client Declaration Last Updated
VALOR Iowa For Feb 14, 2026
Area Education Agencies of Iowa Undecided Feb 10, 2026
Building Bridges Undecided Feb 26, 2026
Dubuque For Refugee Children Undecided Feb 26, 2026
Iowa Association of School Boards Undecided Feb 10, 2026
Iowa State Education Association Undecided Feb 10, 2026
Lutheran Services in IA, Inc. Undecided Feb 10, 2026
Professional Educators of Iowa Undecided Feb 10, 2026
Refugee & Immigrant Voices in Action (RIVA) Undecided Feb 10, 2026
Rural School Advocates of Iowa Undecided Feb 15, 2026
School Administrators of Iowa Undecided Feb 15, 2026
Urban Education Network of Iowa Undecided Feb 13, 2026
Yes. Every Kid. Undecided Feb 9, 2026
Date Time Type Location Description
2026-03-18 10:30 Hearing Senate Lounge Senate Education Subcommittee
2026-03-18 15:00 Hearing RM 116 Senate Education Committee