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HOUSE FILE 2487 Passed One Chamber

Concerning restrictions on certain activities relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory by state entities and public institutions of higher education

Sponsor   House Higher Education Committee Formerly   HSB 542 Last action   Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 600. — 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

19 declarations filed on this bill
● 7 For ● 11 Against ● 1 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 4 related bills
HSB 542 Prohibiting courses and content relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory in general education requirements and core curricula at regents institutions.(See HF 2487.)
Passed Committee
SF 2063 Prohibiting courses and content relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory in general education requirements and core curricula at regents institutions.(See SF 2303.)
Passed Committee
SF 2303 Providing for a review of undergraduate general education requirements and core curricula at regents institutions and authorizing elimination of certain required courses and course requirements
Passed Committee
  • History
  • Votes
  • Lobbyist declarations
  • Calendar items
Date Chamber Action
2026-02-16 House Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 297.
2026-03-11 House Amendments H-8206 and H-8210 filed. H.J. 637.
2026-03-12 House Amendment H-8210 withdrawn. H.J. 659.
2026-03-12 House Amendment H-8219 to amendment H-8206 filed, lost. H.J. 660.
2026-03-12 House Amendment H-8206, yeas 27, nays 62, lost. H.J. 660.
2026-03-12 House Passed House, yeas 62, nays 27. H.J. 661.
2026-03-12 House Immediate message. H.J. 666.
2026-03-16 Senate Message from House. S.J. 575.
2026-03-16 Senate Read first time, attached to SF 2303. S.J. 575.
2026-03-19 Senate Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 600.

Vote Summaries

Date Chamber Vote Type
Total
By Party
Classification
Yea Nay NV Absent D Yea D Nay R Yea R Nay
2026-03-12 House Amendment 27 62 0 11 27 0 0 62 Party Line
2026-03-12 House Floor Passage 62 27 0 11 1 26 61 1 Bipartisan Support and Opposition

Individual Votes

  • H : 2026-03-12
  • H : 2026-03-12

Amendment

Party Yea Nay Absent
D 27 0 6
R 0 62 5
vote_text name party district
Yea J.D. Scholten D HD-001
Nay Robert Henderson R HD-002
Nay Thomas Jeneary R HD-003
Nay Skyler Wheeler R HD-004
Nay Zachary Dieken R HD-005
Nay Megan Hess Jones R HD-006
Nay Wendy Larson R HD-007
Nay Ann Meyer R HD-008
Nay Henry Stone R HD-009
Nay John Wills R HD-010
Absent Craig Williams R HD-011
Nay Steven Holt R HD-012
Nay Travis Sitzmann R HD-013
Nay Jacob Bossman R HD-014
Absent Matt Windschitl R HD-015
Nay David Sieck R HD-016
Nay Devon Wood R HD-017
Nay Tom Moore R HD-018
Nay Brent Siegrist R HD-019
Yea Josh Turek D HD-020
Nay Brooke Boden R HD-021
Nay Samantha Fett R HD-022
Absent Ray Sorensen R HD-023
Nay Sam Wengryn R HD-024
Nay Hans Wilz R HD-025
Nay Austin Harris R HD-026
Yea Kenan Judge D HD-027
Nay David Young R HD-028
Yea Brian Meyer D HD-029
Absent Megan Srinivas D HD-030
Yea Mary Madison D HD-031
Yea Jennifer Konfrst D HD-032
Absent Ruth Ann Gaines D HD-033
Yea Rob Johnson D HD-034
Yea Sean Bagniewski D HD-035
Absent Austin Baeth D HD-036
Nay Barb Kniff McCulla R HD-037
Nay Jon Dunwell R HD-038
Absent Rick Olson D HD-039
Nay Bill Gustoff R HD-040
Nay Ryan Weldon R HD-041
Yea Heather Matson D HD-042
Absent Eddie Andrews R HD-043
Yea Larry McBurney D HD-044
Nay Brian Lohse R HD-045
Nay Dan Gehlbach R HD-046
Nay Carter Nordman R HD-047
Nay Chad Behn R HD-048
Yea Beth Wessel-Kroeschell D HD-049
Yea Ross Wilburn D HD-050
Nay Brett Barker R HD-051
Absent David Blom R HD-052
Nay Dean Fisher R HD-053
Nay Joshua Meggers R HD-054
Nay Shannon Latham R HD-055
Nay Mark Thompson R HD-056
Nay Pat Grassley R HD-057
Nay Charley Thomson R HD-058
Nay Christian Hermanson R HD-059
Nay Jane Bloomingdale R HD-060
Yea Timi Brown-powers D HD-061
Absent Jerome Amos D HD-062
Nay Michael Bergan R HD-063
Nay Jason Gearhart R HD-064
Nay Shannon Lundgren R HD-065
Nay Steven Bradley R HD-066
Nay Craig Johnson R HD-067
Nay Chad Ingels R HD-068
Nay Tom Determann R HD-069
Nay Norlin Mommsen R HD-070
Yea Lindsay James D HD-071
Nay Jennifer Smith R HD-072
Yea Elizabeth Wilson D HD-073
Yea Eric Gjerde D HD-074
Yea Bob Kressig D HD-075
Nay Derek Wulf R HD-076
Yea Jeff Cooling D HD-077
Yea Angel Ramirez D HD-078
Yea Tracy Ehlert D HD-079
Absent Aime Wichtendahl D HD-080
Yea Daniel Gosa D HD-081
Nay Bobby Kaufmann R HD-082
Nay Cindy Golding R HD-083
Nay Thomas Gerhold R HD-084
Yea Amy Nielsen D HD-085
Yea Dave Jacoby D HD-086
Nay Jeff Shipley R HD-087
Nay Helena Hayes R HD-088
Yea Elinor Levin D HD-089
Yea Adam Zabner D HD-090
Nay Judd Lawler R HD-091
Nay Heather Hora R HD-092
Nay Gary Mohr R HD-093
Nay Mike Vondran R HD-094
Nay Taylor Collins R HD-095
Nay Mark Cisneros R HD-096
Yea Ken Croken D HD-097
Yea Monica Kurth D HD-098
Nay Matthew Rinker R HD-099
Nay Blaine Watkins R HD-100

Floor Passage

Party Yea Nay Absent
D 1 26 6
R 61 1 5
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
Absent Craig Williams R HD-011
Yea Steven Holt R HD-012
Yea Travis Sitzmann R HD-013
Yea Jacob Bossman R HD-014
Absent 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
Nay Josh Turek D HD-020
Yea Brooke Boden R HD-021
Yea Samantha Fett R HD-022
Absent 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
Absent Megan Srinivas D HD-030
Nay Mary Madison D HD-031
Nay Jennifer Konfrst D HD-032
Absent Ruth Ann Gaines D HD-033
Nay Rob Johnson D HD-034
Nay Sean Bagniewski D HD-035
Absent Austin Baeth D HD-036
Yea Barb Kniff McCulla R HD-037
Yea Jon Dunwell R HD-038
Absent Rick Olson D HD-039
Yea Bill Gustoff R HD-040
Yea Ryan Weldon R HD-041
Nay Heather Matson D HD-042
Absent 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
Absent 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
Nay Lindsay James D HD-071
Yea Jennifer Smith R HD-072
Nay Elizabeth Wilson D HD-073
Nay 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
Absent Aime Wichtendahl D HD-080
Yea Daniel Gosa D HD-081
Yea Bobby Kaufmann R HD-082
Yea Cindy Golding R HD-083
Yea 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
Nay 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
Nay Matthew Rinker R HD-099
Yea Blaine Watkins R HD-100
Client Declaration Last Updated
AFSCME Council 61 Against Feb 26, 2026
Episcopal Diocese of Iowa Against Feb 17, 2026
Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund Against Feb 17, 2026
Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers Against Feb 17, 2026
Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church Against Feb 17, 2026
Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO Against Feb 20, 2026
Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council Against Feb 23, 2026
Iowa Safe Schools Against Feb 16, 2026
NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-Nebraska Against Feb 18, 2026
One Iowa Against Mar 11, 2026
One Iowa Action Against Mar 11, 2026
Anita Fischer - Personal Interest For Feb 17, 2026
Do No Harm Action For Feb 16, 2026
Inspired Life For Feb 17, 2026
Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values For Mar 13, 2026
Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition For Feb 19, 2026
Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps For Feb 17, 2026
Rick Phillips For Feb 16, 2026
Iowa Board of Regents Undecided Feb 17, 2026
No calendar items scheduled.