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HOUSE FILE 2539 Signed by Governor

Repealing certain programs and other matters relating to higher education

Sponsor   House Education Committee Effective   07/01/2026 Formerly   HSB 607 Last action   Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1067. — April 30, 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
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Passed Both Chambers
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

10 declarations filed on this bill
● 2 For ● 6 Against ● 2 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 2 related bills
HSB 607 Repealing the board of regents' minority and women educators enhancement program.(See HF 2539.)
Passed Committee
  • History
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Date Chamber Action
2026-02-16 House Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 305.
2026-03-03 House Passed House, yeas 66, nays 30. H.J. 505.
2026-03-03 House Immediate message. H.J. 523.
2026-03-04 Senate Message from House. S.J. 461.
2026-03-04 Senate Read first time, referred to Education. S.J. 461.
2026-03-11 Senate Subcommittee: Gruenhagen, Quirmbach, and Taylor. S.J. 555.
2026-03-16 Senate Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2026 12:00PM Room 315.
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.
2026-04-14 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 17. S.J. 779.
2026-04-14 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 781.
2026-04-14 House Message from Senate. H.J. 889.
2026-04-30 House Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1067.
2026-04-30 House Signed by Governor. H.J. 1067.

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 66 30 0 4 0 30 66 0 Party Line
2026-04-14 Senate Floor Passage 30 17 0 3 0 17 30 0 Party Line

Individual Votes

  • H : 2026-03-03
  • S : 2026-04-14

Floor Passage

Party Yea Nay Absent
R 66 0 1
D 0 30 3
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
Nay 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
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
Nay Aime Wichtendahl D HD-080
Nay 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
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
Yea Matthew Rinker R HD-099
Yea Blaine Watkins R HD-100

Floor Passage

Party Yea Nay Absent
R 30 0 3
D 0 17 0
vote_text name party district
Nay Catelin Drey D SD-001
Yea Jeff Taylor R SD-002
Yea Lynn Evans R SD-003
Yea Tim Kraayenbrink R SD-004
Absent Dave Rowley R SD-005
Yea Jason Schultz R SD-006
Yea Kevin Alons R SD-007
Yea Mark Costello R SD-008
Yea Tom Shipley R SD-009
Yea Dan Dawson R SD-010
Absent Julian Garrett R SD-011
Yea Amy Sinclair R SD-012
Yea Cherielynn Westrich R SD-013
Nay Sarah Trone Garriott D SD-014
Nay Tony Bisignano D SD-015
Nay Renee Hardman D SD-016
Nay Izaah Knox D SD-017
Nay Janet Petersen D SD-018
Yea Ken Rozenboom R SD-019
Yea Mike Pike R SD-020
Yea Mike Bousselot R SD-021
Nay Matt Blake D SD-022
Yea Jack Whitver R SD-023
Yea Jesse Green R SD-024
Nay Herman Quirmbach D SD-025
Yea Kara Warme R SD-026
Yea Annette Sweeney R SD-027
Yea Dennis Guth R SD-028
Yea Sandy Salmon R SD-029
Yea Doug Campbell R SD-030
Nay William Dotzler D SD-031
Yea Mike Klimesh R SD-032
Yea Carrie Koelker R SD-033
Yea Daniel Zumbach R SD-034
Nay Mike Zimmer D SD-035
Nay Thomas Townsend D SD-036
Nay Molly Donahue D SD-037
Yea Dave Sires R SD-038
Nay Liz Bennett D SD-039
Nay Art Staed D SD-040
Yea Kerry Gruenhagen R SD-041
Yea Charlie McClintock R SD-042
Nay Zach Wahls D SD-043
Yea Adrian Dickey R SD-044
Nay Janice Weiner D SD-045
Yea Dawn Driscoll R SD-046
Yea Scott Webster R SD-047
Yea Mark Lofgren R SD-048
Nay Cindy Winckler D SD-049
Absent Jeff Reichman R SD-050
Client Declaration Last Updated
Episcopal Diocese of Iowa Against Feb 17, 2026
Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund Against Feb 18, 2026
Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers Against Mar 3, 2026
Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council Against Feb 19, 2026
League of Women Voters of Iowa Against Feb 24, 2026
NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-Nebraska Against Feb 18, 2026
Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps For Feb 25, 2026
VALOR Iowa For Feb 19, 2026
Iowa Board of Regents Undecided Feb 17, 2026
Professional Educators of Iowa Undecided Feb 17, 2026
Date Time Type Location Description
2026-03-18 12:00 Hearing Room 315 Senate Education Subcommittee
2026-03-18 15:00 Hearing RM 116 Senate Education Committee