Legislation / HF 2670

HOUSE FILE 2670 Signed by Governor

Education, including by modifying provisions related to summative testing in schools and the educational program provided to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve, and including applicability provisions

Sponsor   House Education Committee Effective   07/01/2026 Formerly   HSB 746 Last action   Signed by Governor. H.J. 1168. — June 2, 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

15 declarations filed on this bill
● 0 For ● 5 Against ● 10 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 2 related bills
HSB 746 Education, including by modifying provisions related to summative testing in schools and the educational program provided to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve.(See HF 2670.)
Passed Committee
Date Chamber Action
2026-02-23 House Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 375.
2026-03-02 House Amendment H-8079 filed. H.J. 486.
2026-03-02 House Amendment H-8092 filed. H.J. 486.
2026-03-02 House Fiscal note.
2026-03-10 House Amendment H-8191 to amendment H-8079 filed, adopted. H.J. 624.
2026-03-10 House Amendment H-8079 adopted, as amended. H.J. 624.
2026-03-10 House Amendment H-8092 withdrawn. H.J. 624.
2026-03-10 House Passed House, yeas 59, nays 33. H.J. 625.
2026-03-10 House Immediate message. H.J. 630.
2026-03-10 Senate Message from House. S.J. 547.
2026-03-10 Senate Read first time, referred to Education. S.J. 547.
2026-03-12 Senate Subcommittee: Evans, Donahue, and Taylor. S.J. 561.
2026-03-12 Senate Fiscal note.
2026-03-17 Senate Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2026 1:00PM Room 315.
2026-03-18 Senate Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-03-19 Senate Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. S.J. 604.
2026-03-19 Senate Amendment S-5113 filed. S.J. 604.
2026-03-19 Senate Placed on calendar.
2026-03-26 Senate Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659.
2026-04-14 Senate Amendment S-5113 adopted. S.J. 781.
2026-04-14 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 17. S.J. 782.
2026-04-14 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 785.
2026-04-14 House Message from Senate. H.J. 890.
2026-04-14 House Senate amendment H-8361 filed. H.J. 899.
2026-04-14 House Fiscal note.
2026-04-21 House House concurred in Senate amendment H-8361. H.J. 967.
2026-04-21 House Passed House, yeas 65, nays 28. H.J. 967.
2026-05-01 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 1082.
2026-04-21 House Immediate message. H.J. 973.
2026-04-22 Senate Message from House. S.J. 862.
2026-05-06 House Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1164.
2026-05-27 Senate Fiscal note.
2026-06-02 House Signed by Governor. H.J. 1168.

Vote Summaries

Date Chamber Vote Type
Total
By Party
Classification
Yea Nay NV Absent D Yea D Nay R Yea R Nay
2026-03-10 House Floor Passage 59 33 0 8 0 29 59 4 Bipartisan Opposition
2026-04-14 Senate Floor Passage 30 17 0 3 0 17 30 0 Party Line
2026-04-21 House Floor Passage 65 28 0 7 0 28 65 0 Party Line

Individual Votes

Floor Passage

Party Yea Nay Absent
R 59 4 4
D 0 29 4
vote_text name party district
Nay J.D. Scholten D HD-001
Yea Robert Henderson R HD-002
Nay Thomas Jeneary R HD-003
Yea Skyler Wheeler R HD-004
Yea Zachary Dieken R HD-005
Yea Megan Hess Jones R HD-006
Absent Wendy Larson R HD-007
Nay 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
Nay 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
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
Absent Brian Meyer D HD-029
Nay 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
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
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
Yea David Blom R HD-052
Yea Dean Fisher R HD-053
Yea Joshua Meggers R HD-054
Absent 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
Nay Aime Wichtendahl D HD-080
Nay 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

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

Floor Passage

Party Yea Nay Absent
R 65 0 2
D 0 28 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
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
Absent 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
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
Yea David Blom R HD-052
Yea Dean Fisher R HD-053
Yea Joshua Meggers R HD-054
Absent 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
Absent 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
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
Yea Matthew Rinker R HD-099
Yea Blaine Watkins R HD-100
Client Declaration Last Updated
Iowa Safe Schools Against Feb 24, 2026
League of Women Voters of Iowa Against Feb 23, 2026
Rural School Advocates of Iowa Against Mar 12, 2026
School Administrators of Iowa Against Mar 12, 2026
Urban Education Network of Iowa Against Feb 24, 2026
Iowa Association of School Boards Undecided Feb 25, 2026
Iowa Board of Regents Undecided Feb 24, 2026
Iowa Catholic Conference Undecided Feb 24, 2026
Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Undecided Feb 23, 2026
Iowa Psychological Association Undecided Feb 23, 2026
Iowa School Counselors Association Undecided Mar 16, 2026
Iowa State Education Association Undecided Feb 24, 2026
Iowa Talented and Gifted Association Undecided Feb 24, 2026
Pearson Education/NCS Pearson Undecided Mar 1, 2026
Professional Educators of Iowa Undecided Mar 16, 2026
Date Time Type Location Description
2026-03-17 12:00 Hearing Room 315 Senate Education Subcommittee
2026-03-18 13:00 Hearing Room 315 Senate Education Subcommittee
2026-03-18 15:00 Hearing RM 116 Senate Education Committee