Legislation / HF 389

HOUSE FILE 389 Passed one chamber

Student abuse by school employees

Sponsor   House Education Committee Formerly   HF 186 Last action   Referred to Education. S.J. 1057. — June 16, 2025 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

15 declarations filed on this bill
● 2 For ● 1 Against ● 12 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 4 related bills
HF 186 Child abuse and employees and agents of public schools and nonpublic schools.(See HF 389.)
Passed committee
SF 221 Child abuse and employees and agents of public schools and nonpublic schools.(See SF 517.)
Passed committee
SF 517 Child abuse and employees and agents of public schools and nonpublic schools
Passed committee
Date Chamber Action
Feb 13, 2025 House Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 318.
Mar 14, 2025 House Amendment H-1091 filed. H.J. 660.
Mar 17, 2025 House Fiscal note.
Mar 18, 2025 House Amendment H-1128 filed. H.J. 721.
Mar 19, 2025 House Amendment H-1091 withdrawn. H.J. 747.
Mar 19, 2025 House Amendment H-1133 to amendment H-1128 filed, adopted. H.J. 747.
Mar 19, 2025 House Amendment H-1128 adopted, as amended. H.J. 747.
Mar 19, 2025 House Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0. H.J. 747.
Mar 19, 2025 House Immediate message. H.J. 748.
Mar 20, 2025 Senate Message from House. S.J. 602.
Mar 20, 2025 Senate Read first time, attached to SF 517. S.J. 602.
Mar 20, 2025 Senate Fiscal note.
Apr 3, 2025 Senate Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 689.
Jun 16, 2025 Senate Referred to Education. S.J. 1057.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Mar 19, 2025 House Floor Passage Passed 96 0 3 32–0 64–0 Unanimous
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 96 to 0 · Democrats 32 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 64 yea, 0 nay · 3 not voting
How each representative voted (99)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Yea
2 Robert Henderson Republican Yea
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Yea
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Yea
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Yea
7 Michael Sexton Republican Yea
8 Ann Meyer Republican Yea
9 Henry Stone Republican Yea
10 John Wills Republican Yea
11 Craig Williams Republican Yea
12 Steven Holt Republican Yea
13 Travis Sitzmann Republican Yea
14 Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
15 Matt Windschitl Republican Yea
16 David Sieck Republican Yea
17 Devon Wood Republican Yea
18 Tom Moore Republican Yea
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Absent
20 Josh Turek Democrat Yea
21 Brooke Boden Republican Yea
22 Samantha Fett Republican Yea
23 Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
24 Sam Wengryn Republican Yea
25 Hans Wilz Republican Yea
26 Austin Harris Republican Yea
27 Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
28 David Young Republican Yea
29 Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
30 Megan Srinivas Democrat Yea
31 Mary Madison Democrat Yea
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Yea
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Yea
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Yea
36 Austin Baeth Democrat Yea
37 Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
39 Rick Olson Democrat Yea
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Absent
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Yea
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
44 Larry McBurney Democrat Yea
45 Brian Lohse Republican Yea
46 Dan Gehlbach Republican Yea
47 Carter Nordman Republican Yea
48 Chad Behn Republican Yea
49 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Yea
50 Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
51 Brett Barker Republican Yea
52 David Blom Republican Yea
53 Dean Fisher Republican Yea
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
55 Shannon Latham Republican Yea
56 Mark Thompson Republican Yea
57 Pat Grassley Republican Yea
58 Charley Thomson Republican Yea
59 Christian Hermanson Republican Yea
60 Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
61 Timi Brown-powers Democrat Yea
62 Jerome Amos Democrat Yea
63 Michael Bergan Republican Yea
64 Jason Gearhart Republican Yea
65 Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
66 Steven Bradley Republican Yea
67 Craig Johnson Republican Yea
68 Chad Ingels Republican Yea
69 Tom Determann Republican Yea
70 Norlin Mommsen Republican Yea
71 Lindsay James Democrat Yea
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Yea
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Yea
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Yea
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
76 Derek Wulf Republican Yea
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Yea
78 Sami Scheetz Democrat Yea
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Yea
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Yea
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Yea
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
83 Cindy Golding Republican Yea
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Yea
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Yea
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Yea
88 Helena Hayes Republican Yea
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Yea
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Absent
91 Judd Lawler Republican Yea
92 Heather Hora Republican Yea
93 Gary Mohr Republican Yea
94 Mike Vondran Republican Yea
95 Taylor Collins Republican Yea
96 Mark Cisneros Republican Yea
97 Ken Croken Democrat Yea
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Yea
Client Declaration Last updated
Professional Educators of Iowa Against Feb 14, 2025
Inspired Life For Mar 9, 2025
Iowans for Freedom For Mar 27, 2025
Iowa Association of Christian Schools Undecided Feb 14, 2025
Iowa Association of School Boards Undecided Feb 14, 2025
Iowa Catholic Conference Undecided Feb 17, 2025
Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault Undecided Feb 14, 2025
Iowa County Attorneys Association Undecided Feb 13, 2025
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Undecided Mar 19, 2025
Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council Undecided Feb 11, 2026
Iowa State Education Association Undecided Feb 13, 2025
Iowa Talented and Gifted Association Undecided Feb 15, 2025
Rural School Advocates of Iowa Undecided Feb 22, 2025
School Administrators of Iowa Undecided Feb 22, 2025
Urban Education Network of Iowa Undecided Feb 17, 2025
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