Legislation / HF 401

HOUSE FILE 401 Passed one chamber

Providing for general education requirements for undergraduate students at regents institutions and including applicability provisions

Sponsor   House Higher Education Committee Formerly   HSB 63 Last action   Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 757. — April 10, 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

17 declarations filed on this bill
● 9 For ● 6 Against ● 2 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 3 related bills
HSB 63 Providing for general education requirements for undergraduate students at regents institutions and including applicability provisions.(See HF 401.)
Passed committee
SF 244 Providing for general education requirements for undergraduate students at regents institutions and including applicability provisions
Introduced
Date Chamber Action
Feb 13, 2025 House Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 320.
Mar 13, 2025 House Amendment H-1085 filed. H.J. 659.
Mar 17, 2025 House Amendment H-1110 filed. H.J. 677.
Mar 18, 2025 House Amendment H-1110 adopted. H.J. 702.
Mar 18, 2025 House Amendment H-1085 out of order. H.J. 702.
Mar 18, 2025 House Passed House, yeas 61, nays 36. H.J. 703.
Mar 18, 2025 House Immediate message. H.J. 717.
Mar 19, 2025 Senate Message from House. S.J. 570.
Mar 19, 2025 Senate Read first time, referred to Education. S.J. 570.
Mar 26, 2025 Senate Subcommittee: Taylor, Garrett, and Quirmbach. S.J. 654.
Apr 1, 2025 Senate Subcommittee Meeting: 04/02/2025 2:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
Apr 2, 2025 Senate Subcommittee recommends passage.
Apr 7, 2025 Senate Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 715.
Apr 7, 2025 Senate Placed on calendar.
Apr 10, 2025 Senate Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 757.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Mar 18, 2025 House Floor Passage Passed 61 36 2 0–33 61–3 Bipartisan Opposition
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 61 to 36 · Democrats 0 yea, 33 nay · Republicans 61 yea, 3 nay · 2 not voting
How each representative voted (99)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Nay
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 Nay
18 Tom Moore Republican Yea
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Absent
20 Josh Turek Democrat Nay
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 Nay
28 David Young Republican Yea
29 Brian Meyer Democrat Nay
30 Megan Srinivas Democrat Nay
31 Mary Madison Democrat Nay
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Nay
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Nay
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Nay
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Nay
36 Austin Baeth Democrat Nay
37 Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
39 Rick Olson Democrat Nay
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Yea
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Nay
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
44 Larry McBurney Democrat Nay
45 Brian Lohse Republican Absent
46 Dan Gehlbach Republican Yea
47 Carter Nordman Republican Yea
48 Chad Behn Republican Yea
49 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Nay
50 Ross Wilburn Democrat Nay
51 Brett Barker Republican Yea
52 David Blom Republican Nay
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 Nay
62 Jerome Amos Democrat Nay
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 Nay
69 Tom Determann Republican Yea
70 Norlin Mommsen Republican Yea
71 Lindsay James Democrat Nay
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Yea
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Nay
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Nay
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Nay
76 Derek Wulf Republican Yea
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Nay
78 Sami Scheetz Democrat Nay
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Nay
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Nay
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Nay
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
83 Cindy Golding Republican Yea
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Nay
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Nay
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Yea
88 Helena Hayes Republican Yea
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Nay
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Nay
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 Nay
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Nay
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Yea
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Date Time Type Description Location
Apr 2, 2025 2:00 PM Hearing Senate Education Subcommittee Room 217 Conference Room
Apr 3, 2025 1:30 PM Hearing Senate Education Committee RM 116