Legislation / SF 2351

SENATE FILE 2351 Passed one chamber

The open enrollment of pupils who are truant or chronically absent, and including applicability provisions

Sponsor   Senate Education Committee Formerly   SF 2116 Last action   Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. S.J. 415. — February 26, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Passed both chambers
Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

9 declarations filed on this bill
● 6 For ● 0 Against ● 3 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 2 related bills
SF 2116 Open enrollment, including by modifying provisions related to the open enrollment of pupils who are truant or chronically absent and children receiving educational instruction and course content delivered primarily over the internet, and including applicability provisions.(See SF 2351.)
Passed committee
Date Chamber Action
Feb 17, 2026 Senate Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 301.
Feb 17, 2026 Senate Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 306.
Feb 26, 2026 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. S.J. 415.
Feb 26, 2026 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 417.
Feb 26, 2026 House Message from Senate. H.J. 439.
Feb 26, 2026 House Read first time, referred to Education. H.J. 440.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Feb 26, 2026 Senate Floor Passage Passed 44 0 6 15–0 29–0 Unanimous
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 44 to 0 · Democrats 15 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 29 yea, 0 nay · 6 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Catelin Drey Democrat Yea
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
3 Lynn Evans Republican Yea
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
5 Dave Rowley Republican Absent
6 Jason Schultz Republican Yea
7 Kevin Alons Republican Yea
8 Mark Costello Republican Yea
9 Tom Shipley Republican Yea
10 Dan Dawson Republican Yea
11 Julian Garrett Republican Absent
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
16 Renee Hardman Democrat Yea
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Yea
23 Jack Whitver Republican Yea
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Yea
26 Kara Warme Republican Yea
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
28 Dennis Guth Republican Yea
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
30 Doug Campbell Republican Yea
31 William Dotzler Democrat Yea
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Yea
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Yea
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Yea
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Absent
40 Art Staed Democrat Yea
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Absent
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Absent
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Yea
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
47 Scott Webster Republican Yea
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Absent
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Client Declaration Last updated
Iowa Association of School Boards For Feb 19, 2026
Professional Educators of Iowa For Feb 19, 2026
Rural School Advocates of Iowa For Feb 26, 2026
School Administrators of Iowa For Feb 26, 2026
Stride, Inc. For Feb 17, 2026
Urban Education Network of Iowa For Feb 23, 2026
Area Education Agencies of Iowa Undecided Feb 18, 2026
Iowa State Education Association Undecided Feb 18, 2026
Pearson Education/NCS Pearson Undecided Mar 1, 2026
No hearings or meetings scheduled for this bill.