Legislation / SF 2404

SENATE FILE 2404 Passed one chamber

Requiring the department of education to develop and administer a pilot program that requires certain specified school districts to establish attendance centers for students requiring special education and students with behavioral issues

Sponsor   Senate Education Committee Formerly   SF 2181 Last action   Fiscal note. — March 18, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Passed one chamber
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

11 declarations filed on this bill
● 1 For ● 6 Against ● 4 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 3 related bills
SF 2181 Requiring the department of education to develop and administer a pilot program that requires certain specified school districts to establish attendance centers for students requiring special education and students with behavioral issues.(See SF 2404.)
Passed committee
HF 2003 Requiring the department of education to develop and administer a pilot program that requires certain specified school districts to establish attendance centers for students requiring special education and students with behavioral issues
Passed subcommittee
Date Chamber Action
Feb 19, 2026 Senate Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 328.
Feb 19, 2026 Senate Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 333.
Mar 3, 2026 Senate Fiscal note.
Mar 10, 2026 Senate Amendment S-5095 filed, adopted. S.J. 536.
Mar 10, 2026 Senate Amendment S-5084 filed, ruled out of order. S.J. 536.
Mar 10, 2026 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 13. S.J. 536.
Mar 10, 2026 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 536.
Mar 11, 2026 House Message from Senate. H.J. 635.
Mar 12, 2026 House Read first time, referred to Education. H.J. 639.
Mar 18, 2026 House Fiscal note.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Mar 10, 2026 Senate Floor Passage Passed 32 13 5 3–13 29–0 Bipartisan Support
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 32 to 13 · Democrats 3 yea, 13 nay · Republicans 29 yea, 0 nay · 5 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Catelin Drey Democrat Nay
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 Absent
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Nay
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
16 Renee Hardman Democrat Nay
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Nay
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Nay
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Nay
23 Jack Whitver Republican Yea
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Nay
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 Nay
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Yea
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Yea
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Nay
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Nay
40 Art Staed Democrat Nay
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Absent
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Absent
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Nay
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
47 Scott Webster Republican Yea
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Yea
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Nay
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Client Declaration Last updated
Brain Injury Association of Iowa Against Feb 23, 2026
Easterseals Iowa Against Feb 27, 2026
Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council Against Feb 21, 2026
Rural School Advocates of Iowa Against Feb 26, 2026
School Administrators of Iowa Against Feb 26, 2026
Urban Education Network of Iowa Against Feb 23, 2026
Professional Educators of Iowa For Feb 20, 2026
Autism Speaks Undecided Feb 20, 2026
Iowa Association of School Boards Undecided Feb 25, 2026
Iowa State Education Association Undecided Feb 20, 2026
League of Women Voters of Iowa Undecided Feb 20, 2026
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